Over 400 Physicians From Delaware's ChristianaCare Move to Unionize "This is a movement that needs to happen in medicine," one physician said May 15, 2024
Antibiotic for Treating Sepsis Linked to Increased Mortality "Physicians should think carefully" about using anti-anaerobic antibiotics in sepsis May 13, 2024
As Steward Ship Was Sinking, CEO Bought $40M Yacht This past week in healthcare investigations May 08, 2024
MedPod Today: Bird Flu Rundown; EMTALA at the Supreme Court; NEJM Embargo Changes ΔΎΉΟΦ±²₯ reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics May 03, 2024 podcast
Kentucky First State to Decriminalize Medical Errors Legacy of RaDonda Vaught case still looms over nursing profession May 01, 2024
Intervention Mostly Flops for Health Workers' Well-Being During the Pandemic Younger workers did gain significant benefit from the peer-to-peer program May 01, 2024
No Best Nutrition Strategy for Most Preemies Waiting to Breastfeed Trial in moderate to late preterm infants comparing a variety of common methods finds no winner Apr 24, 2024
Doctors Strike at Detroit Hospital After Unionizing Last Year Emergency physicians, contracted through TeamHealth, have pointed to staffing, quality concerns Apr 19, 2024
'Sluggish' Hospital Uptake of Newer Antibiotics for Gram-Negative Infections Cost and clinical uncertainty may be behind low utilization Apr 19, 2024
The California Saga: Why Some DOs Fear Combined Medical Boards Their main concern is that their scope of practice would be "trampled" Apr 16, 2024
Should DOs and MDs Have Separate Licensing Boards? They Still Do in 13 States West Virginia effort hits late obstacle; some DOs fear bias under a combined board Apr 16, 2024
Senator Scrutinizes Physician Staffing Firms and Their Private Equity Owners Homeland Security Committee Chair asks for information on physician staffing and patient safety Apr 08, 2024
AI Sepsis Diagnostic Tool Gets FDA Authorization EHR-embedded software algorithm uses biomarkers, clinical data Apr 03, 2024
Starting Treatment at Discharge for Alcohol-Related Hospital Stays Shows Benefits However, only 2% of hospitalized patients received a script Mar 29, 2024
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
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
More States Cut Training Requirements for Some International Medical Graduates Alternative pathways to licensing for IMGs spreads beyond Tennessee Mar 14, 2024
DAPT Maintains Early Neurologic Function in Mild-Moderate Stroke Do benefits of clopidogrel-aspirin apply when going up a notch in stroke severity? Mar 13, 2024
Staph Infections Appear to Be More Deadly for Women Understanding reasons behind mortality gap is "of critical importance," study author says Feb 27, 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
15 Residents in Limbo as Surgical Residency Program Loses Accreditation Health system has filed an appeal, but residents eye an escape Feb 13, 2024
Midline Catheters Go Head-to-Head With PICCs for Bloodstream Infections For dwell times of 15 days or less, midline catheters noninferior, single-center study finds Feb 13, 2024
Candida Auris: What to Know About the Fungal Infection Spreading Across the U.S. The multidrug-resistant organism colonizes skin, lingers on surfaces Feb 06, 2024
Cedars-Sinai Anesthesiologists Unionize Concerns about staffing, quality of care, and pay cuts push physicians to organize Feb 01, 2024
Will All Seniors Eventually Have No Choice but Medicare Advantage? MedPAC chair discusses need to fix MA's confusing limitations, upcoding, and rising costs Jan 25, 2024
In Billboard Campaign, Physician Residents Say They're Exploited Residents at University at Buffalo charge they're the lowest paid in the entire state Jan 25, 2024
China's COVID Sequence Secret; Cancer Research Retractions; Med Board Reform Looms This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 24, 2024
Early Switch to Oral Antibiotics Safe in Uncomplicated, Gram-Negative Bacteremia? Don't base treatment decisions solely on observational data, experts say Jan 23, 2024
Switch to Oral Antibiotics Noninferior in Low-Risk Staph Bloodstream Infections Identifying "low risk" infections is tricky, experts say Jan 19, 2024
Hospitals Pay U.S. News to Promote Their Rankings Amid rankings pushback, the question of payment for use of the company's logo has resurfaced Jan 18, 2024
Telehealth, Default Orders Show Promise in Palliative Care Telecare improved quality of life for people with chronic illnesses Jan 17, 2024
Diverting Acute HF Patients From Hospitalization: Case Builds for Short Stay Units Rerouting low-risk patients from routine admission deemed safe in trial Jan 11, 2024
Add-On Clarithromycin Pans Out in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Trial Respiratory system severity scores, organ failure assessment scores improved, trial found Jan 10, 2024
NPs Have the Best Job in Healthcare Being a PA is a close second, according to the U.S. News annual ranking Jan 10, 2024
It Takes a Lot to Gross Out Healthcare Workers Small study showed less "disgust" among care home workers compared with controls Jan 09, 2024
Diagnostic Errors Common in Hospital Deaths, ICU Transfers, Study Suggests Mistakes were driven by patient assessment, testing, and often led to harm or death Jan 08, 2024
Inpatient COVID-19 Costs Substantially Outpaced Medical Inflation Hospital costs to treat COVID-19 estimated at a staggering $70 billion Jan 03, 2024
Hospitals Often Failed to Switch From IV to Oral Antibiotics in Eligible Patients Study shows only 43% of patients with gram-negative bloodstream infections were transitioned Jan 02, 2024
A Seat at the Table: Physicians Have Been Unionizing in Droves Efforts have been made by seasoned physicians, as well as residents and fellows Dec 29, 2023
Scripps Clinic Must Pay Almost $7M to Older Docs in Age Bias Case California allows medical groups to force retirement at age 70, but it's against federal law Dec 21, 2023
