Bedside Prognostic Tool Identifies Infants at Risk for Cerebral Palsy Researchers detail new model with an eye toward early detection, better outcomes Jan 17, 2023
One Addiction Clinic, Five Stories of Perseverance A snapshot into the lives of five patients working to overcome substance use Jan 17, 2023 podcast
Involve Anesthesiologists in Procedural Suite Design? Accommodating anesthesiologists' needs could make an impact on patient safety, experts say Jan 13, 2023
Anesthesia Outside of the OR: Cause for Patient Safety Concerns? Studies have shown harms for non-OR anesthesia (NORA); experts say changes are needed Jan 13, 2023
Healthcare Closely Watching FTC's Proposed Ban on Non-Competes A newly proposed rule would impact healthcare staffing woes, physician employment contracts Jan 12, 2023
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
Healthcare-Related Injury Found in Nearly One-Fourth of Hospitalizations Study suggests "disturbing" rate of potentially preventable errors Jan 11, 2023
Legal Loophole Lets Faulty Devices Maintain Their Legacy Harlan Krumholz on how devices subject to Class I recalls are used as predicates for new devices Jan 11, 2023 video
Surgeons Will Probably Want to Avoid This Scrub Color Some survey respondents said black scrubs were deathlike or resembled a mortician Jan 11, 2023
The Uncomfortable Truth About Comfortable Scrubs Do they contribute to gender inequality in the healthcare profession? Jan 10, 2023
There's More Clinician Replacement at Practices Acquired by Private Equity These practices also saw increases in advanced practice providers versus those not acquired Jan 10, 2023
Yet Another Issue Is Disrupting the Healthcare Workplace Responding to portal messages in "real time" is just the latest assault Jan 10, 2023
'Kraken' Takes Hold; More Schools Bring Back Masking; Nurses' Strike Enters Day Two Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff 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
Doc in Mummer Costume, Nurse Revive Collapsed Fan During Eagles Game Emergency doc wearing a pink dress and sunglasses did CPR in stadium aisle on New Year's Day Jan 06, 2023
Less Restrictive Pre-Surgical Fasting Guidelines Supported by Study Allowing fluid intake closer to procedure increased patient well-being Jan 05, 2023
Fixing Heart Failure Workforce Issues: Baby Steps Start This Year Pay, curriculum changes proposed to attract more doctors Jan 05, 2023
Foreign Surgery Residents in the U.S. Report Less Bullying, Harassment Why? Researchers cite different cultural norms and even visa concerns as potential reasons Jan 04, 2023
Screen All Surgery Patients for Cannabis Use, New Guidelines Say Regular cannabis users may have more post-operative pain and other complications Jan 03, 2023
Kids' Unintentional Exposures to Edible Cannabis on the Rise COVID-19 lockdowns may have been a contributing factor, along with legalization, say researchers Jan 03, 2023
Damar Hamlin's Cardiac Arrest: A Cardiologist's Perspective Commotio cordis has rarely been described as the result of a tackle in football Jan 03, 2023 video
Step Count and CVD; Unionizing Medical Workers Also in TTHealthWatch: a genetic basis for obesity and maladaptive behavior Dec 31, 2022 podcast
Hospitals More to Blame Than the Pandemic for Nurse Staffing Woes? Study illuminates how much burnout, work environment issues predate COVID-19 Dec 30, 2022
Despite Rising Violence Against Healthcare Workers, Legislative Fixes Have Stalled During a 3-month period this year, 57 nurses were assaulted on average each day Dec 30, 2022
'No Surprises Act' Implementation Is Full of Surprises Law aimed at resolving out-of-network payment disputes running into lawsuits, logjams Dec 29, 2022
New COVID Rules for China-US Travel; Hospital Cybersecurity; Ex-Pope Gravely Ill Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 29, 2022
Are U.S. Healthcare Workers Better Off Unionized? Study finds higher earnings and benefits, but unionization still stalled Dec 28, 2022
Physician Wants Hospital CEO Pay Capped at $800K Call follows executive pay scandal at Cleveland health system Dec 28, 2022
Families Push Research Forward in Rare Diseases The field has a unique funding model. While fruitful, some question if it needs to change. Dec 26, 2022
Nurse Accused of Sexually Assaulting Unconscious Patients; Doc's Trip-and-Fall Plot A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 22, 2022
Physician Faces Jan. 6 Charges; Uvalde Response Under Fire; Hospital Owners Revealed Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 21, 2022
Learning From the Communications Failure The hospital is still paging us, even though we don't use pagers. There's got to be a better way. Dec 19, 2022
Bivalent Vax Adds Protection Against COVID Hospitalization, CDC Says Effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalization north of 70% in seniors Dec 19, 2022
Healthcare's Biggest Half-Lie, and What Docs and Nurses Can Do About It Ron Harman King questions the "compassion and humanity" advertised by large healthcare systems Dec 18, 2022 video
Study Adds Fuel to Debate Over Nurse Practitioners' Scope of Practice VA paper will be the focus of a panel discussion during the AMA state advocacy meeting in January Dec 16, 2022
Health Spending Rose 2.7% in 2021 -- A Big Drop From 2020 Spending on physician, clinical services also rose in 2021, but not as much as in 2020, CMS says Dec 14, 2022