COVID-19 Antibiotic Overuse Puts Stewardship Efforts at Risk Researchers worry that copious prescriptions will worsen resistance problem May 12, 2020
Confirmed: Kids Can Get Severe COVID-19 Like in adults, comorbidities a major risk factor May 11, 2020
Study Backs Cytokine Targeting for COVID-19 Tx Interrupting host inflammatory response shows promise May 08, 2020
Kawasaki Disease From COVID-19 in Kids: How Common? Warnings out on inflammatory syndrome but many questions remain May 08, 2020
Detroit Children's Hospital Ousts Wayne State Pediatricians 25 doctors "squeezed in the middle" of administrative dispute May 08, 2020
Respiratory Therapists Play Critical Role in COVID-19 Pandemic Specialty is in the thick of the outbreak, managing ventilators and assisting with intubations May 04, 2020
When Did COVID-19 Arrive and Could We Have Spotted It Earlier? A forensic pathologist investigates May 04, 2020
Still Want to Be a Doctor Post COVID-19? How the pandemic could influence the next generation of healthcare professionals May 04, 2020
It's Always 'Safety Third' in Emergency Medicine COVID-19 or not, the first priority is patients Apr 28, 2020
Enhanced Recovery Protocols Lower Opioid Use After C-Section Researchers also reported reduction in hospital stay and costs Apr 27, 2020
High-Dose CQ Tied to Death, Cardiac Events in COVID-19 Patients Trial stopped due to prolonged QTc interval, higher rate of death in high- vs low-dose group Apr 24, 2020
NYU Leadership Gaslights Residents Over Hazard Pay Urology chair: requests are "not becoming of a compassionate and caring physician" Apr 23, 2020
Why These Athletes Went Ahead With Their Elective Surgeries Sports medicine physicians weigh in on special treatment Apr 22, 2020
Fear of the False Negative COVID-19 Test Reports suggest dire impact on healthcare workforce -- and patient care -- if tests miss infectious providers Apr 20, 2020
Doctors Struggle to Get Paid for Telehealth Visits Provider payments vary by states, plans, and shifting policies Apr 16, 2020
Almost 60% of Chest X-Rays 'Normal' in COVID-19 Imaging study may be inadequate to diagnose COVID-19 in an ambulatory care setting, research suggests Apr 15, 2020
COVID-19 and Suicide: ‘A Perfect Storm’? Suicide prevention should be considered in public health plans, researchers argue Apr 10, 2020
Healthcare Workers Face Punishment for Speaking Out Social media conversations are being monitored; some have lost their jobs over PPE complaints Apr 09, 2020
Anticoagulation Guidance Emerging for Severe COVID-19 Pragmatic choices dominate as guidelines are shaping up Apr 08, 2020
Ex-Docs Spend Medicaid $$; Husel Murder Trial Delay; Dentist Burns PPE Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Apr 03, 2020
ISCHEMIA Trial Puts Big Question Mark on Implications of Ischemia Subanalyses of the landmark trial show lack of correlation to outcomes Apr 01, 2020
Mavacamten Promising in Non-Obstructive HCM Phase II MAVERICK-HCM trial looked at safety, efficacy of myosin inhibitor Apr 01, 2020
White House Extends COVID-19 'Slow the Spread' Guidelines to April 30 Trump admits ending restrictions by Easter was "just an aspiration"; offers June 1 as new target Mar 30, 2020
Organ Transplant: 'Essential' Surgery in a Time of Pandemic Centers describe the tough choices, strategies, and outcomes they're seeing Mar 26, 2020
Strong, Determined: Portraits of COVID-19 Healthcare Workers Staff photographer at hospital deluged with cases: "I wanted to show what our people are going through" Mar 24, 2020
Rheumatologists: On the COVID-19 Front Line Experience with rheumatic drugs may help in the most severe cases Mar 22, 2020
First 'Single Match' Pushes Residency Placements to New Record Finally a unified Match Day for DO and MD grads Mar 20, 2020
SCCM: Too Few Ventilators, ICU Beds Available for Worst-Case COVID-19 Scenario Even with less-than-fully-functional models pressed into service, shortages likely Mar 17, 2020
AAAAI: Restaurant EpiPens; Devices OK After Expiration? How About After Laundering? Roundup of epinephrine injector research prepared for AAAAI 2020 Mar 16, 2020
Surgeon Accused of Taping Sex Assaults; MD Chokes Nurse; Sex for Pain Pills Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Mar 13, 2020
Interference in Troponin Assays: What's Going On? Heterophile antibodies, biotin, and more with Robert Christenson, PhD Mar 13, 2020 podcast
Attack on HIV Reservoir Falls Short No impact seen with romidepsin and neutralizing antibody agent Mar 12, 2020
Birth Control Implants, HIV Meds Safe Together Drug-drug interactions not seen in combination Mar 12, 2020
Track the U.S. COVID-19 Outbreak in Real Time Where and how many coronavirus cases diagnosed in this country Mar 11, 2020