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FDA's Promised Guidance on Pulse Oximeters Unlikely to End Decades of Racial Bias

Devices three times as likely to miss dangerously low blood oxygen in Black patients

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10M Pounds of Meat Recalled; Kentucky Nurse Wins Lottery; Crocs and Foot Issues

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Certain Arm Positions Can Lead to Inaccurate Blood Pressure Readings

Important to educate patients conducting home measurements, says researcher

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Fauci's West Nile Virus; Nobel Prize for miRNA; Nurse Dies in Hurricane Flood

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Florida's 'Intimidation Campaign'; Nurses Look to Unionize; Bird Flu and Egg Prices

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Post-Stroke Fever Prevention Still Lacking in Clinical Benefit

Temperature management device did result in less fever in the INTREPID trial

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COVID Drug Recall; Update on Nurse Struck by Lightning; Surrogates' Pregnancy Risks

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Documentary Explores Racism, Gatekeeping in Nursing

"People who don't fit comfortably into an environment can't thrive," director of the film says

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California Clarifies Role of CRNAs Amid Scope-of-Practice Clash

Letter says CRNAs can administer anesthesia that's ordered by a physician

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Nurses Blast Steward Health Care's Greed: 'It Ruins You'

Steward CEO, Ralph de la Torre, MD, was a "no-show" at hearing, despite subpoena

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Trump's IVF Pledge; Nurse Rescues Trapped Man; Who's Getting Vaccinated?

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U.K. Hospital Where Nurse Was Convicted of Murdering 7 Babies Faces Investigation

Inquiry will look at systemic issues and failures, but not the legal basis for the convictions

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Nurse-Supported Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Improved Sleep Outcomes

Randomized trial shows insomnia severity scores improved at both 8 weeks and 6 months

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Nurse Goes Missing; Mpox on Airplanes; Warning on Pain Supplements

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From D-Day to Assassination Attempts: Where Medicine and History Intertwine

Major historical events may have turned out differently without rapid medical responses

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$300M Lawsuit for Hospital Where RN Is Accused of Replacing Fentanyl With Tap Water

Suit says the hospital failed to monitor medication administration procedures

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Insufficient Hospital Nurse Staffing Linked With Higher Risk of Patient Death

Temporary staffing not the answer, according to study

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Bleeding Better Controlled When Protamine Is Part of TAVR Wrap-Up Routine

ACE-PROTAVI trial tested upfront vs selective use of heparin reversal agent

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More Rural Hospitals Are on the Verge of Closing, Report Finds

Private insurers are paying less than the cost of care, data show

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Our Understanding of IBD Has Come a Long Way—
So Have the Options to Treat It

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Fentanyl Easy to Make; UnitedHealth's Physician Empire; Is NP Training Sufficient?

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Biden Health Update; RFK Jr. Floated White House Job; Nurses Opt to Strike

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First Impressions Count in Healthcare

By modifying our habits, we can improve the care experience for all

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Nurse Survey Signals Improvements, Though Retention Still a Problem

Efforts to "recruit more nurses are akin to fueling a car with a leaking gas tank," one RN says

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Novel Goalpost for PCI Excellence Is Borrowed From the Surgeons

"Failure to rescue" may help with quality improvement in interventional cardiology

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Houston Hospitals Backed Up; Nurses Vote to Strike; Dengue Spreading in NY, NJ

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New Name for Familiar Phenomenon: 'Administrative Harm'

Increasing scrutiny on the lack of accountability, evaluation of administrators

Nurse Shows Kids How to 'Stop the Bleed'

Born of a nurse mom's concern about gun violence, program teaches kids life-saving skills

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Nurse Anesthetists Fire Back at Scope-of-Practice Citations

CRNAs in California argue "Immediate Jeopardy" citations have it wrong

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DOJ Charges Dozens of Doctors, NPs in $2.7 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown

76 medical professionals among the nearly 200 charged

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A Multivitamin a Day Won't Keep Death Away

Long-term, daily use not associated with diminished mortality risk in large observational study

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Lung Transplant Graft Outcomes Relate Back to Donor Care Setting

Longer graft survival reported for lungs from hospital-based units

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U.S. Hospitals Prone to Cyberattacks Like the One at Ascension, Experts Say

Clinicians describe harrowing lapses

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Nurses in Oregon Take to the Picket Lines to Demand Better Staffing, Higher Pay

Thousands spent second day striking

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Nurse Charged With Stealing Fentanyl, Replacing IV Drips With Tap Water

Many of the patients developed serious infections, and 16 died

Train Eyes So Myopia Doesn't Get Worse? Nurse Intervention for BP Post-Stroke

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Health Worker for a Nonprofit? The New Ban on Noncompete Contracts May Not Help You

New rule may not protect the largest number of medical professionals

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An Older Woman's Chronic Pain Is Not 'All in Her Head'

There are serious consequences of under-managed pain

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What Will It Take to Deliver Both Health & Care in Oncology?

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Where Are All the Male Nurses?

Gender stereotypes may be exacerbating the nursing shortage

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