Plastic Glove, Scissors Solve Problem in Single-Lung Ventilation DIY approach to non-dependent lung collapse succeeds in trial Oct 17, 2023
Small Piece of Plastic Cuts Throat Damage From Trach Tubes Why didn't someone think of this sooner? Oct 17, 2023
Are Female Anesthesiologists Better Than Men? Some differences seen in two-center study; reasons, implications uncertain Oct 17, 2023
Abortion Info Buried on Many Hospitals' Websites, Study Shows Nearly 80% of U.S. hospital systems omit abortion information entirely Oct 16, 2023
Hold Off a Bit Before Operating on Broken Hips, Study Suggests Older patients on anticoagulants benefit from modest delay Oct 16, 2023
Impending Hemorrhage With C-Section Flagged by Simple Test Uterine tone scores correlate strongly with lethal bleeds Oct 16, 2023
Hemoglobin Targets a Good Idea for Massively Transfused Patients Outcomes improved with values approaching 10 g/dL Oct 16, 2023
Gabapentin as Post-Op Painkiller Gets a Cold Shower Placebo-controlled trial offers no justification for widespread use Oct 15, 2023
'Yellow' Blood Products Come With VTE Risk, Study Finds Increased thrombosis, mortality when fresh frozen plasma is used in transfusions Oct 15, 2023
Yes, It Matters Who Manages Sedation During Interventional Radiology Procedures Study finds outcomes differ according to providers' training Oct 14, 2023
A Simple Way to Determine if a Patient Is Really Allergic to Penicillin Delabeling strategy carries little risk, needs minimal testing, and no specialist consult Oct 14, 2023
Wrongful Death Suit Filed After Patient Waited Hours in Emergency Room Lobby Death of 41-year-old mother of three was preventable, husband says Oct 13, 2023
Superbugs Common in Patients on Mechanical Ventilation Those in long-term care facilities are particularly at risk, researcher says Oct 12, 2023
Overdoing Blood Transfusions? JAMA Special Issue Shines a Light Also includes two negative trials in hemorrhage control Oct 12, 2023
After-the-Fact Informed Consent for a Clinical Trial? It Can Work in Some Situations Sometimes it's not practical to perform the study any other way Oct 11, 2023
Modest Risks Come With Moving Fast on HF Drugs After Acute Event STRONG-HF analysis details the impact Oct 10, 2023
Toxic Megacolon: Day in the Life of a Doctor Make the rounds with Siobhan Deshauer, MD, during a day in the hospital Oct 05, 2023
Who Should Report Serious Medical Errors? And to Whom? A startling study reports that many state medical boards are doing a "dangerously lax job" Oct 05, 2023 video
CDC's Turtle Warning; Largest Healthcare Worker Strike? Docs' Political Landmines Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Oct 03, 2023
Addressing Root Causes: A Call to Tackle the Black Maternal Health Crisis Six practices to improve the quality of perinatal care Oct 03, 2023
A Promising New Approach to Reducing Burnout and Workforce Depletion Change a "vicious cycle" to a "virtuous cycle," an expert suggests Oct 02, 2023
Want to Improve the Patient Experience? Let's Start With Discharge Planning. Endless paper summaries don't cut it, it's time to try something new Oct 02, 2023
All Â鶹´«Ã½ Struggle With 'Moral Injury' We're constantly asked to put other interests ahead of those of our patients, says Wendy Dean Sep 29, 2023 video
Primary Care Follow-Up After Emergency Surgery Tied to Fewer Readmissions Odds of 30-day readmissions 67% lower for Medicare beneficiaries with follow-up visit Sep 27, 2023
Nurses Step Up to Bat on Educating Patients About Climate Change The American Nurses Association pledges to mitigate and help others adapt to climate change Sep 22, 2023
'Con Man' Gets Another Top Hospital Job, This Time at Penn Medicine Story points to major gaps in how hospitals check applicants' backgrounds Sep 21, 2023
The Cost of Corporatized Medicine Worse outcomes, increased burnout, and higher costs linked to corporate influence Sep 21, 2023 video
Hospital Mask Mandates Return; COVID Hospitalizations Reach 20K; Ground Beef Recall Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Sep 20, 2023
MedPod Today: New CDC Goals, Hospital Hires AI Job, and Med Student Mental Health Three Â鶹´«Ã½ reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Sep 15, 2023 podcast
Is Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk Shared via Blood Transfusion? Findings may suggest a transfusion-transmissible agent linked to some types of spontaneous ICH Sep 12, 2023
Rural Hospital Turns to GoFundMe to Stay Afloat "Lives will be lost" if Pennsylvania facility closes, CEO says in crowdfunding campaign Sep 12, 2023
MIST Didn't Reduce Death in Preemies With Respiratory Distress Syndrome Another study shows kids who survive ARDS at high risk of readmissions Sep 11, 2023
New Weight-Loss Drugs Spark Debate About Safety During Surgery Some anesthesiologists think current guidelines don't go far enough Sep 08, 2023
Reusable Surgical Head Covers Reduce Emissions, Environmental Impact After 16 to 19 uses, cloth caps reached a lower carbon footprint than disposable ones Sep 07, 2023
Mandatory Retirement Age for Physicians: Yea or Nay? Ron Harman King says age alone is arguably a poor indicator of skill Sep 03, 2023 video
Want to 'Green' Your Healthcare Facility? It's OK to Start Small, Experts Say Conserving energy and increasing recycling are two good ways to begin, they suggest Aug 30, 2023
Gender Clinic's Political Storm; Nursing Pillow Deaths; Drug Price Cut Concerns This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 30, 2023
It's Time to Move on From the U.S. News Rankings The lack of data and transparency should raise questions Aug 30, 2023
Company Selling Unproven Insulin Infusions in Legal Battle Over Money, Control Court docs show firm evolved from Trina, a diabetes scheme that fell apart Aug 29, 2023
