Kids' Spirometry Results Differed When Switching to Race-Neutral Equations Magnitude of differences "substantially larger in children of Black race," researcher noted May 28, 2024
Are We Desensitized to Fire Alarms in the Hospital? We hear them and see them, but we often don't react to them May 26, 2024
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More Money, Fewer Prior Auths Needed to Save Private Practices, Lawmakers Told Medicare rates' failure to keep up with inflation is especially damaging, doctors say May 23, 2024
Hospital Patient Finally Discharged After More Than 3 Years Many behavioral health patients don't need medical care, but no step-down facility will take them May 22, 2024
Imagine What EHR Interoperability Could Do for Healthcare Connected systems would benefit patients and clinicians alike May 22, 2024
From Resident to Academic Attending: The Challenges Ahead With appropriate support, this can be a time of growth and learning May 21, 2024
After the Only Hospital in Town Closed, a City Directs Its Ire at Politicians In rural communities, over 100 hospitals have downsized services or closed over the past decade May 21, 2024
Acetaminophen Fails to Improve Mortality, Need for Organ Support in Sepsis However, treated patients were less likely to develop ARDS, respiratory dysfunction May 20, 2024
Why One Health System Stopped Suing Its Patients New York nonprofit is one of only a few nationally that bar all aggressive collection activities May 19, 2024
I'm a Former Surgeon General and I Couldn't Believe My $10k Medical Bill Everyone must be able to access necessary care without fear of financial ruin May 17, 2024
Nurses Don't Trust Employers to Safely Implement AI Tools, Survey Shows Predictive models, chatbots may undermine clinical judgment and compromise patient care, they say May 16, 2024
Healthcare Needs Qualified Expert Witnesses More Than Ever Not only can it provide a new challenge, sometimes it's just the right thing to do May 15, 2024
COVID Still Deadlier Than the Flu -- But the Gap Is Narrowing VA study finds 35% higher mortality rate in hospitalized patients May 15, 2024
Superbugs Pose a Deadly Threat to Cystic Fibrosis Patients A little-known microbe claimed Mallory Smith's life but did not quell her light May 14, 2024
Feds Say State Warehoused Kids With Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities Hospital admissions designed to last 1 to 2 weeks stretched out to over 100 days in some cases May 14, 2024
Antibiotic for Treating Sepsis Linked to Increased Mortality "Physicians should think carefully" about using anti-anaerobic antibiotics in sepsis May 13, 2024
Which Patients With Diabetes and Ketoacidosis Face Higher Death Risk? Disparities in outcomes, healthcare use for type 2 versus type 1 disease May 12, 2024
Farm-to-Hospital Meals Can Help Protect Patients and the Climate Every health system should partner with local, high-quality farms May 12, 2024
Cyberattack on Ascension Diverts Ambulances, Takes EHRs Offline Experts say ransomware attacks have increased in recent years, especially in healthcare May 11, 2024
Researchers' Sexual Misconduct; 'Parkinson's on Steroids'; Need Surgery? Pay Upfront Health news and commentary gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff May 10, 2024
Steward Health Care Is Selling the 30-Plus Hospitals It Operates Nationwide Massachusetts Attorney General said her office has authority to review any proposed sale May 09, 2024
Stranded in the ED, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harm Physicians say ED boarding is as bad as it's ever been May 07, 2024
Hospital Operator Steward Health Care Files for Bankruptcy Protection Day-to-day operations expected to continue as usual through Chapter 11 process May 07, 2024
Survey: Virtually All Healthcare Providers Meet Criteria for Nomophobia Researcher recommends physicians take a "digital detox" on days off May 06, 2024
Early Assessment Fairly Accurate for Flagging Cerebral Palsy However, 3-4 month assessments didn't do a good job at predicting one aspect of the disorder May 06, 2024
Psych Staffing Linked to Shorter Stays in Pediatric Emergency Observation Unit Observational study suggests a path to ease "unprecedented demands" for psychiatric care May 06, 2024
MedPod Today: Bird Flu Rundown; EMTALA at the Supreme Court; NEJM Embargo Changes Â鶹´«Ã½ reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics May 03, 2024 podcast
Day in the Life of a Doctor: Frequent Severe Hypoglycemia What's causing this patient's hypoglycemia? May 02, 2024
Kentucky First State to Decriminalize Medical Errors Legacy of RaDonda Vaught case still looms over nursing profession May 01, 2024
Intervention Mostly Flops for Health Workers' Well-Being During the Pandemic Younger workers did gain significant benefit from the peer-to-peer program May 01, 2024
UnitedHealth CEO Slammed at Senate Hearing on Change Healthcare Cyberattack "A comprehensive scrub" of company's anti-competitive practices is long overdue, senator says May 01, 2024
Carbapenems Sometimes Overused for Drug-Resistant Enterobacterales Infections Stewardship needs improving, experts say Apr 29, 2024
Fewer Postpartum ED Visits in Midwife Model Than in Obstetric Model Midwifery-model patients got more postpartum checkups and went to the ED less Apr 29, 2024
Houston Transplant Scandal: Families of Patients Who Died Begin Legal Action Surgeon has been accused of manipulating waitlist, making his patients ineligible for new livers Apr 25, 2024
FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements, Boosts Worker Protections Rule won't extend to health workers at "true nonprofits," and legal challenges have already begun Apr 24, 2024
California Nurses Rally Against AI Tools in Healthcare They demand hospitals take pause before rushing implementation of "untested" technologies Apr 23, 2024
Trial Opens for Former Hospital Director Accused of Sexual Abuse of Teen Patients Attorney for Virginia physician "adamantly" denied that any inappropriate conduct occurred Apr 23, 2024
Trials Identify Better Way to Select Antibiotics for UTIs, Pneumonia in Inpatients Provider prompts reduced empiric use of extended-spectrum antibiotics, without affecting safety Apr 19, 2024
'Sluggish' Hospital Uptake of Newer Antibiotics for Gram-Negative Infections Cost and clinical uncertainty may be behind low utilization Apr 19, 2024
