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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Issues Sepsis Care Guidance for Hospitals

Every hospital can strengthen the quality of care delivered to these patients, says CDC director

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<乌鸦传媒>Masking Approaches in Healthcare Should Be Reconsidered, Experts Say

But not everyone thinks changes are needed yet

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<乌鸦传媒>Kaiser Permanente's National Expansion Faces Wide Skepticism

Health system is promising better, cheaper care

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<乌鸦传媒>Medical Residency: Balancing High Stress and Low Compensation

Rethinking the current status quo of being overworked and underpaid

A computer rendering of a blood clot.

<乌鸦传媒>Clot Risk Factors Emerge for Cancer Patients With COVID-19

Immunotherapy in particular linked with 45% higher risk of VTE in hospitalized patients

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<乌鸦传媒>Allina Doctors File to Unionize

Group of more than 550 clinicians could create largest private-sector union in the country

A photo of a female dermatologist examining a mole on the back of her senior female patient鈥檚 back.

<乌鸦传媒>Big Bump in Starting Salaries for Specialists

Aging population, rise of 'market disruptors' usher in double-digit jumps for some docs

<乌鸦传媒>Residency: Long Hours and Lifetime Connections

Adriana Wong on bonding with people who "become your friends throughout the years"

GPT-4 on the keyboard button.

<乌鸦传媒>AI Beat Clinicians at Figuring Out Difficult Diagnoses

GPT-4 may help with diagnoses that have been missed by clinicians, study author says

<乌鸦传媒>How to Practice Self-Care During Residency

"Don't make us work 80 hours a week. That's it," says Jeremy Faust

<乌鸦传媒>America's Growing Lack of Trust in Medicine

Eric Reinhart, MD, on the U.S. and its "horrific public health"

<乌鸦传媒>Petition to End Maintenance of Certification Rallies More Than 10K Signers

Physicians push back on "burdensome, costly" program

A close up of a man鈥檚 index finger up his right nostril.

<乌鸦传媒>Nose-Picking Health Workers Had Higher COVID Risk

"Deserves more consideration as a potential health hazard," researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>U.S. News Releases 'Best Hospitals' Rankings Amid Changes

This year's Honor Roll no longer includes numerical rankings

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<乌鸦传媒>Loma Linda Residents Vote to Unionize, but Still Face Pushback

Medical center says it "will not be bargaining" with union as it continues "legal objections"

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<乌鸦传媒>Insulin Infusion Clinics Claim to Treat Just About Anything

But evidence is scant, and "treatment" resembles one done by company that went bust

<乌鸦传媒>APP Is Latest Physician Staffing Firm to Fold

It follows Envision, and physicians consider further consequences of difficult market

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<乌鸦传媒>'Strike Nurse' or 'Scab'? Nurse Faces Backlash After 'Day-in-the-Life' Video

Resounding criticism of nurse crossing picket line reflects larger workplace issues

A close up photo of a hospital patients interlocked hands and IV port taped to their wrist.

<乌鸦传媒>Machine Learning Model Accurately Identifies High-Risk Surgical Patients

New tool more accurate than existing risk calculator

AHNS over a photo of the Montreal Convention Center in Quebec, Canada.

<乌鸦传媒>Positive Surgical Margins More Likely Among Black Men With Oral Cancer

Post-operative treatment, long-term survival may be affected

AHNS over a photo of the Montreal Convention Center in Quebec, Canada.

<乌鸦传媒>Oral Cancer Patients Face Worse Outcomes With Delayed Radiation Therapy

Failure to initiate adjuvant radiation therapy within 6 weeks tied to survival rates

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<乌鸦传媒>Who's Afraid of Physician-Owned Hospitals?

It's high time to lift the restrictions

<乌鸦传媒>A Call to Unionize Healthcare Workers

Eric Reinhart, MD, on tearing down "exploitative labor practices" in the U.S. healthcare industry

A photo of a frowning woman eating a meal in her hospital bed.

<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Food 'Not Fit for a Dog'

After receiving that feedback, we knew it was time for a change

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<乌鸦传媒>Madonna's ICU Stay May Have Been Due to Sepsis

Despite being life-threatening, sepsis can be easy to miss

A scanning electron micrograph of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.

<乌鸦传媒>New Guidance to Stem the Tide of MRSA Spread in Hospitals

Detecting asymptomatic infections and decolonization among new recommendations

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

<乌鸦传媒>Biden Put on CPAP; Madonna in ICU; Mandatory Masks Back at Boston Hospital

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Should Hospitals Get Paid More Than Physician Practices for the Same Service?

Yes, because of their higher costs, said speakers at a hospital association event

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<乌鸦传媒>Penn Medicine Pulls Out of U.S. News Hospital Rankings

The health system announced its decision after this year's medical school exodus

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<乌鸦传媒>Shorter Antibiotic Course Not as Effective for Children With UTIs

But despite more treatment failure, short-course therapy suggested as a "reasonable option"

A photo of a male nurse checking a patient鈥檚 IV medication in a hospital intensive care unit

<乌鸦传媒>Clinicians Aren't Always to Blame for Medical Errors

Organizational culture plays a central role in patient safety

A photo of a nurse comforting her patient during childbirth.

<乌鸦传媒>Maternal Outcomes at Rural Hospitals Hinge on Delivery Volume

Excess severe maternal morbidity in lower-volume rural hospitals

A photo a helicopter flying over a children鈥檚 hospital.

<乌鸦传媒>U.S. News Releases 'Best Children's Hospitals' Amid Ongoing Criticism

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu questioned the outlet's financial relationships this week

<乌鸦传媒>What's Changed Since HCA's Takeover of Mission Health?

Panelists raise concerns about profits over patients, explore legislative solutions

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<乌鸦传媒>Video Laryngoscopy Wins for Tracheal Intubation on the First Try

DEVICE trial finds higher success rates versus direct laryngoscope in the critically ill

<乌鸦传媒>No Surprises Act Ruined 'Secret Sauce' of Envision, Expert Says

Law spurred on firm's unraveling, led to its bankruptcy, according to healthcare economist

AMA over a photo of the lobby of Hyatt Regency Chicago.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA to Amp Up Hospital Consolidation Scrutiny

"The entire healthcare industry is consolidating into one big clotted mass," says delegate

A photo of a mature male hospital CEO standing in the doorway of a room or patients beds.

<乌鸦传媒>Could You Run Your Hospital Better Than the CEO?

There are clear benefits to physician-run hospitals

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Bungled Handling of Problematic Heart Surgeon; Tumult at eRNA Firm

This past week in healthcare investigations

A photo of a woman holding a box of Tamiflu capsules.

<乌鸦传媒>Tamiflu a Bust for Preventing Flu Admissions, Meta-Analysis Finds

"I wouldn't prescribe it to an otherwise healthy person," researcher says

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