Nursing Exam Pass Rates Dropped in Recent Years. Why? Most experts agree the pandemic played a role, but regulators don't plan to make the test easier Jan 12, 2023
Surgeons Will Probably Want to Avoid This Scrub Color Some survey respondents said black scrubs were deathlike or resembled a mortician Jan 11, 2023
Yet Another Issue Is Disrupting the Healthcare Workplace Responding to portal messages in "real time" is just the latest assault Jan 10, 2023
New York Nurses Strike for Better Staffing It's not about the money, but patient safety, nurses say Jan 09, 2023
Black Medical Residents Saddled With More Debt Than Other Groups Debt disparities start long before postgrad training; debt forgiveness could provide relief Jan 09, 2023
Fixing Heart Failure Workforce Issues: Baby Steps Start This Year Pay, curriculum changes proposed to attract more doctors Jan 05, 2023
Are U.S. Healthcare Workers Better Off Unionized? Study finds higher earnings and benefits, but unionization still stalled Dec 28, 2022
Nurse Practitioners Need Support Now More Than Ever AANP President April Kapu, DNP, discusses association priorities and opportunities Dec 13, 2022 video
A Medical Take on the Word of the Year: Gaslighting Doctors are trying to function in a very broken system Dec 13, 2022
I'm a Neurologist, Hear Me Roar If I wasn't believed when seeking care, what chance do non-physicians have? Dec 06, 2022
A New Tool to Report Medical Trainee Mistreatment Reveals Thorny Issues Small group of Mount Sinai faculty were responsible for half of unprofessional behavior reports Dec 02, 2022
Looming Physician Pay Cut 'Unprecedented' and 'Unconscionable,' AMA President Says Number of doctors who take Medicare patients could dwindle without Congressional action Dec 02, 2022
Confronting the Growing Violence Against Staff in the Emergency Department Alex Skog, MD, on physician anxiety, enforcing consequences, and creating a safer environment Nov 30, 2022 video
An Affirmative Action Ban Would Be Devastating to Patient Care A pending Supreme Court decision could erode progress on improving diversity in medicine Nov 26, 2022
Can Virtual Nursing Save the Workforce? RN turnover is increasing, and two-thirds plan to leave in the next 3 years Nov 23, 2022
Hospital Responds to Staffing Crisis After Reports of Patient Death Challenges at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett reflective of hospitals across the U.S. Nov 22, 2022
Doctor, You Are Still Human Prioritizing personal mental health and well-being remains essential Nov 22, 2022
Here's What Led ED Nurse to Call the Fire Department for Help Problems from that night are not unique to her hospital, says Kelsay Irby, RN Nov 21, 2022
Should Board Certification Organizations Have to Meet Particular Standards? AMA delegates debate the question, air their grievances with maintenance of certification Nov 17, 2022
Doctor Faces Child Sex Trafficking Charges; Pfizer's COVID Cash; Ransomware Harm This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 09, 2022
Electronic Medical Records Are Strangling American Medicine The implications for burnout are staggering Oct 23, 2022
Isn't It a Seller's Market for Healthcare Professionals? Competition for a scarce resource (providers) could improve the workplace Oct 12, 2022
Nurse Protests Her Firing Over Refusal to Take Implicit Bias Training "I objected to a mandatory course grounded in the idea that I'm racist because I'm white" Oct 07, 2022
UCSF Residents Avert Strike; Reach Tentative Deal With Children's Hospital Oakland Proposed contract includes better pay and benefits for housing, meals, and relocation Oct 07, 2022
Women Doctors More Likely to Be Called by First Name in Patient Portal Messages Primary care and DO physicians also more likely to be greeted informally in EMR messages Oct 05, 2022
Growing Calls to Marry HF Specialists With Cardiac Critical Care Cardiac ICU staffing issues require a multidisciplinary team approach, some say Oct 02, 2022
The Oft-Forgotten Team Members: Health Unit Coordinators They should be recognized in their presence rather than by their absence Sep 24, 2022
How Does Oncology Deal With Pandemic Burnout? Evidence suggests the pandemic could have long-term consequences Sep 20, 2022
Fauci: COVID Lives On; Doc's Burnout Broke Her Heart; Don't Cook Chicken in NyQuil Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Sep 20, 2022
Medical Education Has 'Gone Woke' -- That's a Good Thing New AAMC guidelines on diversity and equity are a much-needed addition to medical education Sep 06, 2022
Kentucky Nurse Accused of Killing Elderly Patient Eyvette Renee Hunter allegedly sedated 97-year-old against orders Aug 24, 2022
Public Health Workers Still Face PTSD, Other Mental Health Problems Three quarters of workers surveyed say support for mental health hasn't improved Jul 28, 2022
Want to Keep People Working in Mental Health? Pay Them More $$, Experts Say "I'm competing with places like Target," says one crisis intervention center director Jul 20, 2022
Physicians Can Kick Tech's A** Right Back Medicine needs specialized doctors who only focus on technology Jul 12, 2022
More RN Hours Linked With Better Sepsis Outcomes Facility needs to have enough nurses on staff for such "complex care," researcher warns Jun 01, 2022
Doc Says He Was Cut for Pushing Back on 10-Minute Visits Employer argues 10-minute goal is only for time spent in EMR May 19, 2022
Do Interns and Residents Ever Really Go on Strike? Milton Packer describes the first and only successful U.S. housestaff strike -- in 1975 May 18, 2022
The Chilling Effect of the RaDonda Vaught Prosecution The threat of criminal charges will not create better providers or patient outcomes May 17, 2022
Nurse Vaught Sentenced for Deadly Medical Error Former Vanderbilt nurse gets 3 years probation for negligent homicide, adult abuse May 13, 2022
Doctor's Co. Faked COVID Test Results; Surgeon Sues Over Sexism; Hospital Price Hike This past week in healthcare investigations May 11, 2022
