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Paramedics practice endotracheal intubation on a medical dummy.

Cardiac Arrest Patients Don't Necessarily Do Better With Intubation

Debate on prehospital advanced airway management continues

An outside photo of the Yuma Regional Medical Center.

Slammed to the Max: This Hospital Has Hovered at Capacity Since Pandemic Began

Staffing is at the breaking point, and diversion isn't an option

A photo of Paul Marik, MD, over a photo of a box of ivermectin tablets

Controversial Doc Resigns From Medical School

Paul Marik, MD, has been embroiled in legal battle with Virginia hospital

ACAAI over a photo of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA.

NY Hospital Workers' Skin Took Substantial Toll in Pandemic

SIDM over a photo of a male and female physician discussing an MRI image.

Look at Patient Safety Through an Equity Lens, Expert Urges

Bias can play a role in various types of diagnostic errors

ESC over a perspective view of a heartbeat on a vital signs monitor.

Faster Not Better in Getting Cardiac Arrest Patients to the Cath Lab

Brain injury is the bigger worry for most people, trial finds

A young boy wearing a protective mask lies in a hospital bed looking out the window.

Is Delta Also More Severe in Kids?

Data are in short supply, but hard-hit children's hospitals are sounding alarms

20 mL and 10 mL vials of Milrinone VS a 2000 mL bag of Dobutamine

Inotrope Showdown Leaves No Winner in Cardiogenic Shock

Long-awaited head-to-head comparison of milrinone and dobutamine

A female professor at a medical college speaks in front of a classroom of students.

Academic Cardiologists Singled Out for Gender Equality Problem

Women still poorly represented, paid in procedural internal medicine specialties

FDA SAFETY Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) products over a computer rendering of blood platelets and a bag of Hydroxyethyl starch

FDA Piles on New Warnings for Blood Volume Expanders

Hydroxyethyl starch products shouldn't be used for low blood volume unless no other options exist

A computer rendering of a man receiving therapeutic hypothermia therapy surrounded by a frosty frame.

Cooling Strategy After Cardiac Arrest Dealt Another Blow

No improvement over standard care with early treatment of fever, TTM2 group finds

A little girl wearing an oxygen mask and an IV in her arm sits up in a hospital bed.

Best MIS-C Treatment? Murky Picture Emerges

Large U.S. and international surveillance data series come to conflicting conclusions

A baby cries over the shoulder of his mother who is talking to an out of focus female physician

Neonatal Seizures: When Should Treatment Stop?

Study follows infants with acute seizures to track neurodevelopment

ACC over a computer rendering of the human heart and major blood vessels

Xarelto Flops for COVID-19 Clot Prevention Outside ICU

ACTION trial adds nuance to the story from large platform trials

ACC over a computer rendering of the human heart and major blood vessels.

Setbacks for Invasive Strategy, Moderate Cooling in Cardiac Arrest

Prague OHCA study, CAPITAL CHILL give some answers for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treatment

A box and blister pack of Ivermectin Tablets

Judge Orders Hospital to Give COVID Patient Ivermectin

Drug to be given to comatose Illinois patient after docs refused

A young female physician naps in a chair in a hospital hallway

Op-Ed: The Energy-Draining Life of a Physician

It's a long, hard road, so you must find your passion

The YouTube video thumbnail for this video with Dr. Zubin Damania and the words DUMB HOSPITAL COVID RULES

Op-Ed: These Hospital COVID Restrictions Are Dumb

And they aren't based in science, according to ZDoggMD

A photo of Mark Haganman, DO

Was This Doctor Wrongly Terminated?

Mark Haganman, DO, says he was fired for raising concerns about COVID safety practices

A serious female doctor wearing protective gear in the emergency room uses a mechanical ventilator on a patient

Being a Doctor Is My 'Heart-Song'

Even if it's not always easy

The YouTube video thumbnail with Zubin Damania, MD and the words: WRONG MASK ADVICE

Op-Ed: Did We Hurt Healthcare Workers With Bad Mask Advice?

