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A photo of a nurse tending to an infant with bronchiolitis in the pediatric intensive care unit

<乌鸦传媒>PICU Use for Bronchiolitis Tied to 'Striking' Rise in Noninvasive Breathing Support

Multiple factors appear to be behind jump in high-flow nasal cannula, noninvasive ventilation use

A photo of a paramedic attaching a blood pressure cuff to a male patient in an ambulance.

<乌鸦传媒>Prehospital Hypertension Control No Help in Unselected Acute Stroke

Chinese trial suggests benefit for one stroke subtype but may need replication

A photo of a vial of Andexxa.

<乌鸦传媒>Andexanet Shows Efficacy in Acute ICH With Factor Xa Inhibitors

But patients treated with andexanet had more thrombotic events than usual care

EuroPCR over a photo of Palais des Congr猫s de Paris in Paris, France

<乌鸦传媒>Step-Down Antiplatelet Strategy Pairs Well With DCB Angioplasty

REC-CAGEFREE II is the first randomized trial on antiplatelet strategies after DCB therapy

EuroPCR over a photo of Palais des Congr猫s de Paris in Paris, France

<乌鸦传媒>Bicuspid Anatomy: Wrench Thrown in TAVR for Younger, Low-Risk Patients?

Controversial findings of low-risk trial allowing bicuspid patients

A photo of Mallory Smith

<乌鸦传媒>Superbugs Pose a Deadly Threat to Cystic Fibrosis Patients

A little-known microbe claimed Mallory Smith's life but did not quell her light

EuroPCR over a photo of Palais des Congr猫s de Paris in Paris, France

<乌鸦传媒>Joined Cath Procedures Turn the Table on SAVR-CABG

Small trial favors percutaneous approach to concomitant aortic stenosis and coronary disease

A photo of Alexis Bogan using an AI powered smartphone app to create a audible drink order at a Starbucks.

<乌鸦传媒>Illness Took Away Her Voice. AI Created a Replica She Carries in Her Phone.

OpenAI's new AI voice generator was able to replicate her voice using only a 15-second voice clip

AACE over a photo of the Hyatt Regency New Orleans in New Orleans, LA

<乌鸦传媒>Liver Disease, High Lipoprotein(a) Tied to Higher MI Risk in Diabetes Patients

Sixfold increased risk of non-fatal MI among patients with highest levels of Lp(a)

A photo of a hand holding a vial of piperacillin-tazobactam for injection.

<乌鸦传媒>Antibiotic for Treating Sepsis Linked to Increased Mortality

"Physicians should think carefully" about using anti-anaerobic antibiotics in sepsis

A photo of a mature man undergoing a stress test as his cardiologist and a male nurse look on.

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Cardiac Myosin Inhibitor Improves Exercise Capacity in HCM

Drug appears on par for efficacy, possibly safer than first drug approved in the class

<乌鸦传媒>Mortality in U.S. Youth; Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease

Also in TTHealthWatch: updated breast cancer screening guidelines

A photo of dairy cows in an outdoor feeding pen in Texas.

<乌鸦传媒>Avian Flu Update: U.S. Announces More Than $175 Million to Track, Contain H5N1

"The risk to the public from this outbreak remains low," HHS Secretary says

A photo of a patient undergoing interventional neuroradiology surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Thrombectomy Led to Fewer Deaths in Patients With Acute Stroke and a Large Infarct

LASTE trial builds on previous evidence favoring thrombectomy even in high-risk cases

PAS over a photo of Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto, Canada

<乌鸦传媒>More Newborns Intubated on First Try With Video Laryngoscopy

"Unusually high degree" of successful first attempts in trial, researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>With Help From AI, Randy Travis Got His Voice Back After Debilitating Stroke

Here's how country singer's first song post-stroke came to be

A photo of the packaging and vial of Zithromax powder for oral suspension.

<乌鸦传媒>Azithromycin Fails to Ease Burden of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preemies

Targeting Ureaplasma colonization, lung inflammation with antibiotic doesn't pan out in trial

SCAI over a photo of Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, CA

<乌鸦传媒>Transradial PCI Finally Normalized in the U.S., Though Holdouts Remain

Adoption approached 60% as recently as 2022

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>New E. Coli Outbreak; How ECMO Redefines Death; A Step Closer to Universal Blood

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A photo of a female nurse preparing her senior male patient for dialysis.

