Trump in 'Excellent' Health; Violence Pandemic in Healthcare; New Listeria Outbreak Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Nov 21, 2023
Shooting at Psych Hospital; Rosalynn Carter Dies; Millions in Medical Debt Canceled Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Nov 20, 2023
Why It's So Tough to Reduce Unnecessary Medical Care Huge amounts are spent, but it does little to help patients Nov 19, 2023
Getting the Incentives Right for Reducing Healthcare's Carbon Footprint There are ways to save energy while also saving money, experts say Nov 13, 2023
Your Hospital Is Like a Modern Airport. That's Not Good AI will revolutionize how healthcare is delivered; how is yet to be determined Nov 12, 2023
Hospitals Have Many Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Experts Say Radiology departments and operating rooms are good targets Nov 10, 2023
Umbilical Cord Milking May Be Safe for Very Preterm Babies Trial compared umbilical cord milking versus delayed cord clamping Nov 09, 2023
To Get More New Antimicrobial Drugs, Fix the Broken Market, Experts Say Hospitals see a new antibiotic as something to raise their costs, one expert noted Nov 07, 2023
Critics Say CDC Advisors' Infection Control Guidance Isn't Strong Enough Draft guidelines from HICPAC criticized after most recent meeting Nov 06, 2023
Medicare Finalizes 3.4% Payment Cut for Physician Fees in 2024 Specialty groups decry "untenable" payment cuts Nov 03, 2023
HHS Proposes 'Disincentive' Penalties for Information-Blocking Providers Clinicians could see cuts in Medicare payments if found to have violated the rule Oct 31, 2023
Private Equity, For-Profit Interests Hurt Medicine, Conference Speakers Say Authorities have not done enough to crack down on the problem, physicians and academicians noted Oct 27, 2023
Skipping Hand Hygiene Before Donning Gloves May Be Just as Safe, Trial Suggests Adherence to infection prevention strategy was better in hospital units asked to directly glove Oct 27, 2023
Probiotics for Preterm Infants Could Pose Serious Danger, FDA Warns Abbott, Infinant Health sent warning letters about their products Oct 26, 2023
Black Kids Twice as Likely to Die of Sepsis, Single-Center Study Finds "Outcomes were different" even with similar care, says researcher Oct 26, 2023
Endoscopy Still an Option for Some 90-Year-Olds With GI Bleeds But conservative management used in most cases Oct 25, 2023
Cruise Line Found Negligent About COVID; Dialysis Machine Recall; MRI Injures Nurse Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Oct 25, 2023
Shady Medicare Advantage Plan Tactics Blasted at Senate Hearing "It's a rip-off and it's got to stop," one Senator said Oct 19, 2023
Death After IV Vitamins; 4-Day Work Week Healthier; Blast at Gaza Hospital Kills 500 Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Oct 18, 2023
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 鶹ý 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