ZDoggMD discusses new evidence that suggests we did

A man in scrubs naps on a gurney in a hospital hallway.

Op-Ed: Stop Ignoring Our Parallel Pandemic

Biden's COVID-19 task force must take action to prevent clinician burnout

A young male physician makes the time out gesture

Op-Ed: If You're a Doctor, You Need Therapy

You can't take care of patients until you take care of yourself

SCCM over a photo of doctors rushing a patient on a gurney into the ER

COVID-19 Risk Not Equal for All Critical Care Staff

Antibody study in British hospital reveals exposure varied by role

SCCM over a photo of doctors rushing a patient on a gurney into the ER

Burnout Among ICU Docs Skyrocketed During COVID-19

Small Dutch survey finds link to unsafe work environment, scarcity of resources

SCCM over a photo of doctors rushing a patient on a gurney into the ER

Telemedicine in ICU Saves Lives, Study Finds

Tele-intensivist care linked to 18% lower mortality over a decade

SCCM over a photo of doctors rushing a patient on a gurney into the ER

Dexmedetomidine Ties Propofol for Intubated Adults With Sepsis

No significant difference in days without delirium or coma

STS over a computer rendering of a transparent body with the heart and lungs highlighted

What Does Survival Look Like After ECMO for COVID-19?

Small registry highlights need to analyze survivors' longitudinal functional status

STS over a computer rendering of a transparent body with the heart and lungs highlighted

Will Recovering COVID-19 Patients Soon Be Walking Around on ECMO?

This year's winner of the STS "Shark Tank" session

An aerial view of the Samaritan鈥檚 Purse Emergency Field Hospital in western North Carolina

Despite Controversial Leader, Charity's COVID Field Hospitals Prove Helpful

Samaritan's Purse opens field hospitals in hard-hit areas as CEO Franklin Graham faces scrutiny

A doctor wearing white rubber gloves prepares to vaccinate a pregnant woman

Pregnant Doctors Are Getting Their COVID Shots

Ob/gyn groups favor vaccination as pregnant women are "vulnerable" population

A blurred photo of a covid-19 patient connected to various life saving equipment laying in a hospital bed

Acute Brain Dysfunction Prolonged in COVID-19 ICU Patients

'COVID in the ICU is like a delirium factory'

A photo of New Jersey physician鈥檚 assistant James Cai

PA Who Sounded COVID Alarm Had Long Recovery

Needed nighttime oxygen for months, still testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies

What's Behind the Ivermectin-for-COVID Buzz?

Maverick physicians spurn randomized trials while "people are dying"

A photo of Ralph Dotinga on a stack of old photos next to lilies

The Long Goodbye: How COVID Took My Dad's Life

A single-word text from Room 993 - 'help' - and a grim cascade of complications

A photo of Susan Moore, MD

Black Doctor Who Died of COVID Said Racism Impacted Care

Susan Moore, MD, said she had to beg for proper care: "This is how Black people get killed"

Four antique syringes made of glass and metal

Are Old Vaccines Helpful Against COVID-19?

They rev the innate immune response, which appears to play a key role in fighting COVID-19

An illustration of a diverse group of healthcare workers wearing masks

Should Docs Who Had COVID Still Get the Vaccine?

Healthcare workers consider giving up their spot in line in light of limited supply

A person holding a sign which reads: WE ARE WOKE TO YOUR PLANDEMIC WE DO NOT CONSENT TO A GATES VACCINE

COVID Patients' Crackpot Theories Take Toll on Healthcare Workers

"Their last dying words are, 'This can't be happening, this isn't real'"

JFK鈥檚 presidential limousine parked at Emergency Room entrance of Parkland Hospital, Dallas TX

JFK in Trauma Room One: A Witness Remembers

At just 25, Joe Goldstrich, MD, was the youngest member of the Kennedy treatment team

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