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
Collaboration Between Local Oncologists and Academia Is Crucial Greater partnerships can optimize cancer care outcomes Jan 06, 2024
U.S. Rep's Death Medical Negligence? FDA Investigates GLPs; Fingerprint Mammograms Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Jan 05, 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
Details of New Ob/Gyn Residency Application System Revealed The application, called ResidencyCAS, prioritizes "holistic review" and costs less than ERAS Jan 03, 2024
Inpatient COVID-19 Costs Substantially Outpaced Medical Inflation Hospital costs to treat COVID-19 estimated at a staggering $70 billion Jan 03, 2024
ChatGPT Misdiagnosed Most Pediatric Cases Older version of the chatbot was wrong in 83% of kids' clinical scenarios Jan 02, 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
Mortality Reaches 20% for Hospitalized Patients With High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Worst outcomes for patients with hemodynamic collapse Jan 01, 2024
Nursing Exam Pass Rates Appear to Be Rising. Why? With a new exam format, experts expected rates to dip; that isn't what happened Jan 01, 2024
Students of Shuttered Nursing School Sue State Officials for Overreach Connecticut requested license applicants of Stone Academy program complete a "refresher course" Dec 29, 2023
A Seat at the Table: Physicians Have Been Unionizing in Droves Efforts have been made by seasoned physicians, as well as residents and fellows Dec 29, 2023
Prenatal Fentanyl Exposure Suspected in Novel Syndrome Causality has yet to be determined for what resembles Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome Dec 29, 2023
Medicare Cuts Beg the Question: Do Doctors Know How to Make 'Good Trouble'? The health of American healthcare may depend on physicians taking it to the streets Dec 27, 2023 video
Hospital Complications Rise After Private Equity Buyout Medicare data point to additional reason for concern Dec 26, 2023
Three Convicted in Fake Nursing Diploma Scheme Defendants snagged by "Operation Nightingale" could face up to 20 years in prison Dec 21, 2023
Scripps Clinic Must Pay Almost $7M to Older Docs in Age Bias Case California allows medical groups to force retirement at age 70, but it's against federal law Dec 21, 2023
Youth Death Rallies Anti-Vaxers; Insurers Hire After Malpractice; Bad Doc Ignored? This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 20, 2023
Explanations Don't Help Clinicians Spot Biased AI Biased AI predictions tanked diagnostic accuracy, and model explanations didn't bring it back up Dec 19, 2023
Four Benefits of Including Physicians in Healthcare Design Insights from medical training and experience can improve the built environment Dec 19, 2023
Maternal Flu Shot Protects Infants Against Severe Disease Vaccine effectiveness was better when mom was vaccinated during third trimester Dec 19, 2023
Is There No High-Touch Surface in Hospitals Free of Microbial Contamination? Sorry, your precious break room coffeemaker is covered with it -- but regular cleaning helps Dec 18, 2023
Toothbrushing Linked to Lower Risk of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Brushing also tied to decreased ICU mortality, need for mechanical ventilation Dec 18, 2023
How to Prevent Violence Against Healthcare Workers "We have to tell our stories, because this has to be a priority," emergency physician says Dec 15, 2023 video
Another Medical Society Turns Up the Heat on MOC IDSA president pens letter to ABIM, arguing MOC is costly, time-consuming, and ineffective Dec 15, 2023
Ditch Sterile Gloves When Treating Wounds? Meta-analysis suggests nonsterile ones may work just as well in certain settings Dec 14, 2023
How Violence Has Become the Status Quo in the Emergency Department "My patient actually tried to strangle me with my stethoscope," nurse reveals Dec 14, 2023 video
Baby Delivered From Rare Abdominal Ectopic Pregnancy Both the mother and neonate survived, making the case extra rare Dec 13, 2023
No Good Time? Medical Students Fret Over Family Planning Having children during medical training, especially surgery, perceived as difficult, taboo topic Dec 13, 2023
Nurse Wins $41M Retaliation Suit; Patients Worry About AI Use; Who Should Get CPR? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Dec 13, 2023
Texas Emergency Medicine Residency Program Won't Shut Down A petition with more than 2,000 signatures prompted the county medical board to act Dec 11, 2023
Giving Oropharyngeal Surfactant at Birth Is No Help to Preemies Increased rates of pneumothorax emerged among newborns treated prophylactically Dec 11, 2023
Would You Take Out a $200k Loan With No Real Returns for a Decade? The federal government must address medical school affordability Dec 11, 2023
Nurses, Resident Slashed; Deadly Tick Disease Outbreak; COVID Vax After Infection Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Dec 11, 2023
Corporate Ownership Worsens Patient Care, Surveyed Docs Say Reduced autonomy, focus on financial incentives among top negative impacts cited by doctors Dec 08, 2023