Nurse's Death Tied to GLP-1 Drug; Research Monkey Jailbreak; Congressman Has Cancer Health news and commentary gathered by 鶹ý staff Nov 08, 2024
Antibody Testing Picks Up More H5N1 Cases in Dairy Farm Workers Seroprevalence study prompts CDC to revise prevention guidance for farm workers Nov 07, 2024
In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can't Find or Afford Care Vermonters pay the highest prices nationwide for individual health coverage Nov 07, 2024
More Doctors Push Back Against Medicine's 'Workaholic' Culture Wall Street Journal article sparks major discussion of work-life balance in medicine Nov 06, 2024
Clinicians Too Play a Role in Community Violence Intervention Collaboration between different program types is key Nov 06, 2024
Nurse Burnout Linked to Reduced Patient Safety It's time to move beyond simply teaching nurses to "tolerate a broken system," researcher says Nov 05, 2024
Field Notes: One of the Toughest Airways of My Career Technique matters. Thinking matters more. Nov 05, 2024
RFK Jr. Threatens the Very Fabric of Healthcare A vote to give Kennedy power is a vote against public health Nov 04, 2024
Medicare Finalizes Doc Pay Cut; Mask Mandates Return; Top Voter Concerns Health news and commentary gathered by 鶹ý staff Nov 04, 2024
How Physicians Can Unionize and Strike With Compassion It's important to consider the impact on patient care Nov 02, 2024
A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas ERs This marks one of at least two women who died under the state abortion ban Nov 02, 2024
Staffing Firm Can't Pay Its Doctors NES Health says a temporary revenue shortfall is to blame Nov 01, 2024
Texas Hospitals Must Now Ask Patients Whether They Are in the U.S. Legally State will also track the cost of treating people without legal status Nov 01, 2024
MedPod Today: Upcoding Concerns; COVID Vax Recs; Med School Credit for Parenting 鶹ý reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Nov 01, 2024 podcast
What's Our Capacity for Measuring Hospital Capacity? With respiratory virus season coming, resumed reporting is critical Oct 31, 2024
Vote: Your Health and Your Patients' Health Depend on It Civic participation is linked to better community health Oct 31, 2024
Toddler's Backyard Snakebite Bills Totaled More Than a Quarter Million Dollars A look at the cost of antivenom Oct 30, 2024
ASA Advises No Longer Holding GLP-1 Agents Prior to Surgery for Most Patients New guidance replaces earlier rec of a 1-week and 1-day hold of injectable and oral GLP-1 agents Oct 30, 2024
Woman Dies Waiting 40 Hours for Care; NP's Sex Assault Arrest; Violence in Hospitals Health news and commentary gathered by 鶹ý staff Oct 30, 2024
Early AKI Care Recommendations Did Not Improve Patient Outcomes Personalized recs were made by team of physicians and pharmacists within an hour of diagnosis Oct 29, 2024
Why Medicine Is Bad at Customer Service -- And How to Fix It Healthcare is one of few industries still lacking in convenience Oct 29, 2024
Lasting Effects of Racial Discrimination in Medical School Discrimination tied to lack of personal, professional development fostered by institutions Oct 29, 2024 video
Hospitals' AI Transcription Tool Invents Things No One Ever Said, Researchers Say Chunks of text or even entire sentences were made up, according to experts Oct 28, 2024
UVA Health Surgeons Sound Alarm on Upcoding Leaked meeting audio latest development in ongoing strife at health system, medical school Oct 24, 2024
New Elective for Med Students Gives Credit for Parenting, Caregiving The elective allows new parents to spend time with their child while gaining knowledge Oct 23, 2024
Want to Fix ED Boarding? Try 'Surgical Smoothing,' Expert Says And no, it doesn't involve doing surgery on the weekends, notes Peter Viccellio, MD Oct 23, 2024
Surgical Centers Urged to Nix Mandatory Pre-Op Pregnancy Tests Question of when to test involves navigating patient privacy, legal, ethical concerns Oct 23, 2024
What Will the IV Fluid Shortage Mean for Hospital Finance? A more strategic approach to production is key to preventing crises like this Oct 23, 2024
Sodium Channel Blocker Relieves Acute Pain in Phase III Data Trials favor a first new class of pain drug in years Oct 22, 2024
IV Fluid Shortage May Impact Surgeries Around the U.S. for Weeks Hurricane-related damage keeps sterile fluids factory shut down Oct 22, 2024
No X-Ray Proof of Rare Surgical Complication Tied to GLP-1 Agonists Conundrum of holding meds continues following conflicting reports of aspiration events Oct 22, 2024
Why Hospital Gowns Are Ugly; Mass Food Poisoning in Maryland; Eli Lilly Files Suit Health news and commentary gathered by 鶹ý staff Oct 22, 2024
Case Against Perioperative Beta-Blockers Grows Stronger Excess postoperative strokes, and accompanying racial disparities, tied to any beta-blocker use Oct 20, 2024
Deep Neuromuscular Blockade Helps Keyhole Surgery, but Not Outcomes Per Se No impact on safety outcomes after laparoscopic surgery Oct 20, 2024
Shorter Course of Antibiotics Works for Bloodstream Infections With few exceptions, treatment can be shortened to 7 days, researcher says Oct 19, 2024
'Virtual ED' Helps One Health System Avoid Unnecessary Emergency Department Visits Half of patients referred to care at home, doctor's office, or urgent care Oct 18, 2024
MedPod Today: Med Ed Drama; Chiropractic in Academia; MA 'Extra Benefits' Worth It? 鶹ý reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Oct 18, 2024 podcast
Shorter Medical Degree Program Outcomes Just as Good NYU finds its accelerated program matches the traditional program on key measures Oct 18, 2024
Use of Prior Authorization Up in Medicare Advantage Plans, Senate Report Finds Post-acute care services targeted for coverage denials Oct 17, 2024
Are Surgical Outcomes Better With MDs or DOs? Medicare claims analysis finds no differences in death, readmissions, and length of stay Oct 16, 2024