AMA's House of Delegates Says Yes to Drug Decriminalization "We need to move to something different ... something that actually works," one member said Jun 12, 2024
AMA Recommends USMLE Step 3 Transition to Pass/Fail Members also tussled over whether to leverage unmatched physician graduates to fight shortages Jun 12, 2024
Hospital Stops PAs From Performing Invasive Procedures Move follows a pause of its open heart surgery program after immediate jeopardy citation Jun 12, 2024
Prolonged Beta-Lactam Dosing Boosts Survival in Sepsis, Septic Shock Trial and meta-analysis add strength to weak guidelines Jun 12, 2024
Oprah Hospitalized; Senator in Car Crash; Oldest American Man Dies Health news and commentary gathered by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ staff Jun 12, 2024
Repeat Anesthesia in Kids With Cystic Fibrosis Didn't Lead to Neurobehavioral Harms Repeated BAL-directed therapy with general anesthesia at young ages safer than once believed? Jun 11, 2024
Google Translate, ChatGPT Good Enough for Translating Kids' Discharge Instructions? Online tools performed as well as professionals in two languages, but not in a third Jun 11, 2024
After Delay, U.S. News Sets Tentative Timing for Med School Rankings Release This year's rankings were delayed for a second year in a row Jun 10, 2024
Are We Ready for AI-Assisted Surgery? Some may be reluctant to let this technology into the training and treatment settings Jun 10, 2024
Inside the Fight to Keep a Labor Ward Open at a Los Angeles Hospital Across the country, communities are scrambling to save maternity care Jun 10, 2024
Health Worker for a Nonprofit? The New Ban on Noncompete Contracts May Not Help You New rule may not protect the largest number of medical professionals Jun 09, 2024
Concierge Medicine: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Innovative care models should be a tool to enhance quality and equity, not further diminish it Jun 07, 2024
Dreaming Under Anesthesia? Max Feinstein, MD, on studies looking at dreams under anesthesia Jun 06, 2024
Paxlovid Trial Flops for COVID Pneumonia Small study found no decrease in mortality among inpatients in three countries Jun 06, 2024
Surgeons, Trainees Experience Distress After Medical Errors Female and racial minority trainees reported more negative emotions, self doubt Jun 05, 2024
An Older Woman's Chronic Pain Is Not 'All in Her Head' There are serious consequences of under-managed pain Jun 05, 2024
House Committee Divided on Whether Changes are Needed in 340B Drug Discount Program Program's value undisputed, but some members say hospitals are taking unfair advantage Jun 04, 2024
Physician's Contract Ordeal Reveals Flaws in Corporate Practice of Medicine Laws "Not a single physician leader" could assist in contract negotiations Jun 04, 2024
Industry Clinic β’ Ad Insights What Will It Take to Deliver Both Health & Care in Oncology? Jun 04, 2024
'Uncertainty' Isn't a Bad Word: U.S. Agencies Must Tighten Up H5N1 Communications More effective and efficient public messaging is the need of the hour Jun 03, 2024
Fast-Food Medicine: EDs Desperately Need a New Model of Care The current system lacks both affordability and efficiency Jun 02, 2024
Where Are All the Male Nurses? Gender stereotypes may be exacerbating the nursing shortage Jun 01, 2024
Urologists Flee Mission Health Specialists mark the latest departures following HCA takeover May 31, 2024
Washington State Hospitalists Set to Unionize First physician union to earn joint-employer status May 30, 2024
State Gives Hospital Monopoly an 'A' Grade β Even When It Reports Failure Tennessee's scoring rubric largely ignores Ballad Health's performance May 29, 2024
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
The Lure of Specialty Medicine Pulls Nurse Practitioners From Primary Care Increasingly, NPs are broadening their skills and income 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
Reflecting on Two Decades in Medicine: Advice to New Graduates Give yourself permission to explore and excel in various aspects of your life and career May 16, 2024
