Hospital Bungled Handling of Problematic Heart Surgeon; Tumult at eRNA Firm This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 14, 2023
New AMA President Urges More Action on Substance Use Disorder, Mental Illness Jesse Ehrenfeld is the association's first openly gay person in the job Jun 14, 2023
Tamiflu a Bust for Preventing Flu Admissions, Meta-Analysis Finds "I wouldn't prescribe it to an otherwise healthy person," researcher says Jun 12, 2023
A Manager's Perspective on Healthcare Unionization Her response was not at all what I expected Jun 11, 2023
Doctors Taste-Test Hospital Food YouTuber and physician Siobhan Deshauer, MD, tries thickened coffee, chicken puree, and more Jun 08, 2023
Residency Application System Cuts Section on Hobbies and Interests The change has prompted mixed reactions Jun 06, 2023
Breathing Support Type Matters for Preventing Extubation Failure in the PICU CPAP, BiPAP, nasal cannula compared with conventional oxygen therapy Jun 05, 2023
Raw Humanity on Night Float: Inspiring Patient Encounters and Overcoming Challenges Memorable stories from night rotations as a resident Jun 03, 2023
Nurse Accused of Killing Patients With Insulin; Naturopath Settles False Claims Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jun 01, 2023
Standing, Walking After Major Surgery Tied to Less Risk of Post-Op Complications Median mobilization was 1.6 hours per day, less than recommended May 31, 2023
Why Urgent Care Is More Urgent Than Ever These facilities support our overburdened system May 31, 2023
Overuse of Some Disinfectants Can Do More Harm Than Good Health systems must eliminate unnecessary uses of QACs May 30, 2023
Are Health Outcomes Any Different With MDs vs DOs? Observational study suggests no important differences for patient mortality in the hospital May 30, 2023
Why Are Female Doctors Sued Far Less Often Than Male Doctors? Studies on differences in style of practice yield strong clues May 28, 2023 video
Impella Not Linked to Better VT Ablation Outcomes High-risk patients do not get benefits from devices, observational study finds May 22, 2023
Biologic Envelope Cuts Complications After Cardiac Device Implantation "Any strategy to reduce infection rates in these patients is important," expert says May 22, 2023
Dual-Chamber Leadless Pacemaker Impresses in Safety-and-Performance Study Device provided atrial pacing, reliable atrioventricular synchrony for 3 months post-implantation May 21, 2023
Doctors Play 'Never Have I Ever' YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, on sleeping through a page, placing an IV, and dirty needle sticks May 18, 2023
Nurses Protest Colleague's Firing, Other Mistreatment Nine nurses were suspended and one was fired after delivering a petition to their manager May 17, 2023
Vibrating Crib Mattress Eases Opioid Withdrawal for Exposed Infants "A great need to reduce medication treatment in this vulnerable population," says researcher May 15, 2023
Tainted 'Male Enhancement' Pills; Green Card Freeze Hits Nursing; Monkeypox Rebounds Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖ΅ staff May 15, 2023
On the Night Shift With a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner What it's like to care for victims in their darkest moments May 14, 2023
U.S. News 'Best Medical Schools' Rankings See Measurable Changes From Preview Changes come amid a decampment of medical schools from participating, submitting data May 11, 2023
Penn Medicine Residents Vote to Unionize 88% of residents and fellows voted in favor of the union May 09, 2023
New Georgia Law Reins in NP, PA Use of 'Doctor' in Clinical Settings NPs, PAs with doctoral degrees must state they're not physicians during patient interactions May 09, 2023
Hospital Gets to Keep Chapel Candle Burning Religious liberties law firm fought CMS on fire safety citation: "You will lose" May 09, 2023
Study: VA Surgeons Who Do Colonoscopies May Need More Training Outdone by gastroenterologists in finding adenomatous polyps May 08, 2023
You're Ready for Your Patient to Leave the Hospital. But Are They Ready? Discharge must be a coordinated effort by the healthcare team May 06, 2023
Worried About the Possible Envision Bankruptcy? You Should Be. Regulators need to better protect patients, hospitals, and providers May 03, 2023
$15K Surgery Shakedown? Med School Dean's Twitter Snafu; Lethal Injection 'Expert' This past week in healthcare investigations May 03, 2023
Four Steps to Reduce Nurse Suicides Judy Davidson, DNP, RN, on the American Academy of Nursing's new "seminal" consensus statement May 03, 2023 video
Feds Probe Hospitals Accused of Denying Emergency Abortion Care State laws may have changed, but federal EMTALA requirements have not, says HHS secretary May 02, 2023
Botanical Product Reduces Sepsis Mortality in Chinese Trial But path to FDA approval for Xuebijing infusion unlikely with these data alone, say editorialists May 01, 2023
More Efforts Needed to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance, Lawmakers Told Witnesses at House hearing push for new drugs and tests, and more infectious disease docs Apr 28, 2023
FDA OKs First Poop-Based Oral Therapy Vowst approved for preventing recurrent C. difficile infections after antibiotics Apr 27, 2023
Unionized Resident Physicians Rally for Pay Parity, Hazard Pay Non-unionized resident physicians recently got a 6% raise Apr 26, 2023
Return of 3-Day Rule Will Stress Crowded Hospitals Further Groups call for the 57-year-old policy to be abolished Apr 26, 2023
Here Are This Year's Top Graduate Nursing Programs U.S. News moves ahead with nursing rankings despite medical school drama Apr 25, 2023
Are Physician-Owned Hospitals Good for Healthcare? Report commissioned by two hospital groups suggests otherwise Apr 25, 2023