FDA Panel Mulls Which Devices Are Critical in a Public Health Emergency "If we have a thermonuclear war, all I need is a scalpel," one panel member said Feb 06, 2024
Candida Auris: What to Know About the Fungal Infection Spreading Across the U.S. The multidrug-resistant organism colonizes skin, lingers on surfaces Feb 06, 2024
IG Live February 8: Advancing Equitable Health Outcomes Through Representation Join an expert discussion on the impact of healthcare workforce diversity Feb 06, 2024
Over 80% of Nurses Face Workplace Violence, Survey Finds "After the gun incident we asked for metal detectors to enter the hospital," says one nurse Feb 05, 2024
FDA Advisory Panel Generally Pleased With Pulse Oximetry Clinical Trial Proposal But some questions arose regarding number of participants, permissible variance in measurements Feb 03, 2024
The Green New Deal for Health Should Not Be Kept a Secret The legislative package has great potential for climate, health, and economic benefits Feb 03, 2024
After State Lawsuit, Health System Erases or Refunds $158M in Medical Bills Announcement by Providence health system comes weeks before trial Feb 02, 2024
Cedars-Sinai Anesthesiologists Unionize Concerns about staffing, quality of care, and pay cuts push physicians to organize Feb 01, 2024
Alleged Lewd Doc Acquitted; AI Detects Guns at Hospital; Obesity Bill of Rights Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Feb 01, 2024
Pulse Oximeters Once Again in the Spotlight at FDA Advisory panel to discuss how to improve device accuracy for patients with darker skin Jan 31, 2024
Health Workers Press for Federal Bill to Prevent Workplace Violence Legislation calls for up to 20 years' federal imprisonment for certain acts of violence Jan 31, 2024
Shannen Doherty's 'Miracle Treatment'; Adult 'Diaper Spa'? Israel Raids Hospital Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Jan 31, 2024
Viral Infection, Neuroinflammation Flagged in SIDS Autopsies Next-generation molecular tools turned up insights not detected by typical autopsy methods Jan 29, 2024
Princess of Wales Discharged After Abdominal Surgery King Charles III remains hospitalized Jan 29, 2024
Trial Backs Short Course of Antibiotics for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Individualized treatment noninferior versus usual long-course treatment in the ICU Jan 26, 2024
Idaho Medical Group May Close if It's Not Sold Saltzer Health has changed hands several times in recent years amid a shifting industry landscape Jan 25, 2024
Will All Seniors Eventually Have No Choice but Medicare Advantage? MedPAC chair discusses need to fix MA's confusing limitations, upcoding, and rising costs Jan 25, 2024
In Billboard Campaign, Physician Residents Say They're Exploited Residents at University at Buffalo charge they're the lowest paid in the entire state Jan 25, 2024
Infusion Drug Mark-Ups Higher at Safety Net Hospitals Study shows big difference in reimbursement-to-acquisition cost ratio versus private practice Jan 24, 2024
China's COVID Sequence Secret; Cancer Research Retractions; Med Board Reform Looms This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 24, 2024
Switch to Oral Antibiotics Noninferior in Low-Risk Staph Bloodstream Infections Identifying "low risk" infections is tricky, experts say Jan 19, 2024
Hospitals Pay U.S. News to Promote Their Rankings Amid rankings pushback, the question of payment for use of the company's logo has resurfaced Jan 18, 2024
Inequitable Treatment Persists Across Pediatric Ƶ, Review Shows Experts recommend ways to improve child care, health equity Jan 17, 2024
Telehealth, Default Orders Show Promise in Palliative Care Telecare improved quality of life for people with chronic illnesses Jan 17, 2024
CMS Issues Final Rule on Prior Authorizations The rule, which doesn't apply to commercial insurers, sets time limits on responses Jan 17, 2024
Kate Middleton Hospitalized; Sen. Paul Urges Prison for Fauci; COVID Back in Class Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Jan 17, 2024
Go Vegetarian to Avoid COVID? Making Dialysis Centers Work Better Also in TTHealthWatch: diagnostic errors among hospitalized patients Jan 13, 2024 podcast
Diverting Acute HF Patients From Hospitalization: Case Builds for Short Stay Units Rerouting low-risk patients from routine admission deemed safe in trial Jan 11, 2024
Despite Disinfection, Bugs Thrive on High-Touch Hospital Surfaces Unusual pathogens may pose threat to immunocompromised patients, researchers say Jan 11, 2024
Add-On Clarithromycin Pans Out in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Trial Respiratory system severity scores, organ failure assessment scores improved, trial found Jan 10, 2024
NPs Have the Best Job in Healthcare Being a PA is a close second, according to the U.S. News annual ranking Jan 10, 2024
It Takes a Lot to Gross Out Healthcare Workers Small study showed less "disgust" among care home workers compared with controls Jan 09, 2024
Advanced Practice Providers Push to Unionize in Oregon OHSU group concerned that profits are taking precedence over providers and patients Jan 08, 2024
Diagnostic Errors Common in Hospital Deaths, ICU Transfers, Study Suggests Mistakes were driven by patient assessment, testing, and often led to harm or death Jan 08, 2024
2023 Called 'Pivotal' for Healthcare Price Transparency More than 90% of hospitals have posted machine-readable files of price information to their sites Jan 04, 2024
More Hospital Mask Mandates; Ear Wax Cleaning Cameras; Twins Born in Different Years Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Jan 04, 2024
Inpatient COVID-19 Costs Substantially Outpaced Medical Inflation Hospital costs to treat COVID-19 estimated at a staggering $70 billion Jan 03, 2024
Hospitals Often Failed to Switch From IV to Oral Antibiotics in Eligible Patients Study shows only 43% of patients with gram-negative bloodstream infections were transitioned Jan 02, 2024
Nonprofit Hospital Boards on the Firing Line Many have not been focused enough on their mission to serve their communities Jan 02, 2024
Hospital Deaths Investigated; Price Hikes for 500 Drugs; Mushroom Poisonings Rise Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Jan 02, 2024