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An x-ray showing a hip prosthesis on right side

<乌鸦传媒>With Hip Surgery, Watch for Kidney Injury

Complications included infection, transfusion, revision, and death

ISC over a photo of the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA.

<乌鸦传媒>Hopes for Novel Stroke Drug Dashed in Trial

But ESCAPE-NA1 signals neuroprotectant might work if given without thrombolytic

ISC over a photo of the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA.

<乌鸦传媒>Out of the Basement: Early Results Promising for Portable MRI

Feasibility study indicates no interference in ICU, no metal issues

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

<乌鸦传媒>Whistleblower Transplant Surgeon; Uncredentialed Child Abuse Doc

This past week in healthcare investigations

A male nurse with his head in his hands sits on a hospital bed partially obscured by a curtain

<乌鸦传媒>Nurses Face Higher-Than-Average Suicide Risk

"A real issue, and the job has something to do with it," researcher says

A wayfinding sign outside of an Italian hospital

<乌鸦传媒>Italian Lessons for U.S. Healthcare

The Skeptical Cardiologist hosts an Italian cardiologist

A red pen lying on a paper with PASS and FAIL checkboxes, the PASS box is checked

<乌鸦传媒>No More Numerical Scores for USMLE Step 1 Exam

New pass/fail policy aims to reduce overemphasis on test performance

A YouTube video thumbnail of Rhianna Ferial and the words Dealing With Death

<乌鸦传媒>Patients Die. Here's How to Deal With It

Let's talk about loss

A surgical bouffant cap

<乌鸦传媒>Surgical Attire Changes a Bust for Infection Control?

One center reports what happened with shift to bouffants, surgical jackets

A syringe on a chain wrapped around a mans wrist

<乌鸦传媒>UCSD, Doc Who Overdosed in Hospital Bathroom Face Lawsuits

Anesthesiologist found unconscious, "covered in vomit with his pants down around his ankles"

PAY MORE GET LESS graphic on a starburst background

<乌鸦传媒>American Healthcare: Increasingly Corporate and Rapacious

And how you can change it

SMFM over a photo of the Gaylord Texan Resort and Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas

<乌鸦传媒>Antiseptic Cloths No Help Cutting SSI Rates After C-Section

But infection rates were surprisingly low overall, even with placebo wipes

SMFM over a photo of the Gaylord Texan Resort and Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas

<乌鸦传媒>Maternal Deaths in Hospitals Fall... but There's Bad News Too

More monitoring after hospital discharge needed, expert says

A judges gavel laying on $100 dollar bills

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Wins $4.75M in Fraud, Defamation Case Against Hospital

Ob/gyn said she was wrongly accused of substance abuse

Illustrated heart and heart beats

<乌鸦传媒>Quick, No-Shock Cardioversion for Afib Feasible in EDs

Sinus rhythm often restored with pharmacological conversion alone, trial finds

A red flowing wash over a sad senior woman holding her husband鈥檚 hand as he lies in a hospital bed

<乌鸦传媒>He Shouldn't Have Died From a Stupid Bleed

We were so close yet so far

An x-ray image of spontaneous pneumothorax or collapsed lung

<乌鸦传媒>Watchful Waiting: An Option for Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Conservative management of primary spontaneous collapsed lung noninferior to intervention

Illustration of numerous women holding their stomachs in distress

<乌鸦传媒>Women Burned by Quick Fix for Heavy Periods

For many, 5-minute fix is anything but

Illustration of numerous women holding their stomachs in distress

<乌鸦传媒>How We Used FDA MAUDE Data on NovaSure

Attuned to limitations, investigative team used conservative approach

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<乌鸦传媒>'Out of Control' Child Abuse Docs; Harvard Chair Arrested; $116K Hernia Repair

This past week in healthcare investigations

STS over a photo of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

<乌鸦传媒>Study: Short Hospital Stays OK After Cardiac Surgery

3 days or less "very safe," one center reports

An illustration of a silhouetted face blowing a whistle

<乌鸦传媒>Surgeon Sues Orlando Health Over 'Forced' Referrals

Says he was terminated for refusing to practice exclusively in-network

SOLD OUT over a vial of Heparin

<乌鸦传媒>How to Handle a Heparin Shortage: Effective Strategies

With supply chain issues in China, it's a real threat, group says

A senior woman in a hospital bed surrounded by her family

<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Hide Cancer Diagnosis From Elderly Patient?

You make the call

<乌鸦传媒>Sacked Moffitt Officials Didn't Report Chinese Financial Ties

Not clear what was done in exchange for payments

A mature female nurse looks down at a tablet in a hospital

<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Nurses: A Little More Diverse and Grayer

National survey shows small uptick in minority RNs; bigger increase in those over age 50

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<乌鸦传媒>Ozempic OK'd for CV Prevention; LDL Drug Pricing; Lyme Disease Heart Tx

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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<乌鸦传媒>Meet the 'Lien Doctors'; Hidden Clinical Trial Data; Google Nabs More Medical Records

This past week in healthcare investigations

Paramedics wheel a male patient to a waiting ambulance

<乌鸦传媒>EMS Stroke Protocols Questioned

More rules are necessary to ensure patients get to Level 1 stroke centers, government panel told

An elderly male physician in front of a computer looking puzzled

<乌鸦传媒>Mandatory Testing Shows Cognitive Deficits in Late-Career Clinicians

About 13% show problems likely to impair their ability to practice medicine

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<乌鸦传媒>Yuck: Docs' White Coats Rarely See the Washing Machine

New York hospital survey found most go a week or more between launderings

April Braker, RN (center) and her care team at Northwestern Medicine

<乌鸦传媒>After Five Months in a Coma, Young Nurse Wakes Up

Chicago RN with rare autoimmune encephalitis responds to unusual treatment

An illustrator of various medications on a conveyor belt moving towards a persons open mouth

<乌鸦传媒>Trial: Camden 'Hotspotting' Program Not Enough to Help Superutilizers

Problem isn't lack of care coordination -- it's the quality of care, says program founder

A billboard for Healthy Medical Center with the wait time displaying 603 hours

<乌鸦传媒>Teenager in Psych Crisis Waits 25 Days in ED for Admission

Amid psychiatric bed shortage, patient left in "Kafkaesque" limbo

An APPROVED label above a DENIED label

<乌鸦传媒>Prior Authorization Cuts Costs, but Is It Bad for Patients?

Psychiatry is one area where study found clear harm

An x-ray image of the large intestine showing diverticulitis of transverse colon

<乌鸦传媒>Morbid Obesity, Diverticulitis Not a Good Mix

Study documents worse outcomes

<乌鸦传媒>New Setbacks for Former Hahnemann Residents

May be on the hook for pricey "tail" malpractice insurance coverage

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<乌鸦传媒>Trump Administration Touts Mental Health Accomplishments

Speakers offer praise for more aggressive involuntary commitment

An illustration of a silhouetted figure in a glowing doorway

<乌鸦传媒>I Quit: Why I Fled the Country

Escape from corporate insane loopholes and unethical shenanigans

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<乌鸦传媒>I Quit: My MD, My Baby, My Nightmare

HIV exposure had this doctor in "hiding"

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