CDC Investigates Its Own Outbreak; Alzheimer's Drug Wins; Submerged Hospital Found Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff May 03, 2023
Feds Probe Hospitals Accused of Denying Emergency Abortion Care State laws may have changed, but federal EMTALA requirements have not, says HHS secretary May 02, 2023
Botanical Product Reduces Sepsis Mortality in Chinese Trial But path to FDA approval for Xuebijing infusion unlikely with these data alone, say editorialists May 01, 2023
More Efforts Needed to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance, Lawmakers Told Witnesses at House hearing push for new drugs and tests, and more infectious disease docs Apr 28, 2023
Sketchy Benefits With Corticosteroids Persist in Children's Heart Surgery An updated meta-analysis of the controversial practice shows no definite answers Apr 28, 2023
FDA OKs First Poop-Based Oral Therapy Vowst approved for preventing recurrent C. difficile infections after antibiotics Apr 27, 2023
Bill to Cut Spending Would 'Gut' Healthcare Workforce, House Dems Argue Bill threatens growth of nursing and behavioral health workforce, and community health centers Apr 27, 2023
Bacterial Outbreak Kills Four; 'COVID War' Lessons; Health Alert on Meat Soups Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Apr 27, 2023
Medicare's Policy on Alzheimer's Drugs Comes Under Fire at House Hearing Many on both sides of the aisle expressed concerns Apr 26, 2023
Unionized Resident Physicians Rally for Pay Parity, Hazard Pay Non-unionized resident physicians recently got a 6% raise Apr 26, 2023
Return of 3-Day Rule Will Stress Crowded Hospitals Further Groups call for the 57-year-old policy to be abolished Apr 26, 2023
Public Health: Lack of Trust, Loss of Workers A talk with Megan Ranney about COVID, the importance of an MPH degree, and hopes for the future Apr 26, 2023
Here Are This Year's Top Graduate Nursing Programs U.S. News moves ahead with nursing rankings despite medical school drama Apr 25, 2023
Are Physician-Owned Hospitals Good for Healthcare? Report commissioned by two hospital groups suggests otherwise Apr 25, 2023
U.S. News Pulls Preview of Top Medical Schools Amid Rankings Delay A new release date for the complete rankings has yet to be issued Apr 24, 2023
Babies Born Preterm or Large Have an Increased Risk of Afib in Adulthood Information on adverse birth outcomes may be important in future counseling Apr 24, 2023
Helmet CPAP Leads Noninvasive Ventilation Therapies for Acute Respiratory Failure Showdown of HFNC and helmet- and face mask-based modalities in meta-analysis Apr 23, 2023
RSV Infection in Infancy Linked to Later Asthma Could preventing RSV infections reduce childhood asthma by 15%? Apr 20, 2023
Fired Hospital Admin's Story Reveals Flaws in Healthcare Hiring Under pressure to fill vacancies, healthcare facilities may be even more vulnerable Apr 20, 2023
Cerebral Oximetry Not a Lifesaver for Extremely Preterm Infants No significant changes in death or brain injury in NICU patients Apr 19, 2023
Doctor's Ashes Launched Into Space John Darby, MD, had a lifelong love of aviation, aerospace, and astronomy Apr 19, 2023
Nurse in Anti-Vax Conspiracy Is Alive; Fat-Freezing Side Effect; Horizon's Strategy This past week in healthcare investigations Apr 19, 2023
All Thumbs Up From FDA Panel for Bacterial Pneumonia Therapy Advisors unanimously recommend agency approve drug combination for healthcare-associated cases Apr 18, 2023
ID Experts Urge Healthcare to Shed Universal Masking "The context and conditions of the pandemic have changed dramatically and favorably," they said Apr 17, 2023
IG Live April 19: Where Is Public Health Heading in 2023? Join experts for a live discussion on current challenges in public health Apr 17, 2023
One in Five Nurses Could Leave the Workforce by 2027 Study projects loss of 1 million nurses, including 800,000 RNs Apr 17, 2023
FDA Panel to Weigh Limited Data on Combo for Healthcare-Acquired Pneumonia Sulbactam-durlobactam under consideration for cases caused by Acinetobacter spp. Apr 14, 2023
AAMC Warns of Possible Physician Shortage in States That Ban Abortion Report shows decline in students' residency selection, especially ob/gyn, in those 13 states Apr 14, 2023
U.S. News Previews Top Med Schools After Major Players Ditch the Rankings Several changes to the outlet's methodologies were also announced Apr 12, 2023
The 'Flow' Framework Can Help Retain Healthcare Workers We need a workplace that supports clarity of goals, personal control, and concentration Apr 12, 2023
Human Bird Flu Death; U.S. Syphilis Cases Skyrocket; 2023's Top Medical Schools Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Apr 12, 2023
What Makes Brazilian Butt Lifts So Deadly? South Florida deaths show why the BBL is the "most dangerous aesthetic procedure ever performed" Apr 11, 2023
Are Nonprofit Hospitals Really Giving Back More Than They Get? Report claims institutions take in billions more than they spend on community, charity care Apr 11, 2023
Less Life Support Use After Early Prostacyclin for Diaphragmatic Hernia Can vasodilator use avoid resource-intensive care for high-risk newborns? Apr 10, 2023
ECMO Therapy Out of Reach for Multiple Socioeconomic Groups Sex, insurance status, and income all factors in access to advanced critical care therapy Apr 07, 2023
Local Anesthesia Before Breast Cancer Surgery Improves OS in Randomized Trial Intervention is inexpensive, easy to implement, researchers say Apr 07, 2023
Patient on Fire! YouTuber Max Feinstein, MD, on how to stop and prevent this anesthesia emergency in the OR Apr 07, 2023
Training Program Leads to More Buprenorphine Use in ED Intensive healthcare education also tied to better OUD treatment engagement Apr 05, 2023
Facility Fees for Virtual Visits; Board Slow to Investigate Nurses; Eyeing Opioid $$ This past week in healthcare investigations Apr 05, 2023