Does Post-Discharge Dexamethasone Help COVID Patients? No apparent benefit among those receiving less than 10 days of the steroid during hospitalization Mar 09, 2022
Russian Missile Hits Maternity Hospital Near Kyiv "The damage is huge, but the building is standing," says medical director Mar 02, 2022
Comatose Cardiac Arrest Survivors Don't Need Brain Misfires Suppressed Trial finds seizure meds unwarranted for aberrant EEG patterns in the ICU Feb 23, 2022
Cardiac Arrest Patients Don't Necessarily Do Better With Intubation Debate on prehospital advanced airway management continues Feb 18, 2022
IV Hyperimmune Immunoglobulin No Help in Severe COVID Randomized trial finds no benefit for hospitalized patients Jan 28, 2022
Two Antivirals No Better Than One for Severe Flu Randomized trial finds no difference when adding baloxavir to standard antivirals Jan 26, 2022
Controversial Doc Resigns From Medical School Paul Marik, MD, has been embroiled in legal battle with Virginia hospital Jan 05, 2022
At Their Breaking Point, Nurses Plead With Public in COVID Videos "Hospital staff are paying the price" of vaccine misinformation Dec 20, 2021
Next Up in Drug Shortages: Potassium Chloride Healthcare providers facing a nationwide shortage of the intravenous formulation Dec 17, 2021
Hospitals in the Midwest Face New COVID Surge Amid increasing Delta cases, staffing is down, and Omicron looms Dec 09, 2021
Does High-Flow Oxygen Improve Outcomes in COVID Patients? Randomized trial examines two types of oxygen therapy in severe cases Dec 07, 2021
Doctor's Ivermectin Fight With Hospital Continues On Judge allows one of Paul Marik's claims to proceed Nov 30, 2021
Study: Some Venous Catheters Safer Than Others May help settle what kind to prefer for short-term venous access Nov 29, 2021
Doctor Sues Hospital Over Ivermectin Ban Amid Journal Article Retraction Virginia hospital took issue with article co-authored by Paul Marik, MD Nov 17, 2021
A COVID 'Breathalyzer': Not All Hot Air? Small study found high sensitivity in a group of critically ill patients Oct 28, 2021
COVID in the ICU: Can Patients Be Too Obese for ECMO? Florida hospital's experience goes against received wisdom Oct 19, 2021
Higher Mortality With ECMO in Second COVID-19 Wave Mortality rates doubled during November 2020-March 2021 period Oct 19, 2021
Anesthesiologists May Edge Out Nurses for Rapid Response Outside the ICU Physician-led teams at Cleveland Clinic tied to declines in cardiac arrests, death Oct 12, 2021
We Lift Bodies Into the Morgue The physical and emotional toll of the pandemic on providers often goes unseen Oct 08, 2021
Where's the Evidence Guiding Updated Titration Standards? The regulations threaten the well-being of both patients and critical care nurses Sep 27, 2021
A Day in the Life of a Doctor: Code Blue Emergency Follow YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, on an eventful night shift Sep 23, 2021
Kentucky Hospital Can Deny Ivermectin to COVID Patient, Says Judge Patient's wife sued after demanding the controversial drug be used Sep 17, 2021
Is Heparin-Based Thromboprophylaxis Necessary for Obstetric Patients? Time to reconsider its use to prevent VTE in pregnant patients, study suggests Sep 09, 2021
Gunshot Victims Cost One Hospital $672,000 a Month, and It's Only Going Up One-third of wounded patients at Cleveland trauma center patients were uninsured Sep 01, 2021
Repurpose Beta-Blocker for Severe COVID? Small pilot study saw improved markers with IV metoprolol for patients on mechanical ventilation Aug 30, 2021
Faster Not Better in Getting Cardiac Arrest Patients to the Cath Lab Brain injury is the bigger worry for most people, trial finds Aug 30, 2021
Is Delta Also More Severe in Kids? Data are in short supply, but hard-hit children's hospitals are sounding alarms Aug 10, 2021
Inotrope Showdown Leaves No Winner in Cardiogenic Shock Long-awaited head-to-head comparison of milrinone and dobutamine Aug 04, 2021
Are Patients Spreading SARS-CoV-2 to Their Hospital Roommates? A new study explores the data and implications Jul 17, 2021
Academic Cardiologists Singled Out for Gender Equality Problem Women still poorly represented, paid in procedural internal medicine specialties Jul 12, 2021
FDA Piles on New Warnings for Blood Volume Expanders Hydroxyethyl starch products shouldn't be used for low blood volume unless no other options exist Jul 09, 2021
Missouri Health System CEO Calls Out for Help Amid COVID Surge Makes plea on Twitter for respiratory therapists during local uptick in cases Jul 07, 2021
Cases of Rare Liver Complication Seen With Severe COVID-19 Higher prevalence of condition in COVID patients than influenza patients, researcher says Jul 01, 2021
Cooling Strategy After Cardiac Arrest Dealt Another Blow No improvement over standard care with early treatment of fever, TTM2 group finds Jun 16, 2021
3,000 Indian Doctors Who Quit COVID Front Lines Are Back on the Job Week-long strike ends with pay raise; doctors resigned when court ordered them back to work Jun 10, 2021
More Insight on Which Kids Are Most at Risk for Severe COVID-19 Large database helps inform differences in pediatric illness patterns Jun 07, 2021