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Why These Athletes Went Ahead With Their Elective Surgeries

Sports medicine physicians weigh in on special treatment

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COVID-19 and Suicide: ‘A Perfect Storm’?

Suicide prevention should be considered in public health plans, researchers argue

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Organ Transplant: 'Essential' Surgery in a Time of Pandemic

Centers describe the tough choices, strategies, and outcomes they're seeing

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Wearable Sensor Predicts Worsening Heart Failure

Device flagged readmission risk nearly a week ahead in observational study

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Surgical Attire Changes a Bust for Infection Control?

One center reports what happened with shift to bouffants, surgical jackets

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UCSD, Doc Who Overdosed in Hospital Bathroom Face Lawsuits

Anesthesiologist found unconscious, "covered in vomit with his pants down around his ankles"

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Study: Short Hospital Stays OK After Cardiac Surgery

3 days or less "very safe," one center reports

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Yuck: Docs' White Coats Rarely See the Washing Machine

New York hospital survey found most go a week or more between launderings

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Taking Food and Drink Away From Doctors and Nurses Is Just Cruel

Don't deny them a simple but important pleasure, says Edwin Leap, MD

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This Medical Mishap Kills 33,000 Americans a Year

And it's totally preventable

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Pricey Brain Protection Devices of Questionable Value in TAVR

Can TAVR programs survive using filters, deflectors in every case?

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Unashamed: My Scary Dirty HCV Needlestick Story

Accidents happen; here's what I did

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TAVR Access Closure Devices Not Equal, Study Shows

Separate study suggests bleed monitoring device could help

Patient-on-Provider Violence in the Pain Clinic

"Some physicians desperate enough to carry handguns for self-protection"

How Can Competency be Measured in Older Docs?

AMA council guidance for testing fails to win over delegates

ESC: Rivaroxaban Doesn't Prevent VTE after Acute Illness

Efficacy shown in prior trial is lost, but safety gained in this setting

Post-Op VTE Risk Up After Intra-Op Blood Transfusion

Deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism more common within 30 days

Study: Hospitals Overuse VTE Prophylaxis

65% of patients in non-ICU wards in Michigan got more than recommended

This Patient is Racist (or Sexist). Now What?

Sharonne Hayes, MD, says hospitals must protect staff from patients who cross the line

Going Generic OK for Clopidogrel

Non-inferiority achieved for ACS survivors in Canadian study

By the Numbers: Malpractice Hits Nurses, Too

New report sheds light on five years of cases against NPs

When and How to Say Sorry to Patients

Apologizing doesn't guarantee losing a malpractice suit -- but it might prevent one

FDA Warns on Cardiac Surgery Heater-Cooler Device

Cites mycobacterial contamination risk

Are Masks a Good Alternative to Flu Shots for Healthcare Workers?

At some hospitals, it's vaccinate or be fired

Safety Warning: Watch LVAD Battery Expiration

Ventricular support backup battery issue linked to two deaths

The Case for Body Cameras: Good for Doctors -- and Their Patients

Why one doctor wants to see a camera added to a clinician's equipment checklist.

I-PASS Handoff System Leads to Decline in Medical Errors

Mnemonic device helps for oral and written handoffs.

Doctor's Memoir Exposes Dark Side of Medicine

Sandeep Jauhar puts his life on stark display to illustrate harmful financial intrusions into medicine in his newest book.

Missed Doses Cripple Postop DVT Prevention

Missed doses of prophylactic anticoagulation account for much of the deep vein thrombosis that occurs in surgery and trauma patients, a study showed.

Top 5 Reasons Cardiologists Get Sued

Problems with diagnosis -- failing to make one, making the wrong one, or taking too long to get to one -- lead the list of reasons behind cardiology-related lawsuits, revealed closed claims data from a medical malpractice insurer.

What Bystanders Should Know About CPR -- and Why

Bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has poor neurological outcome, and this is true even when bystanders are family members, which suggests deficits in public CPR training.

Death Spurs GE to Recall Scanning System

The FDA announced on Monday a class I recall of GE Healthcare's nuclear medicine systems stemming from a patient death reported last month.

Outliers: The Story of Success

The latest book by the author of Blink outlines key principles of communication that can play a major role in improving healthcare quality and safety.

Magnetic Jewelry May Have Fatal Attraction

ZURICH, Switzerland -- Rare-earth magnets -- now being packaged into necklaces and bracelets -- may have a deadly attraction for patients with pacemakers and implanted defibrillators, warn researchers here.

Family's Tragedy Prompts Major Changes at Boston Hospital

BOSTON-In an extraordinary public admission, a Harvard teaching hospital has revealed the string of errors and lost opportunities that led to a stillborn child and an emergency hysterectomy for his mother.