<ѻýҕl>Inhaled Antibiotic Cuts Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumoniaѻýҕl> Also led to lower rate of ventilator-related complications versus placebo Oct 26, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Vitamin C Flops for Severe COVID-19ѻýҕl> Trial data suggest chance of harm significantly greater than small possibility of efficacy Oct 25, 2023
<ѻýҕl>AI Can Be a Boon to Clinicians -- If Used Correctly, Says AMA Presidentѻýҕl> "We can provide things to make it easier for people to practice medicine," says Jesse Ehrenfeld Oct 25, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Endoscopy Still an Option for Some 90-Year-Olds With GI Bleedsѻýҕl> But conservative management used in most cases Oct 25, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Cruise Line Found Negligent About COVID; Dialysis Machine Recall; MRI Injures Nurseѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Oct 25, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Burnout, Poor Mental Health on the Rise for Healthcare Workers, CDC Saysѻýҕl> "To label our current and long-standing challenge a 'crisis' is an understatement" Oct 24, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Bacterial Infection Outbreak After Double Cataract Surgery Tied to Sterility Breachѻýҕl> Danish case series details bilateral simultaneous postoperative endophthalmitis in three patients Oct 24, 2023
<ѻýҕl>NPs No More Likely Than Physicians to Prescribe Inappropriately to Older Adultsѻýҕl> Mean rates of inappropriate prescribing by NPs, primary care doctors were "virtually identical" Oct 23, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Carbohydrates and Long-Term Weight Change; Value of Cardiac Transfersѻýҕl> Also in TTHealthWatch: reducing infections in joint replacement Oct 21, 2023 podcast
<ѻýҕl>Breaking Point: Why We Become Activistsѻýҕl> Three healthcare providers describe what pushed them to speak out Oct 20, 2023 podcast
<ѻýҕl>Telling My Story at the National Nurses Marchѻýҕl> "It felt like we were seen" Oct 20, 2023 podcast
<ѻýҕl>Nurse Sees Other Side of Unsafe Staffingѻýҕl> "The nurse in me fully understood ... the mom in me was terrified" Oct 20, 2023 podcast
<ѻýҕl>From New Pandemic Resident to Union Advocateѻýҕl> "There weren't enough people who were healthy and available to come in to work" Oct 20, 2023 podcast
<ѻýҕl>Shady Medicare Advantage Plan Tactics Blasted at Senate Hearingѻýҕl> "It's a rip-off and it's got to stop," one Senator said Oct 19, 2023
<ѻýҕl>U.S. Doc Volunteers in Jerusalem: 'I Felt Like I Had to Do Something'ѻýҕl> Martin Jacobson, MD, on his decision to be a volunteer physician during the Israel-Hamas war Oct 19, 2023 video
<ѻýҕl>Beefed-Up Antibiotic Prophylaxis No Help for Post-Arthroplasty Infectionsѻýҕl> And adding vancomycin to cefazolin may have increased surgical-site infections after knee surgery Oct 18, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Death After IV Vitamins; 4-Day Work Week Healthier; Blast at Gaza Hospital Kills 500ѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Oct 18, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Plastic Glove, Scissors Solve Problem in Single-Lung Ventilationѻýҕl> DIY approach to non-dependent lung collapse succeeds in trial Oct 17, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Small Piece of Plastic Cuts Throat Damage From Trach Tubesѻýҕl> Why didn't someone think of this sooner? Oct 17, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Are Female Anesthesiologists Better Than Men?ѻýҕl> Some differences seen in two-center study; reasons, implications uncertain Oct 17, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Possible Cause of Long COVID 'Brain Fog'; Nursing Shortage Real? Drinking Salt Waterѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Oct 17, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Abortion Info Buried on Many Hospitals' Websites, Study Showsѻýҕl> Nearly 80% of U.S. hospital systems omit abortion information entirely Oct 16, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Antibiotic Combo for Acute Infection Cleared of Kidney Riskѻýҕl> Use of cefepime meanwhile resulted in more neurological dysfunction Oct 16, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Hold Off a Bit Before Operating on Broken Hips, Study Suggestsѻýҕl> Older patients on anticoagulants benefit from modest delay Oct 16, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Impending Hemorrhage With C-Section Flagged by Simple Testѻýҕl> Uterine tone scores correlate strongly with lethal bleeds Oct 16, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Hemoglobin Targets a Good Idea for Massively Transfused Patientsѻýҕl> Outcomes improved with values approaching 10 g/dL Oct 16, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Suzanne Somers Dies; FDA Plans to Ban Hair Relaxers; Health Worker Minimum Wageѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Oct 16, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Feds Hope to Cut Sepsis Deaths by Hitching Medicare Payments to Treatment Statsѻýҕl> Treatment delays can undermine a patient's chance of survival Oct 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Gabapentin as Post-Op Painkiller Gets a Cold Showerѻýҕl> Placebo-controlled trial offers no justification for widespread use Oct 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>'Yellow' Blood Products Come With VTE Risk, Study Findsѻýҕl> Increased thrombosis, mortality when fresh frozen plasma is used in transfusions Oct 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Yes, It Matters Who Manages Sedation During Interventional Radiology Proceduresѻýҕl> Study finds outcomes differ according to providers' training Oct 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>A Simple Way to Determine If a Patient Is Really Allergic to Penicillinѻýҕl> Delabeling strategy carries little risk, needs minimal testing, and no specialist consult Oct 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Wrongful Death Suit Filed After Patient Waited Hours in Emergency Room Lobbyѻýҕl> Death of 41-year-old mother of three was preventable, husband says Oct 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Cryoprecipitate, REBOA Flop for Improving Major Hemorrhage Outcomesѻýҕl> The first randomized trials of both approaches failed Oct 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Medical Tourists Bring Home Fatal Fungal Infectionsѻýҕl> High mortality in outbreak linked to anesthesia in Mexico Oct 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>ECMO Has Become a Harder Sell in Severe COVID-19ѻýҕl> Studies show decreased use, cast doubt on clinical benefit Oct 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios Win Some Hard-Fought Groundѻýҕl> But opposition from most hospital groups remains fierce Oct 12, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Have a Story About Private Equity Ownership? The FTC Wants to Hear From Youѻýҕl> The agency wants to even the healthcare playing field, says FTC chair Lina Khan Oct 12, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Decolonization in Nursing Homes Cuts the Risk of Dangerous Infectionsѻýҕl> Protocol borrowed from the ICU continues to show success Oct 12, 2023
<ѻýҕl>'Surprising' Contribution of Pulmonary Hypertension to ARDS Outcomesѻýҕl> Coexisting conditions spell markedly poor clinical course Oct 12, 2023