Death Is Inevitable. Doctors Should Be Prepared to Manage It Appropriately. End-of-life communication is a skill that must be practiced and honed Mar 28, 2024
Steward Health Strikes Deal to Sell Its Physician Network to Optum Sale can be completed after reviews by Massachusetts health commission, antitrust authorities Mar 28, 2024
Do Your Patients Understand Their Written Discharge Instructions? All patients should have access to medical information in their native language Mar 26, 2024
8 Nurses Sue Hospital, Claiming Retaliation and Wrongful Termination Fired nurses had recently lodged complaints of unsafe conditions at Massachusetts hospital Mar 25, 2024
Using an Interpreter Is Great, but It Also Needs to Be Documented Here's yet another example of how automation can help us Mar 25, 2024
Inappropriate Dx of Pneumonia Common in Hospitalized Adults Nearly 90% received a full course of antibiotics Mar 25, 2024
There's a New Fungus in Town and It Won't Be the Last The arrival of C. auris in Washington is a harbinger of health systems addled by climate change Mar 22, 2024
House Committee Wrestles With Lab Test Regulation Some favor a proposed FDA rule, while others push for passage of the VALID Act Mar 21, 2024
Mobilizing ICU Patients May Not Affect Risk of Adverse Events, Death Implementing mobilization tied to a less than 3% risk of adverse events in meta-analysis Mar 21, 2024
Physicians at Salem Hospital, Part of Mass General Brigham, Vote to Unionize The effort is aimed at "giving physicians a voice again" Mar 20, 2024
Kate Middleton's Medical Records; FDA Syringe Warning; NIH Ends COVID Guidelines Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 20, 2024
Medicare $$ Needed to Help State-Licensed Emergency Centers Survive, Lawmakers Told "This model doesn't work" without it, says emergency center CEO Mar 19, 2024
Weight-Based High-Flow Oxygen for Bronchiolitis May Reduce ICU Admissions A weight-based high-flow nasal cannula protocol tied to 6.1% decrease per year in ICU admission Mar 19, 2024
Algorithm May Help Determine Oxygen Targets for Mechanically Ventilated Adults If results are "true and generalizable, then the consequences are staggering," editorialist says Mar 19, 2024
Time to Stop Violence in the Healthcare Work Environment Two bills in Congress addressing this issue need our support Mar 18, 2024
A New Kind of Hospital Is Coming to Rural America To become a rural emergency hospital, qualifying facilities must close all their inpatient beds Mar 18, 2024
Hold Your Horses, Health Workers With COVID Still Must Isolate This aspect of CDC's guidance is not to be glossed over Mar 16, 2024
EPA Imposes New Limit on Medical Sterilization Chemical, Citing Cancer Risk Rule would lower emission standards for ethylene oxide by 90%, agency says Mar 15, 2024
MedPAC's Report Recommends Pay Changes for Healthcare Services Report highlights MA quality, overpayment issues, and urges action on four prior recommendations Mar 15, 2024
RaDonda Vaught Says Some System Practices Contributed to Fatal Mistake During patient safety webinar, she advised clinicians to "slow down" to avoid deadly mistakes Mar 14, 2024
Sickle Cell Pain Hospitalizations Rose After CDC's Opioid Recs Agency's 2016 guidance may have contributed to reduced access to opioids, and more pain Mar 11, 2024
Commonly Used Fingertip Pulse Oximeters Not Up to Snuff Some failed to meet regulatory standards, skin pigmentation remains an issue Mar 11, 2024
MedPAC Members Pan Rural Hospitals' 'Cost-Plus' Billing System for Medicare Patients Allowing the system to stay in place is "unconscionable," says one commissioner Mar 07, 2024
AAAAI Roundup: Perioperative Assessment of Antibiotic Allergy With a Mobile App Plus, other selected poster presentations from the allergy meeting Mar 04, 2024
Toxic Gas That Sterilizes Medical Devices Prompts Safety Rule Update The EPA is set to take action after public outcry Mar 03, 2024
'The Good Doctors' -- Autism Spectrum Disorder and Medicine Strengths, challenges, and stories of "real" Dr. Shaun Murphys Mar 02, 2024
Providers Push Back on Mission Health's CMS Correction Plan Response is "completely inadequate," physician says Feb 27, 2024
Wendy Williams' Dementia; 48% Back 16-Week Abortion Ban; Hospital Sues Quadriplegic Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Feb 23, 2024
Death by Gila Monster; Alabama Hospital Halts IVF Treatments; E-Bike Head Traumas Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Feb 22, 2024
Study Backs Recommended Antibiotic Approach for Aspiration Pneumonia Evidence of more side effects, lack of survival benefit with extended anaerobic coverage Feb 21, 2024
Largest COVID Vax Safety Study; Kratom Deaths Rising; Gov. Threatens Hospital Chain Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Feb 21, 2024
Hospital-at-Home Could Be a Double-Edged Sword Equity and infection prevention are cause for concern Feb 17, 2024
Cancer Patients Caught in the Crosshairs of Hospital Consolidation Policymakers must rein in anti-competitive tactics Feb 16, 2024
Home Induction Is Effective and Safe for Moms and Babies However, noninferiority criteria between methods was not met Feb 15, 2024
Bad Doctors Caught on Camera Dr. Mike reacts to mocking patients, dark humor, live streaming surgeries, and more Feb 15, 2024
Hospital Cyberattacks Likely to Increase, Putting Lives at Risk, Experts Warn Computer systems are a favorite target for malicious hackers Feb 15, 2024
Novel Antibiotic Combo Bests Meropenem for Complicated UTIs Cefepime-taniborbactam had sustained efficacy for up to a month after treatment Feb 14, 2024
Here Are This Year's Best Employers in Healthcare and Biotech Semaglutide maker Novo Nordisk, children's hospitals, Alzheimer's Association take top spots Feb 14, 2024
Suicide Risk Highest Right After Depression Hospitalization Discharge Incidence extremely high in the first 3 days Feb 14, 2024
