<ѻý>Doctor Faces Child Sex Trafficking Charges; Pfizer's COVID Cash; Ransomware Harmѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 09, 2022
<ѻý>Precision Medicine Strategy Reduced Testing in Patients With Chest Painѻý> Also reduced risk of composite endpoint of death, MI, and catheterization compared with usual care Nov 08, 2022
<ѻý>Moving Fast on HF Drugs After Acute Hospitalization Holds Big Outcome Benefitѻý> Randomized trial shows advantages across heart failure spectrum Nov 07, 2022
<ѻý>Day in the Life of a Doctor: On Call With My Husbandѻý> YouTuber and Siobhan Deshauer, MD, and her physician husband help out a hospital in need Nov 03, 2022
<ѻý>Pulse Oximeters Need to Work Better for Dark-Skinned Patients, FDA Panel Saysѻý> Warnings to patients and providers, improved accuracy needed, advisors say Nov 02, 2022
<ѻý>Where Will All the Sick Children Go?ѻý> A surge in viral infections among kids is straining hospital capacity across the country Nov 01, 2022
<ѻý>Southern Hemisphere Data Warn of an Early U.S. Flu Seasonѻý> Chile's experience hints at flu circulation levels higher than at any point during the pandemic Oct 28, 2022
<ѻý>Docs Can Play Many Roles in Preventing Firearm Injuries, Experts Sayѻý> Screening at-risk patients, participating in research are among possible interventions Oct 28, 2022
<ѻý>Sabizabulin Benefit in Hospitalized COVID Seen Early in Disease Courseѻý> Fewer deaths with microtubule disruptor for patients only needing oxygen via mask or nasal prongs Oct 24, 2022
<ѻý>Novel Siderophore Cephalosporin Nets Promising Results in Tough-to-Treat CRABѻý> PROVE offers real-world data in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Oct 23, 2022
<ѻý>Implicit Bias Training Betters Psychiatric Care at One Seattle Hospitalѻý> Less use of restraints for minorities, although higher seclusion rates still an issue Oct 22, 2022
<ѻý>Cutting Unneeded Urine Cultures a Good First Step to Less Antibiotic Useѻý> Hospital consortium reports good results with diagnostic stewardship Oct 21, 2022
<ѻý>Former UCLA Ob/Gyn Convicted for Sexual Assaultѻý> Jury found James Heaps, MD, guilty on five counts in connection with sexual assaults of patients Oct 21, 2022
<ѻý>Hospital System Saw Fewer Attacks From Patients With New Crisis Strategiesѻý> Emergency response teams, de-escalation training likely contributed to dip in violence Oct 21, 2022
<ѻý>Doctors With Disabilities Mistreated More Often by Patients, Coworkersѻý> About 25% report physical harm by peers versus only 2% of physicians without disabilities Oct 13, 2022
<ѻý>Uptick in COVID-Related Blood Clots: Is It Real?ѻý> What experts say about concerning social media posts from the U.K. Oct 13, 2022
<ѻý>Male Surgery Residents Get Better Evaluationsѻý> Senior male trainees at one program had better scores on essential skills in the specialty Oct 12, 2022
<ѻý>Nurse Protests Her Firing Over Refusal to Take Implicit Bias Trainingѻý> "I objected to a mandatory course grounded in the idea that I'm racist because I'm white" Oct 07, 2022
<ѻý>UCSF Residents Avert Strike; Reach Tentative Deal With Children's Hospital Oaklandѻý> Proposed contract includes better pay and benefits for housing, meals, and relocation Oct 07, 2022
<ѻý>'Not an Easy Villain': Documentary Tackles Healthcare's Big Hospital Problemѻý> The human cost of tax-exempt hospitals is a hard pill to swallow, says "InHospitable" director Oct 06, 2022 video
<ѻý>Women Doctors More Likely to Be Called by First Name in Patient Portal Messagesѻý> Primary care and DO physicians also more likely to be greeted informally in EMR messages Oct 05, 2022
<ѻý>What Killed the First Gender-Affirming Surgery Clinic in the U.S.?ѻý> Powerful people, prejudice, and politics, according to a review of its history Oct 03, 2022
<ѻý>Emergency Medicine Docs Bemoan Patient Satisfaction Surveysѻý> Critics at ACEP call them biased, unfair, and exclusionary Oct 03, 2022
<ѻý>Healthcare Workers Unhappy With New CDC Mask Guidanceѻý> Some hospital leaders say they'll continue to follow state recommendations for universal masking Sep 28, 2022
<ѻý>The Oft-Forgotten Team Members: Health Unit Coordinatorsѻý> They should be recognized in their presence rather than by their absence Sep 24, 2022
<ѻý>Toxicologist From 'The Good Nurse' on Catching a Killerѻý> Steven Marcus, MD, on following through with suspicions and calling out a flawed system Sep 22, 2022
<ѻý>Violence in Emergency Departments on the Riseѻý> Around 85% of emergency physicians say violence has increased, poll shows Sep 22, 2022
<ѻý>Does Poor Air Quality Send More Kids With Autism to the Hospital?ѻý> South Korean study looked at effects of short-term exposure on ASD-related outcomes Sep 21, 2022
<ѻý>In Wake of Philips Recall, Patients Still Waiting for Sleep Apnea Devicesѻý> Effects of recall reverberate through sleep medicine community Sep 21, 2022
<ѻý>Early Tamiflu Linked to Better Outcomes for Kids Hospitalized for the Fluѻý> Early use of antiviral associated with shorter length of stay, lower odds of 7-day readmission Sep 19, 2022
<ѻý>Children's Hospital Accused of Sexual Abuse; AMA Joins Class-Action Against Cignaѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 15, 2022
<ѻý>House Bill Would Fix Glitch in Medicare Non-Emergency Ambulance Transport Programѻý> Measure would require states to help some "dual eligibles" who have trouble accessing the benefit Sep 15, 2022
<ѻý>Hospital Admins Knew Star Surgeon Was Dangerous; Warned Before 'Summer of Death'ѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 14, 2022
<ѻý>Violence Against Nurses Worse Than Ever, Analysis Findsѻý> Over 3 months in 2022, two nurses were assaulted every hour, on average Sep 13, 2022
<ѻý>Health System Warns Exemptions to COVID Vaccines May Expire With New Optionsѻý> Holdouts who used religious exemptions to avoid vaccination can get Novavax now Sep 09, 2022
<ѻý>Glutamine for Burn Patients: Time for a Rethinkѻý> Randomized RE-ENERGIZE trial shows no impact on major outcomes Sep 09, 2022
<ѻý>Here's How a Court Ruling in North Carolina Could Affect Liability for Nursesѻý> Nurses in the state can now be held liable for patient harm even when following doctors' orders Sep 08, 2022
<ѻý>Mucus Too Sticky? NAC Injections May Helpѻý> Trial shows benefit with IV N-acetylcysteine in hospital setting Sep 05, 2022
<ѻý>After Months of Improvement, Hospital Financial Performance Takes Another Hitѻý> Facilities are now experiencing "some of the worst margins" since COVID emerged Aug 29, 2022
<ѻý>How Can We Improve the Hospital Discharge Process?ѻý> Right now, it's pretty much a mess. Let's make it a system that really works for our patients Aug 29, 2022