Surgeon Ousted for Speaking Up; Steward Corruption in Malta? Misleading Clinic Names This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 26, 2024
U.S. Hospitals Prone to Cyberattacks Like the One at Ascension, Experts Say Clinicians describe harrowing lapses Jun 23, 2024
Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Risk of Severe COVID Hospitalization risk 80% higher versus nonusers Jun 21, 2024
Texas Doc Accused of Illegally Accessing Child Health Records Eithan Haim, MD, reportedly outed hospital for continuing gender-affirming care program Jun 19, 2024
Drug Shortages Keep Growing. Older, Injectable Agents Are Among the Most Vulnerable. A Q&A with Erin Fox, PharmD, MHA, on the record-breaking shortages Jun 19, 2024
CMS Star Ratings Unreliable for Surgical Quality? Higher ratings tied to better surgical outcomes, but variability was high even within star groups Jun 18, 2024
Treating the Trauma of Bullet-Related Injuries "Retained bullets are one of the most malignant forms," of bullet-related injury, says LJ Punch Jun 18, 2024 video
Health System Eliminates Noncompetes for Primary Care Physicians Policy change follows new rules from state and federal players Jun 17, 2024
Hospital Stops PAs From Performing Invasive Procedures Move follows a pause of its open heart surgery program after immediate jeopardy citation Jun 12, 2024
Oprah Hospitalized; Senator in Car Crash; Oldest American Man Dies Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Jun 12, 2024
Google Translate, ChatGPT Good Enough for Translating Kids' Discharge Instructions? Online tools performed as well as professionals in two languages, but not in a third Jun 11, 2024
After Delay, U.S. News Sets Tentative Timing for Med School Rankings Release This year's rankings were delayed for a second year in a row Jun 10, 2024
Inside the Fight to Keep a Labor Ward Open at a Los Angeles Hospital Across the country, communities are scrambling to save maternity care Jun 10, 2024
Paxlovid Trial Flops for COVID Pneumonia Small study found no decrease in mortality among inpatients in three countries Jun 06, 2024
Surgeons, Trainees Experience Distress After Medical Errors Female and racial minority trainees reported more negative emotions, self doubt Jun 05, 2024
House Committee Divided on Whether Changes are Needed in 340B Drug Discount Program Program's value undisputed, but some members say hospitals are taking unfair advantage Jun 04, 2024
Urologists Flee Mission Health Specialists mark the latest departures following HCA takeover May 31, 2024
Washington State Hospitalists Set to Unionize First physician union to earn joint-employer status May 30, 2024
State Gives Hospital Monopoly an 'A' Grade — Even When It Reports Failure Tennessee's scoring rubric largely ignores Ballad Health's performance May 29, 2024
Kids' Spirometry Results Differed When Switching to Race-Neutral Equations Magnitude of differences "substantially larger in children of Black race," researcher noted May 28, 2024
Are We Desensitized to Fire Alarms in the Hospital? We hear them and see them, but we often don't react to them May 26, 2024
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More Money, Fewer Prior Auths Needed to Save Private Practices, Lawmakers Told Medicare rates' failure to keep up with inflation is especially damaging, doctors say May 23, 2024
Hospital Patient Finally Discharged After More Than 3 Years Many behavioral health patients don't need medical care, but no step-down facility will take them May 22, 2024
Imagine What EHR Interoperability Could Do for Healthcare Connected systems would benefit patients and clinicians alike May 22, 2024
From Resident to Academic Attending: The Challenges Ahead With appropriate support, this can be a time of growth and learning May 21, 2024
After the Only Hospital in Town Closed, a City Directs Its Ire at Politicians In rural communities, over 100 hospitals have downsized services or closed over the past decade May 21, 2024
Acetaminophen Fails to Improve Mortality, Need for Organ Support in Sepsis However, treated patients were less likely to develop ARDS, respiratory dysfunction May 20, 2024
Why One Health System Stopped Suing Its Patients New York nonprofit is one of only a few nationally that bar all aggressive collection activities May 19, 2024
I'm a Former Surgeon General and I Couldn't Believe My $10k Medical Bill Everyone must be able to access necessary care without fear of financial ruin May 17, 2024
Nurses Don't Trust Employers to Safely Implement AI Tools, Survey Shows Predictive models, chatbots may undermine clinical judgment and compromise patient care, they say May 16, 2024
Healthcare Needs Qualified Expert Witnesses More Than Ever Not only can it provide a new challenge, sometimes it's just the right thing to do May 15, 2024
COVID Still Deadlier Than the Flu -- But the Gap Is Narrowing VA study finds 35% higher mortality rate in hospitalized patients May 15, 2024
Superbugs Pose a Deadly Threat to Cystic Fibrosis Patients A little-known microbe claimed Mallory Smith's life but did not quell her light May 14, 2024
Feds Say State Warehoused Kids With Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities Hospital admissions designed to last 1 to 2 weeks stretched out to over 100 days in some cases May 14, 2024
Antibiotic for Treating Sepsis Linked to Increased Mortality "Physicians should think carefully" about using anti-anaerobic antibiotics in sepsis May 13, 2024
Which Patients With Diabetes and Ketoacidosis Face Higher Death Risk? Disparities in outcomes, healthcare use for type 2 versus type 1 disease May 12, 2024
Farm-to-Hospital Meals Can Help Protect Patients and the Climate Every health system should partner with local, high-quality farms May 12, 2024
Cyberattack on Ascension Diverts Ambulances, Takes EHRs Offline Experts say ransomware attacks have increased in recent years, especially in healthcare May 11, 2024
Researchers' Sexual Misconduct; 'Parkinson's on Steroids'; Need Surgery? Pay Upfront Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff May 10, 2024
