Project 2025: Assessing the Impact on the Healthcare Workforce Effective and equitable training does not appear to be a priority of this agenda Sep 09, 2024
Tennessee Medical Board Refuses to Enforce New IMG Law Members skeptical of verification process, concerned about patient safety Sep 06, 2024
Nurse Goes Missing; Mpox on Airplanes; Warning on Pain Supplements Health news and commentary gathered by staff Sep 06, 2024
Insurer Will Launch 'Gold Card' Program to Skip Prior Authorization Prior authorization has remained a significant source of administrative burden, physicians say Sep 05, 2024
PA Group Sends Second Letter Asking AMA for Policy Truce A second open letter requests a meeting to discuss the impact of AMA's "disparaging rhetoric" Sep 04, 2024
Surgeon Removed Liver Instead of Spleen, Family Says Pathologist finds liver instead of splenic tissue Sep 04, 2024
Gender Care Docs Threatened; Optum Takeover Regrets; Profiting Off Patients This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 04, 2024
From D-Day to Assassination Attempts: Where Medicine and History Intertwine Major historical events may have turned out differently without rapid medical responses Sep 04, 2024
$300M Lawsuit for Hospital Where RN Is Accused of Replacing Fentanyl With Tap Water Suit says the hospital failed to monitor medication administration procedures Sep 04, 2024
Residents Strike, Demonstrate Around Labor Day Weekend Trainees in Buffalo strike, while those in Philadelphia demonstrate for better pay Sep 04, 2024
Shots Fired in Hospital; FBI Havana Syndrome Report; Experts' Concerns About RFK Jr. Health news and commentary gathered by staff Sep 03, 2024
Pause or Keep RAS Inhibitors Before Surgery? Take Your Pick. Either choice is "acceptable" based on randomized study Aug 31, 2024
Inducing General Anesthesia From the Doctor's Point of View Watch from the perspective of an anesthesiologist as he prepares a patient to go under the knife Aug 30, 2024
What the Matthew Perry Tragedy Reminds Us About Ketamine Use We must develop multi-disciplinary safety standards for ketamine clinics Aug 29, 2024
Neurologists Are the Latest Specialists to Exit Mission Health Physician departures have followed a 2019 takeover by HCA Healthcare Aug 28, 2024
Another Injectable Toxoid Vaccine Flops for C. Diff It's time to look at oral vaccines to prevent C. difficile infections, experts say Aug 28, 2024
Psychedelic Probe Expands; Why Therapists Leave Networks; Fizzling Pandemic Program This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 28, 2024
U.S. Records Year's First EEE Virus Death Case in New Hampshire resident was the state's first in a decade Aug 28, 2024
West Nile and EEE: What to Know About Mosquito-Borne Illness in the U.S. These diseases may be causing a buzz, but they're not doing anything unusual this season Aug 27, 2024
Blood Culture Bottle Shortage Starting to Ease, Becton Dickinson Says Production expected to hit 125% of weekly demand by year's end, spokesperson says Aug 27, 2024
Democratic Congressman Dies; Hospital Accused of Losing Patient; Pumpkins and Health Health news and commentary gathered by staff Aug 23, 2024
Day in the Life of a Doctor: Cardiology Join YouTuber and physician Siobhan Deshauer, MD, for a day in the hospital Aug 22, 2024
Insufficient Hospital Nurse Staffing Linked With Higher Risk of Patient Death Temporary staffing not the answer, according to study Aug 19, 2024
Researchers Hit the Road to Learn Why CVD and COPD Are Rampant in the Rural South "No race is spared, although people of color fare worse," says project leader Aug 19, 2024
California Bill Would Require State Review of Private Equity Deals in Healthcare Consumer advocates and labor unions are enthusiastic about the plans, but hospitals are not Aug 18, 2024
In-Hospital Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance Declined Over 13 Years In-tandem reductions at VA centers suggest antimicrobial stewardship works, researchers say Aug 15, 2024
Two Doctors Charged in Connection With Matthew Perry's Death Ketamine in actor's blood was in the range used for general anesthesia during surgery Aug 15, 2024
Physicians in India Strike, Protest Following Rape and Killing of Trainee Doc Government hospitals in several cities across the nation have since suspended medical services Aug 15, 2024
One in Four Brain Injury Patients Who Appear Unresponsive Respond Covertly Functional MRI and EEG detect awareness in coma or vegetative states Aug 14, 2024
Did COVID Vax Mandates for Health Workers Increase Uptake? Yes, but only among younger workers and in states with no test-out options Aug 14, 2024
Bleeding Better Controlled When Protamine Is Part of TAVR Wrap-Up Routine ACE-PROTAVI trial tested upfront vs selective use of heparin reversal agent Aug 14, 2024
Steward Health Care Reaches Deal to Sell Its Nationwide Physicians Network Deal comes as Steward plans to sell six hospitals Aug 14, 2024
'Inside Out 2': How New Emotions Mirror Medical Student Struggles A look at anxiety, envy, embarrassment, and ennui Aug 11, 2024
More Rural Hospitals Are on the Verge of Closing, Report Finds Private insurers are paying less than the cost of care, data show Aug 09, 2024
Helpful, Harmful, or Illegal: Can Your Patients Really Record You? The pros and cons of recording doctors Aug 09, 2024
Common Antibiotics Linked With Serious Skin Reactions in Older Adults Sulfonamides and cephalosporins the worst offenders, study finds Aug 08, 2024
Small-Town Patients Face Big Hurdles as Rural Hospitals Cut Cancer Care According to one analytics firm, 382 rural hospitals stopped services from 2014 to 2022 Aug 07, 2024
What Is 'Character Assassination' in Medicine? The consequences affect not only the targeted clinician but patients and institutions too Aug 06, 2024
One Group Hopes to End the Use of Live Animals in U.S. Surgical Residencies Many surgical residency programs still use live animals for training Aug 06, 2024
Mask Ban Approved; Magnesium and Sleep; Tenet Hospitals Sold Health news and commentary gathered by staff Aug 06, 2024
