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ESC over a perspective view of a heartbeat on a vital signs monitor.

<乌鸦传媒>Stenting or Surgery for Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis?

No differences in outcomes seen between groups

ESC over a perspective view of a heartbeat on a vital signs monitor.

<乌鸦传媒>Add FFR to Diagnostic Angiography? Don't Bother

RIPCORD2 gives resounding "no" on all counts

ESC over a perspective view of a heartbeat on a vital signs monitor.

<乌鸦传媒>One Month of DAPT Reasonable in Patients at High Bleeding Risk

MASTER DAPT trial included "all-comer HBR population," but results were with one specific stent

ESC over a perspective view of a heartbeat on a vital signs monitor.

<乌鸦传媒>Empagliflozin Improves Outcomes in HFpEF Patients

"A major win" for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, says editorialist

ESC over a perspective view of a heartbeat on a vital signs monitor.

<乌鸦传媒>New Heart Failure Guidelines Released, but Are They Already Out of Date?

Results of EMPEROR-Preserved contradict guidance

A multi-ethnic group of children wearing protective masks on a school bus.

<乌鸦传媒>Florida Doc Booted From Hospital After Offering $50 Mask Exemptions

Physician posted the offer to an anti-mask website after school district issued stronger mandate

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<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Healthcare Groups Urge Approval of International Nurse Immigration

As nursing shortages grow amid the pandemic, some apply pressure to the State Department

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

<乌鸦传媒>Doc's $670K Telehealth Racket? Unlikely COVID Provocateur; 'Ignorant' of Health Cost

This past week in healthcare investigations

A young pregnant woman wearing an oxygen mask and pulse oximeter lies in a hospital bed

<乌鸦传媒>'Alarming' Number of Pregnant Women Admitted to Alabama ICUs

The trend points to just how important it is for pregnant women to get vaccinated, physicians say

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<乌鸦传媒>Eric Balmir Says Pediatric-Ready Drugs Are on the Horizon

The chief pharmacy officer at Children's National Hospital discusses his career and the future

A young male healthcare worker in protective clothing and mask wearing red boxing gloves with this fists up.

<乌鸦传媒>Emergency Medicine Residents Report High Rates of Mistreatment

Large survey study also found that such experiences were linked to increased suicidality

<乌鸦传媒>HCA Hit With Antitrust Suit Over High Prices

Lawsuit focusing on Mission Health eyes past merger tactics, ignored price transparency rule

Photos of Roche鈥檚 SD Biosensor and Abbott鈥檚 Panbio rapid antigen tests

<乌鸦传媒>Roche, Abbott COVID Antigen Tests Just So-So in Real-World Data

"Unsatisfactory" for screening asymptomatic people, say German lab professionals

Illustrated COVID-19 viruses overlay a photo of Peter McCullough, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Lawsuit: Doc Using Old Baylor Affiliation While Dishing COVID Vax Falsehoods

Baylor Scott & White Health says Peter McCullough, MD, used former title during media interviews

A series of images depicting the journey from substance abuse to completion of treatment.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Rehabilitation Programs: Why Is Enrollment So Low?

Some big states' annual new enrollment in confidential rehab dips to single digits

A series of images depicting the journey from substance abuse to completion of treatment.

<乌鸦传媒>Lawyers Advertise to Nurses: Think Twice About State Rehab Programs

Attorneys charge that programs can be aggressive, costly, and not in the nurse's favor

A patient鈥檚 eye view of a surgeon in the operating room holding a $1 bill in tweezers.

<乌鸦传媒>Higher Prices, No Difference in Resource Use at NCI Cancer Centers

Negotiated facility prices, not surgeon costs, appeared to drive the differences

A Department of Veterans Affairs placard on the building exterior in Washington DC.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA, Physician Groups Slam VA's Planned Standards of Practice Changes

Lack of transparency criticized

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<乌鸦传媒>NewYork-Presbyterian Sued for Allegedly Ignoring Child Sexual Abuse

Former patient says anorexia specialist Joseph Silverman abused her when she was 11

Two urine sample containers, one full, one empty.