<乌鸦传媒>QT-Prolonging Meds Commonly Doled Out to Dialysis Patients

Most scripts originated from clinicians other than nephrologists

A photo of antique tractors in a parade.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Premature Mortality for Top Causes of Death Higher in Rural Areas

Death rate vs urban areas continues to widen for cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and stroke

<乌鸦传媒>Consequences of Afib; Autism Heritability in Males and Females

Also in TTHealthWatch: antipsychotics and dementia

A person holding money, paying a doctor.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Industry Influence Driving LVAD Use by Cardiologists?

Clinical treatment decisions should be based on the best available evidence

Photo of a doctor preparing a vaccine for a pregnant woman.

<乌鸦传媒>Most Expectant Moms Say They're Likely to Get Maternal RSV Vaccine

But one in five soon-to-be parents said they had never even heard of RSV, survey finds

A nurse feeding a premature baby with a syringe.

<乌鸦传媒>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

Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil, performing the pig kidney transplant surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Too Ill for Typical Transplants, Woman Gets a Pig Kidney and Heart Pump Instead

Surgery marks sixth human xenotransplant performed at NYU Langone Health

A photo of a premature infant being weighed on a scale.

<乌鸦传媒>High-Dose Vit A Fails Again for Serious Lung Disease in Premature Infants

Another trial of enteral supplementation is unable to reduce bronchopulmonary dysplasia rates

A photo of a catheter ablation procedure.

<乌鸦传媒>Does Ejection Fraction Make or Break Afib Ablation in Heart Failure Patients?

Survival benefit does not extend to HFpEF group, meta-analysis suggests

A computer rendering of tweezers attaching a microchip to a brain.

<乌鸦传媒>Neurotechnology Development Must Be Slow and Steady

The burgeoning field holds both promise and risks

FDA RECALL HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 over a photo of the HeartMate 3 device on an anatomical heart model.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Announces Recall of Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries

Recall comes years after issues were first raised

A photo of a female physician typing on a laptop.

<乌鸦传媒>Trials Identify Better Way to Select Antibiotics for UTIs, Pneumonia in Inpatients

Provider prompts reduced empiric use of extended-spectrum antibiotics, without affecting safety

A photo of shoes tied to barricades in a makeshift memorial to victims of the Boston Marathon Bombing.

<乌鸦传媒>Revisiting the Boston Marathon Bombing a Decade Later

Even now, the emergency still has important lessons to teach us

A photo of two bottles of risperidone tablets.

<乌鸦传媒>Antipsychotics in Dementia Tied to Wider Range of 'Serious Harms'

Steepest increases in risk observed for pneumonia, kidney injury, VTE, and stroke

A photo of vials of Spikevax and Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccines.

<乌鸦传媒>Only One Harm From mRNA COVID Vaccines, Report Determines

Independent reviewers reject causal links to infertility, myocardial infarction, stroke

A computer rendering of the cutaway of a respiratory syncytial virus

<乌鸦传媒>Cardiac Events Common in Older, Hospitalized RSV Patients

New RSV vaccines could reduce risk, researchers said

<乌鸦传媒>Delirium and Dementia; Are Biosimilars Cheaper for Patients?

Also in TTHealthWatch: preventing infections by drug-resistant bacteria

A photo of surgeons working on a donor heart on a sterile bench.

<乌鸦传媒>Usefulness Questioned for Transplant Center Report Cards

Ratings look like noise due to volatile score changes every half year

A photo of a section of the U.S./Mexico border wall in Calexico, California.

<乌鸦传媒>Brain Injury More Severe From Falls at U.S.-Mexico Border Wall

People with border wall falls were less likely to receive follow-up care

A computer rendering of a brain hemorrhage

<乌鸦传媒>Early Minimally Invasive Removal of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Shows Benefit

Outcomes appeared to be driven by lobar hemorrhage

ACC over a photo of Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA

<乌鸦传媒>FFR-Guided Complete Revascularization Did Not Improve Outcomes in MI Patients

Compared with PCI of the culprit lesion, no difference in death, MI, unplanned revascularization

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