Another Injectable Toxoid Vaccine Flops for C. Diff It's time to look at oral vaccines to prevent C. difficile infections, experts say Aug 28, 2024
Psychedelic Probe Expands; Why Therapists Leave Networks; Fizzling Pandemic Program This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 28, 2024
U.S. Records Year's First EEE Virus Death Case in New Hampshire resident was the state's first in a decade Aug 28, 2024
West Nile and EEE: What to Know About Mosquito-Borne Illness in the U.S. These diseases may be causing a buzz, but they're not doing anything unusual this season Aug 27, 2024
Blood Culture Bottle Shortage Starting to Ease, Becton Dickinson Says Production expected to hit 125% of weekly demand by year's end, spokesperson says Aug 27, 2024
Democratic Congressman Dies; Hospital Accused of Losing Patient; Pumpkins and Health Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Aug 23, 2024
Day in the Life of a Doctor: Cardiology Join YouTuber and physician Siobhan Deshauer, MD, for a day in the hospital Aug 22, 2024
Insufficient Hospital Nurse Staffing Linked With Higher Risk of Patient Death Temporary staffing not the answer, according to study Aug 19, 2024
Researchers Hit the Road to Learn Why CVD and COPD Are Rampant in the Rural South "No race is spared, although people of color fare worse," says project leader Aug 19, 2024
California Bill Would Require State Review of Private Equity Deals in Healthcare Consumer advocates and labor unions are enthusiastic about the plans, but hospitals are not Aug 18, 2024
In-Hospital Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance Declined Over 13 Years In-tandem reductions at VA centers suggest antimicrobial stewardship works, researchers say Aug 15, 2024
Two Doctors Charged in Connection With Matthew Perry's Death Ketamine in actor's blood was in the range used for general anesthesia during surgery Aug 15, 2024
Physicians in India Strike, Protest Following Rape and Killing of Trainee Doc Government hospitals in several cities across the nation have since suspended medical services Aug 15, 2024
One in Four Brain Injury Patients Who Appear Unresponsive Respond Covertly Functional MRI and EEG detect awareness in coma or vegetative states Aug 14, 2024
Did COVID Vax Mandates for Health Workers Increase Uptake? Yes, but only among younger workers and in states with no test-out options Aug 14, 2024
Bleeding Better Controlled When Protamine Is Part of TAVR Wrap-Up Routine ACE-PROTAVI trial tested upfront vs selective use of heparin reversal agent Aug 14, 2024
Steward Health Care Reaches Deal to Sell Its Nationwide Physicians Network Deal comes as Steward plans to sell six hospitals Aug 14, 2024
'Inside Out 2': How New Emotions Mirror Medical Student Struggles A look at anxiety, envy, embarrassment, and ennui Aug 11, 2024
More Rural Hospitals Are on the Verge of Closing, Report Finds Private insurers are paying less than the cost of care, data show Aug 09, 2024
Helpful, Harmful, or Illegal: Can Your Patients Really Record You? The pros and cons of recording doctors Aug 09, 2024
Common Antibiotics Linked With Serious Skin Reactions in Older Adults Sulfonamides and cephalosporins the worst offenders, study finds Aug 08, 2024
Small-Town Patients Face Big Hurdles as Rural Hospitals Cut Cancer Care According to one analytics firm, 382 rural hospitals stopped services from 2014 to 2022 Aug 07, 2024
What Is 'Character Assassination' in Medicine? The consequences affect not only the targeted clinician but patients and institutions too Aug 06, 2024
One Group Hopes to End the Use of Live Animals in U.S. Surgical Residencies Many surgical residency programs still use live animals for training Aug 06, 2024
Mask Ban Approved; Magnesium and Sleep; Tenet Hospitals Sold Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Aug 06, 2024
Pneumonia Diagnoses Largely Inaccurate? To some extent, it's to be expected, researchers note Aug 05, 2024
Medical School Affiliated With HCA Healthcare Welcomes Its First Class 50 students at the Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine received their white coats last week Aug 05, 2024
PA Group Asks AMA for Policy Truce An open letter to the AMA calls for an end to its "divisive campaign against PAs" Aug 05, 2024
Harris' California Healthcare Battles Signal Fights Ahead for Hospitals if She Wins But if elected as president, she could face a less hospitable political environment Aug 05, 2024
Healthcare Groups Want Congress to Make Assaulting a Health Worker a Federal Crime Legislation introduced in House and Senate calls for prison sentence of up to 20 years Aug 02, 2024
Industry Clinic • Ad Insights Our Understanding of IBD Has Come a Long Way—So Have the Options to Treat It Aug 02, 2024
NIH Loses in Court; NSYNC Member's New Diagnosis; Chief Resident Dies at 32 Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Aug 02, 2024
PBMs Overpay Their Own Pharmacies to the Detriment of Insurers, Taxpayers, FTC Says But the interim report was criticized by business owners and the PBM trade group Aug 01, 2024
Woman Denied Abortion at Kansas Hospital Sues, Alleging Her Life Was Put at Risk The case has already prompted a federal investigation Aug 01, 2024
Private Equity Strips and Devalues Successful Hospitals, Studies Show Most acquired hospitals were doing well, but lost millions in assets after the takeover Jul 31, 2024
Bird Flu Cases Are Going Undetected, New Study Suggests "I am very confident there are more people being infected than we know about," researcher says Jul 31, 2024
Trust in Doctors Crashed During the COVID Pandemic -- And Remains Low Putting financial motives over patient care was top reason for patient mistrust, survey found Jul 31, 2024
Fentanyl Easy to Make; UnitedHealth's Physician Empire; Is NP Training Sufficient? This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 31, 2024
Senate Hearing on Noncompete Agreements Gets Contentious Sen. John Kennedy spars with orthopedic surgeon who fought to leave his practice Jul 31, 2024
In Bird Flu Fight, CDC Plans Seasonal Flu Shot Push for Farmworkers Co-infection with seasonal influenza, H5N1 raises concerns about human adaptation, CDC says Jul 30, 2024