Kate Middleton Hospitalized; Sen. Paul Urges Prison for Fauci; COVID Back in Class Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Jan 17, 2024
Trump and GOP Rivals' Positions on Major Healthcare Issues Here's where the top candidates stand on abortion, the ACA, and gender-affirming care Jan 16, 2024
California Offers a Lifeline for Medical Residents Who Can't Find Abortion Training A new law makes it easier for out-of-state physicians to get in-person training Jan 14, 2024
Go Vegetarian to Avoid COVID? Making Dialysis Centers Work Better Also in TTHealthWatch: diagnostic errors among hospitalized patients Jan 13, 2024 podcast
It Is Literally Impossible to Be a Woman in Medicine Women physicians face a multitude of challenges beginning in medical school Jan 13, 2024
AAMC Overhauls Pricing for Residency Applications Announcement comes shortly after the ob/gyn application service lowered prices Jan 12, 2024
Diverting Acute HF Patients From Hospitalization: Case Builds for Short Stay Units Rerouting low-risk patients from routine admission deemed safe in trial Jan 11, 2024
Despite Disinfection, Bugs Thrive on High-Touch Hospital Surfaces Unusual pathogens may pose threat to immunocompromised patients, researchers say Jan 11, 2024
Add-On Clarithromycin Pans Out in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Trial Respiratory system severity scores, organ failure assessment scores improved, trial found Jan 10, 2024
NPs Have the Best Job in Healthcare Being a PA is a close second, according to the U.S. News annual ranking Jan 10, 2024
Multistate Licensure for Docs, Others Continues to Gain Steam More state legislatures consider joining licensure compacts Jan 09, 2024
It Takes a Lot to Gross Out Healthcare Workers Small study showed less "disgust" among care home workers compared with controls Jan 09, 2024
Advanced Practice Providers Push to Unionize in Oregon OHSU group concerned that profits are taking precedence over providers and patients Jan 08, 2024
Diagnostic Errors Common in Hospital Deaths, ICU Transfers, Study Suggests Mistakes were driven by patient assessment, testing, and often led to harm or death Jan 08, 2024
Collaboration Between Local Oncologists and Academia Is Crucial Greater partnerships can optimize cancer care outcomes Jan 06, 2024
U.S. Rep's Death Medical Negligence? FDA Investigates GLPs; Fingerprint Mammograms Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Jan 05, 2024
2023 Called 'Pivotal' for Healthcare Price Transparency More than 90% of hospitals have posted machine-readable files of price information to their sites Jan 04, 2024
More Hospital Mask Mandates; Ear Wax Cleaning Cameras; Twins Born in Different Years Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Jan 04, 2024
Details of New Ob/Gyn Residency Application System Revealed The application, called ResidencyCAS, prioritizes "holistic review" and costs less than ERAS Jan 03, 2024
Inpatient COVID-19 Costs Substantially Outpaced Medical Inflation Hospital costs to treat COVID-19 estimated at a staggering $70 billion Jan 03, 2024
ChatGPT Misdiagnosed Most Pediatric Cases Older version of the chatbot was wrong in 83% of kids' clinical scenarios Jan 02, 2024
Hospitals Often Failed to Switch From IV to Oral Antibiotics in Eligible Patients Study shows only 43% of patients with gram-negative bloodstream infections were transitioned Jan 02, 2024
Nonprofit Hospital Boards on the Firing Line Many have not been focused enough on their mission to serve their communities Jan 02, 2024
Hospital Deaths Investigated; Price Hikes for 500 Drugs; Mushroom Poisonings Rise Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Jan 02, 2024
Mortality Reaches 20% for Hospitalized Patients With High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Worst outcomes for patients with hemodynamic collapse Jan 01, 2024
Nursing Exam Pass Rates Appear to Be Rising. Why? With a new exam format, experts expected rates to dip; that isn't what happened Jan 01, 2024
Students of Shuttered Nursing School Sue State Officials for Overreach Connecticut requested license applicants of Stone Academy program complete a "refresher course" Dec 29, 2023
A Seat at the Table: Physicians Have Been Unionizing in Droves Efforts have been made by seasoned physicians, as well as residents and fellows Dec 29, 2023
Prenatal Fentanyl Exposure Suspected in Novel Syndrome Causality has yet to be determined for what resembles Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome Dec 29, 2023
Medicare Cuts Beg the Question: Do Doctors Know How to Make 'Good Trouble'? The health of American healthcare may depend on physicians taking it to the streets Dec 27, 2023 video
Hospital Complications Rise After Private Equity Buyout Medicare data point to additional reason for concern Dec 26, 2023
Three Convicted in Fake Nursing Diploma Scheme Defendants snagged by "Operation Nightingale" could face up to 20 years in prison Dec 21, 2023
Scripps Clinic Must Pay Almost $7M to Older Docs in Age Bias Case California allows medical groups to force retirement at age 70, but it's against federal law Dec 21, 2023
Youth Death Rallies Anti-Vaxers; Insurers Hire After Malpractice; Bad Doc Ignored? This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 20, 2023
Explanations Don't Help Clinicians Spot Biased AI Biased AI predictions tanked diagnostic accuracy, and model explanations didn't bring it back up Dec 19, 2023
Four Benefits of Including Physicians in Healthcare Design Insights from medical training and experience can improve the built environment Dec 19, 2023
Maternal Flu Shot Protects Infants Against Severe Disease Vaccine effectiveness was better when mom was vaccinated during third trimester Dec 19, 2023
Is There No High-Touch Surface in Hospitals Free of Microbial Contamination? Sorry, your precious break room coffeemaker is covered with it -- but regular cleaning helps Dec 18, 2023
