Cancer Center Researchers Clash; Catheter Billing Scam; More Philips Recall Drama This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 14, 2024
Mental Health Exemptions Emerge in Abortion Rights Initiatives on State Ballots While proposals in other states specifically exclude the exception Feb 14, 2024
Safety Events at Hospitals More Common in Black and Hispanic Kids "Many factors could be driving these disparities," researcher says Feb 14, 2024 video
When Clock's Ticking on Vision Loss, New Protocol Speeds Eye Stroke Diagnoses Hospitals picked up pace by using OCT scanners and embracing virtual diagnoses Feb 14, 2024
Exercise and COVID; Can Smells Help Depression? Car Crashes Into Hospital ED Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ staff Feb 14, 2024
Female Reproductive Factors Linked to COPD Risk Age at menarche and menopause, number of children seem to play a role Feb 13, 2024
Study: Let's Revisit Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Joint Replacement One center's experience puts recent policy in doubt Feb 13, 2024
Immunotherapy May Hold Promise for Skin Cancers After Kidney Transplant Two studies had "important differences," but can help guide clinicians Feb 13, 2024
San Francisco Nurses Sue City Over Missed Breaks Class action lawsuit claims nurses at public hospitals were denied meal, rest breaks Feb 13, 2024
Not Passing a Bill to Fix Medicare Doc Pay Cuts Is 'Appalling,' Lawmaker Says Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, also talks about prior authorization, violence against health workers Feb 13, 2024
Ebola Vaccine Given Post-Infection Protects Against Death Study reinforces importance of vaccinating at-risk groups as early as possible, authors say Feb 13, 2024
Child Protective Services Is Being Weaponized Against Our Black Patients HHS must institute more oversight of medical professionals making repeated calls Feb 13, 2024
Large-Core Strokes Do Better Long-Term With Thrombectomy SELECT2 trial's 1-year results show continued benefits for patients with slower recovery Feb 13, 2024
New First-Line Option for Pancreatic Cancer Approved Liposomal irinotecan-based regimen gets FDA greenlight for metastatic disease Feb 13, 2024
FLT3 Inhibitor Highly Active in Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia Complete response rate of 86%, median event-free survival approaching 4 years with crenolanib Feb 13, 2024
Denosumab Protective Against Diabetes? Study found lower diabetes incidence with osteoporosis drug for patients who stayed on treatment Feb 13, 2024
15 Residents in Limbo as Surgical Residency Program Loses Accreditation Health system has filed an appeal, but residents eye an escape Feb 13, 2024
Death From Alaskapox Virus: What to Know Small mammals, especially voles, may be behind the cases Feb 13, 2024
When Does Brain Death Occur? Parkinson's-Paraquat Links; AI Boosts ARIA Detection News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Feb 13, 2024
I Never Expected to Run a Code While Running the NYC Marathon It turns out we were all in the right place at the right time Feb 13, 2024
Salt Subs in Normal BP; Stroke Thrombectomy Without $$; Walmart's CVD Blood Test Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Feb 13, 2024
One in 10 People With COVID During Pregnancy Will Develop Long COVID This appears to be less than the general adult population, researcher says Feb 13, 2024
Midline Catheters Go Head-to-Head With PICCs for Bloodstream Infections For dwell times of 15 days or less, midline catheters noninferior, single-center study finds Feb 13, 2024
Risk Score Proposed to Anchor Forthcoming Donor Heart Allocation Rules Current six-tier system on the outs due to excessive manipulation Feb 13, 2024
More Patients Rely on Early Prenatal Testing as States Toughen Abortion Laws But testing early in pregnancy may be inaccurate Feb 13, 2024
Turf War: Study Backs Natural Grass as Less Injurious Than Artificial Surface And some fake grasses appear more dangerous than others Feb 13, 2024
CDC Changing COVID Isolation Recs; Former PM Opts for Euthanasia; Plant-Based Diets Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ staff Feb 13, 2024
Dementia Predicted 10 Years Before Diagnosis Blood proteins identified those at risk for all-cause, Alzheimer's, or vascular dementia Feb 12, 2024
Oncologists Risk Self-Referral Violations Over Medicare Mail-Order Drug Rule New interpretation of Stark law excludes distribution of oral oncology drugs by mail Feb 12, 2024
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Long-Term Cognitive Benefits Surgical weight loss linked with improved cognitive function, mood, and brain parameters on MRI Feb 12, 2024
Novel Oral Antibiotic Effective Against Uncomplicated UTIs Gepotidacin could be first new class of oral antibiotics for uncomplicated UTI in over 20 years Feb 12, 2024
FDA Reviewers Skeptical on TriClip for Tricuspid Regurgitation Tricuspid valve repair system is up for advisory committee scrutiny on Tuesday Feb 12, 2024
Sleep Apnea Smartwatch Feature Gets FDA Authorization Software is first of its kind to receive agency greenlight, set to roll out this year Feb 12, 2024
FDA Approves First Oral Option for Eosinophilic Esophagitis Fixed-duration course of corticosteroid indicated for patients 11 years and up Feb 12, 2024
Rapid Weight Loss a Diabetic Retinopathy Risk? While research is conflicting, GLP-1 therapies might cause transient worsening of retinal disease Feb 12, 2024
Study: Fewer Kids in the ED Means More Missed Diagnoses Study suggests low pediatric-volume EDs might benefit from supports to improve diagnosis Feb 12, 2024
California Nurse Acquitted of Involuntary Manslaughter But jurors deadlocked 9-3 on charges against a jail doctor Feb 12, 2024
Artificial Intelligence Versus Sir William Osler Note-taking in the electronic health record still leaves much to be desired Feb 12, 2024
