A New Tool to Report Medical Trainee Mistreatment Reveals Thorny Issues Small group of Mount Sinai faculty were responsible for half of unprofessional behavior reports Dec 02, 2022
Looming Physician Pay Cut 'Unprecedented' and 'Unconscionable,' AMA President Says Number of doctors who take Medicare patients could dwindle without Congressional action Dec 02, 2022
Hospitals Can Help Patients 'Get Connected' The Affordable Connectivity Program enables telehealth access for vulnerable patients Dec 02, 2022
Healthcare's Unspoken Sick-Day Rules Unchanged by the Pandemic Workplace COVID policies have changed, but attitudes toward coming into work sick have not Dec 01, 2022
FDA Greenlights First Fecal Microbiota Product Rebyota approved for preventing recurrence of C. difficile infection Dec 01, 2022
Confronting the Growing Violence Against Staff in the Emergency Department Alex Skog, MD, on physician anxiety, enforcing consequences, and creating a safer environment Nov 30, 2022 video
Life and Death in 12 Hours ICU nurse Christin Thankachan on providing comfort during life's darkest moments Nov 29, 2022 podcast
An Affirmative Action Ban Would Be Devastating to Patient Care A pending Supreme Court decision could erode progress on improving diversity in medicine Nov 26, 2022
Can Virtual Nursing Save the Workforce? RN turnover is increasing, and two-thirds plan to leave in the next 3 years Nov 23, 2022
Doc Fired for Accessing Medical Records of Women He Wanted to Date Artificial intelligence software alerted hospital to unusual activity Nov 23, 2022
Hospital Responds to Staffing Crisis After Reports of Patient Death Challenges at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett reflective of hospitals across the U.S. Nov 22, 2022
Doctor, You Are Still Human Prioritizing personal mental health and well-being remains essential Nov 22, 2022
Here's What Led ED Nurse to Call the Fire Department for Help Problems from that night are not unique to her hospital, says Kelsay Irby, RN Nov 21, 2022
Should Board Certification Organizations Have to Meet Particular Standards? AMA delegates debate the question, air their grievances with maintenance of certification Nov 17, 2022
Documentary Blames Hospitals for Keeping Killer Nurse Employed Charles Cullen was caught several times, but the system was rigged to pass him along, some allege Nov 16, 2022
One in Five May Recall Near-Death Experience After CPR Rhythmic brain waves suggestive of lucid and heightened consciousness, study says Nov 11, 2022
Survey Shows ED Doctors Worry More About Patient Harm Than Getting Sued "Defensive medicine" may be more about preventing harm than avoiding a lawsuit Nov 10, 2022
Doctor Faces Child Sex Trafficking Charges; Pfizer's COVID Cash; Ransomware Harm This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 09, 2022
Precision Medicine Strategy Reduced Testing in Patients With Chest Pain Also reduced risk of composite endpoint of death, MI, and catheterization compared with usual care Nov 08, 2022
Upfront ECMO Disappoints for Cardiogenic Shock High-cost procedure not yet justified as an early strategy Nov 07, 2022
Moving Fast on HF Drugs After Acute Hospitalization Holds Big Outcome Benefit Randomized trial shows advantages across heart failure spectrum Nov 07, 2022
Mixed Results With Alerts for AKI-Related Medications in Hospital EHR pings improved outcomes in those on PPIs, but lacked general clinical impact Nov 06, 2022
Day in the Life of a Doctor: On Call With My Husband YouTuber and Siobhan Deshauer, MD, and her physician husband help out a hospital in need Nov 03, 2022
Pulse Oximeters Need to Work Better for Dark-Skinned Patients, FDA Panel Says Warnings to patients and providers, improved accuracy needed, advisors say Nov 02, 2022
Where Will All the Sick Children Go? A surge in viral infections among kids is straining hospital capacity across the country Nov 01, 2022
Southern Hemisphere Data Warn of an Early U.S. Flu Season Chile's experience hints at flu circulation levels higher than at any point during the pandemic Oct 28, 2022
Docs Can Play Many Roles in Preventing Firearm Injuries, Experts Say Screening at-risk patients, participating in research are among possible interventions Oct 28, 2022
Oral Microbiome Therapy Tied to Low Recurrence of C. Diff ECOSPOR IV study found low recurrence regardless of the number of prior episodes Oct 27, 2022
Haloperidol for ICU Delirium Misses on Hard Endpoints No difference from placebo on composite outcome in randomized trial Oct 27, 2022
ECMO May Come With Mental Health Costs Use of ECMO for critical illness linked to modestly increased risk of new mental health diagnoses Oct 26, 2022
Beware When Anesthesia in the ICU Runs Afoul of the Law Certain procedural sedation practices for the critically ill are technically illegal Oct 26, 2022
Extra Mobilization Doesn't Save Lives, Time in the ICU Randomized trial may suggest that the "dose" from good usual care is enough Oct 26, 2022
Children's Strange Behaviors After Anesthesia Reassuringly Short-Lived Study shows kids were behaving normally 3 months after experiencing emergence delirium Oct 26, 2022
Outpatient Centers Cautiously Open Doors to Surgery for People With Cardiac Devices Will those with CIEDs become regular patients at ambulatory surgery centers within a decade? Oct 25, 2022
A Once-Rejected Antibiotic Equals Standard for Complicated Staph Infections Will non-inferiority data offer a second chance for ceftobiprole at FDA? Oct 24, 2022
Nerve-Freezing Technique Staves Off Post-Mastectomy Pain Percutaneous cryoneurolysis improved analgesia in a pilot study Oct 24, 2022
Divide on When to Start Anti-Psychotic LAIs; Restraint Toll; Wilderness Tx Failures A roundup of noteworthy research from the American Psychiatric Nurses Association meeting Oct 24, 2022
Sabizabulin Benefit in Hospitalized COVID Seen Early in Disease Course Fewer deaths with microtubule disruptor for patients only needing oxygen via mask or nasal prongs Oct 24, 2022
Novel Siderophore Cephalosporin Nets Promising Results in Tough-to-Treat CRAB PROVE offers real-world data in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Oct 23, 2022
