Sen. Durbin's Surgery; Dangerous Bacteria on Apple Watches? Princess Anne Discharged Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Jun 28, 2024
ChatGPT Nails Oncology Exam; Amazon's ChatGPT Competitor; AI in Rural Health A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Jun 27, 2024
The Promise of Bacteriophage Therapy to Fight Drug-Resistant Superbugs A conversation on living with cystic fibrosis and the threat of antimicrobial resistance Jun 27, 2024 video
SCOTUS Allows Emergency Abortions to Continue in Idaho, for Now Case will go back down to the lower courts for further adjudication Jun 27, 2024
Are Higher Initial Oxygen Concentrations Better for Very Preterm Infants? Yes, meta-analysis suggests, but the findings need to be confirmed in larger studies Jun 26, 2024
Report: Healthcare Needs to Diversify Workforce to Get Rid of Racial Inequalities "Inequities are baked into our healthcare system," says one expert Jun 26, 2024
Surgeon Ousted for Speaking Up; Steward Corruption in Malta? Misleading Clinic Names This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 26, 2024
A Multivitamin a Day Won't Keep Death Away Long-term, daily use not associated with diminished mortality risk in large observational study Jun 26, 2024
Lung Transplant Graft Outcomes Relate Back to Donor Care Setting Longer graft survival reported for lungs from hospital-based units Jun 25, 2024
In-Hospital Continuous Glucose Monitoring Can't Budge T2D Control Randomized trial failed to get anywhere near tight glucose control Jun 25, 2024
The Power of 'Enough-ness' in Medicine How the principles of "Dayenu" apply in everyday practice Jun 25, 2024
U.S. Hospitals Prone to Cyberattacks Like the One at Ascension, Experts Say Clinicians describe harrowing lapses Jun 23, 2024
Preventing Surgical-Site Infections; Drugs Go Head to Head for Ischemic Stroke Also in TTHealthWatch: managing obesity in children and adolescents Jun 22, 2024 podcast
Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Risk of Severe COVID Hospitalization risk 80% higher versus nonusers Jun 21, 2024
Choosing a Primary Care Specialty Should Be Lauded, Not Discouraged Showing skepticism about this career choice won't solve our physician shortage Jun 21, 2024
AI Just Permanently Changed My Medical Practice — for the Better An app helped free up my time by assisting with medical charting in a big way Jun 20, 2024
Nurses in Oregon Take to the Picket Lines to Demand Better Staffing, Higher Pay Thousands spent second day striking Jun 20, 2024
Antibiotics May Not Be Necessary to Prevent Endophthalmitis After Cataract Surgery Infections were extremely rare when surgeons relied only on low-strength povidone iodine Jun 20, 2024
Texas Doc Accused of Illegally Accessing Child Health Records Eithan Haim, MD, reportedly outed hospital for continuing gender-affirming care program Jun 19, 2024
Drug Shortages Keep Growing. Older, Injectable Agents Are Among the Most Vulnerable. A Q&A with Erin Fox, PharmD, MHA, on the record-breaking shortages Jun 19, 2024
CMS Star Ratings Unreliable for Surgical Quality? Higher ratings tied to better surgical outcomes, but variability was high even within star groups Jun 18, 2024
Treating the Trauma of Bullet-Related Injuries "Retained bullets are one of the most malignant forms," of bullet-related injury, says LJ Punch Jun 18, 2024 video
Nurse Charged With Stealing Fentanyl, Replacing IV Drips With Tap Water Many of the patients developed serious infections, and 16 died Jun 18, 2024
Health System Eliminates Noncompetes for Primary Care Physicians Policy change follows new rules from state and federal players Jun 17, 2024
Funding Instability Plagues Program That Brings Docs to Underserved Areas Unlike funds for Medicare graduate medical education, funding must be appropriated by Congress Jun 16, 2024
Train Eyes So Myopia Doesn't Get Worse? Nurse Intervention for BP Post-Stroke Also in TTHealthWatch: cancers subsequent to CAR-T therapy Jun 15, 2024 podcast
SGLT2 Inhibitor No Help for ICU Patients With Acute Organ Dysfunction Secondary findings of trial only suggest a potential benefit in kidney protection Jun 14, 2024
Inside the Struggle to Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academic Medicine DEI leaders need more tools and authority, qualitative study suggests Jun 14, 2024
PPI Prevents Upper GI Bleeds During Intubation, With No Effect on Mortality But expert still suggests the approach may not be appropriate for the most severely ill Jun 14, 2024
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 Ƶ 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