<乌鸦传媒>Urine Tests Before Surgery Blasted as Mostly Unnecessary

Abundance of caution is way overdone, researchers suggest

A green check mark on a physician in white coat and business attire next to a red X on a physician in white coat and scrubs

<乌鸦传媒>Survey: Look Like a Doc to Be Treated as One

White coats still reign supreme, but that's not the end of the story

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

<乌鸦传媒>Epic's AI Fail; Controversial Alzheimer's Marketing; No Good COVID Drugs

This past week in healthcare investigations

A series of images depicting the journey from substance abuse to completion of treatment for nurses.

<乌鸦传媒>Is This Rehab Program Helpful or Harmful to Nurses?

Critics question the effectiveness of one state's nurse rehabilitation program for substance use

Corridor of an empty hospital.

<乌鸦传媒>Despite Promises, Hospital Contractor Fails to Pay, Providers Say

Healthcare staffing firm accused of skipping payment for 1 month's work at rural Texas hospital

A sign attached to a white brick wall which reads: NOTICE Proof of vaccination required.

<乌鸦传媒>American Hospital Association Joins Others in Support of COVID Vax Mandates

Largest U.S.-based healthcare organization to advocate for these requirements so far

<乌鸦传媒>Georgia Hospital Chooses PAs/NPs, Not Physicians, for Daily Rounds

Sound Physicians staffing firm will use APPs at Memorial University Medical Center

<乌鸦传媒>Prime Healthcare Settles Kickback Claims

The California health system will pay over $30 million

IAS over a red AIDS ribbon laying on a world map.

<乌鸦传媒>Acceptance of Vaginal Ring and Oral PrEP Increasing in Young African Women

Adherence to these HIV preventive measures should be encouraged

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<乌鸦传媒>Just How Much PCI Has Shifted to Outpatient Settings?

States' data show huge shift

IAS over a red AIDS ribbon laying on a world map.

<乌鸦传媒>Drug Resistance in People on PrEP Who Acquire HIV

PrEP rollout programs need to check for acute infections before starting therapy, experts advise

A box of ivermectin tablets.

<乌鸦传媒>Large Ivermectin Study Retracted

Preprint publisher finds evidence of plagiarism, problems with raw data

<乌鸦传媒>Staffing Contract Disputes Causing Uproar in San Diego

Public healthcare system Palomar Health accused of Brown Act violations by staff and citizens

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<乌鸦传媒>Lower Linezolid Doses Effective Against Highly Resistant TB

Multi-arm trial suggests the antibiotic can be reduced in three-drug combo

FDA APPROVED Tacrolimus (Prograf) over a computer rendering of a lung in a metal dish with surgical tools.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Breaks New Ground With Transplant Drug Approval

No prospective trial offered or required

<乌鸦传媒>HIV Independently Tied to More Severe COVID-19

WHO analysis also shows higher risk for inhospital mortality

The arms of business men raised up in the air holding fans of $100 bills.

<乌鸦传媒>Private Equity Is Ruining American Healthcare

Physicians, patients lose when PE takes over; it's time to take medicine back

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID-19 Lockdown in Uganda Increased Gender-Based Violence

Sexual attacks, HIV exposure, and teen pregnancies all showed upticks, study found

A commemorative coin on a thank you note from Banner Health.

<乌鸦传媒>A Literal Token of Thanks for Pandemic Work: That's All?

Anger after Banner Health rewards employees with unbankable coin for enduring the pandemic

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

<乌鸦传媒>Company Shut Down Robot Mid-Surgery; Infected in Quarantine; Investigating Aduhelm

This past week in healthcare investigations

A young male physician in blue scrubs sits on a bed in the dark looking for his pager.

<乌鸦传媒>Physicians: Stop Dreading Call

How to banish those negative thoughts and make them positive

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