Learning to Control Traumatic Hemorrhage Can Prevent Firearm Deaths Escalating gun violence necessitates widespread bystander response Dec 21, 2023
CDC Tracks Down Rare, Deadly Bacteria in Mississippi Gulf Region Locating the bacteria that causes melioidosis akin to "finding a needle in a haystack" Dec 20, 2023
Toothbrushing Linked to Lower Risk of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Brushing also tied to decreased ICU mortality, need for mechanical ventilation Dec 18, 2023
HF Patient's Zip Code Telling of Potential Adherence Issues to Meds GDMT nonadherence exceeds 50% in some neighborhoods, New York study finds 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
Experts, Lawmakers Explore Downside of Drug-Price Negotiation Stifled innovation, reduced access suggested as future challenges Dec 14, 2023
Giving Oropharyngeal Surfactant at Birth Is No Help to Preemies Increased rates of pneumothorax emerged among newborns treated prophylactically Dec 11, 2023
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissections: Treatment Recommendations Still Unheeded Assessing global care quality for a condition disproportionately affecting young women Dec 08, 2023
Conservative Oxygenation Outperforms Liberal Targets for Critically Ill Kids Oxy-PICU is the first randomized trial to compare different SpO2 targets in these patients Dec 05, 2023
Deep Brain Stimulation Revives Cognitive Function After Traumatic Brain Injury Pilot study shows promise in people with chronic cognitive deficits Dec 04, 2023
Prone Positioning Falls Flat for Weaning COVID Patients Off ECMO Similar ECMO duration, mortality compared with supine position in randomized trial Dec 01, 2023
Safer to Hold Off on Intubating Comatose, Intoxicated Patients, Trial Finds French centers showed faster discharge, fewer adverse events Nov 29, 2023
CDC Advisors' Infection Control Guidance Leaves Us Unprotected The guidelines will lead to unnecessary infections and deaths if approved Nov 29, 2023
Male vs Female Surgeons; China Beefs Up Fever Clinics; C. Diff Survives Disinfecting Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Nov 27, 2023
Early Interventions for Autism; Imaging After Stenting Also in TTHealthWatch: Clamping the umbilical cord in premature infants Nov 25, 2023 podcast
China Reports No 'Unusual' Pathogens Driving Pneumonia Cluster in Kids Chinese health officials say the rise in respiratory illness is part of a continued surge Nov 24, 2023
Alteplase Not Harmful in NOAC Users, Even in a More Bleeding-Prone Cohort No excess brain bleeds in an Asian population receiving lytic therapy for stroke Nov 20, 2023
FDA OKs Product to Thwart Bloodstream Infections During Dialysis Taurolidine-heparin solution reduced infections by 71% versus heparin alone Nov 15, 2023
No Aspirin Needed After LVAD, ARIES-HM3 Trial Says Warfarin does a good enough job alone without adding aspirin Nov 11, 2023
Transfusion Thresholds Square Off in Acute Myocardial Infarction For patients with anemia, trial suggests the commonly used restrictive strategy might not be best Nov 11, 2023
Seek and Ye Shall Find Afib in Stroke Survivors Neuro-cardiac collaboration can make a big difference post-stroke Nov 08, 2023
Kidney Week Roundup: Cell Therapy Cuts Immunosuppressive Drug Use Post-Transplant Plus: bardoxolone methyl for diabetic kidney disease and spironolactone in hemodialysis patients Nov 07, 2023
To Get More New Antimicrobial Drugs, Fix the Broken Market, Experts Say Hospitals see a new antibiotic as something to raise their costs, one expert noted Nov 07, 2023
Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgery Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension Nov 06, 2023
This Antibiotic May Reduce C. Diff Risk in Pneumonia Patients Doxycycline associated with reduced infection, re-infection rates versus azithromycin Nov 03, 2023
Infectious Disease Groups Urge CMS to Retire Sepsis Treatment Guidelines Use of the measure hasn't lowered mortality rates, they say Nov 02, 2023
Chinese Compound for MI?; Knee Pain Management Also in TTHealthWatch: a new colorectal cancer screening test Oct 28, 2023 podcast
EP Study During TAVR Offers Better Prediction of Late Conduction Disturbances Interventional cardiologists trained to handle His bundle recordings at one center Oct 27, 2023
Skipping Hand Hygiene Before Donning Gloves May Be Just as Safe, Trial Suggests Adherence to infection prevention strategy was better in hospital units asked to directly glove Oct 27, 2023
Tricuspid Valve Replacement Safe, Effective in Pivotal Trial Outcome data still awaited after positive interim results Oct 27, 2023
Probiotics for Preterm Infants Could Pose Serious Danger, FDA Warns Abbott, Infinant Health sent warning letters about their products Oct 26, 2023
Retinal Artery Occlusion Tied to Higher Risks of Death, Vascular Events Risk appeared at 2 weeks and remained at 1 year and beyond Oct 26, 2023
Targeting Collaterals During Primary PCI Disappoints in Trial Pressure-controlled intermittent coronary sinus occlusion appears safe in acute MI, though Oct 26, 2023
Black Kids Twice as Likely to Die of Sepsis, Single-Center Study Finds "Outcomes were different" even with similar care, says researcher Oct 26, 2023
Inhaled Antibiotic Cuts Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Also led to lower rate of ventilator-related complications versus placebo Oct 26, 2023
Vitamin C Flops for Severe COVID-19 Trial data suggest chance of harm significantly greater than small possibility of efficacy Oct 25, 2023
Drug-Coated Balloon Answers 'Embarrassing' Need for In-Stent Restenosis in U.S. Agent device avoids additional layer of stenting in patients with recurrent blockages Oct 25, 2023
Convalescent Plasma Improves Survival in COVID Patients With ARDS, New Trial Shows Might be one treatment option for the sickest of patients Oct 25, 2023
