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AMA over a photo of Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Delegates Trash AI Bots, Medicare Advantage, Inexperienced 'Politicized' ALJs

Proposal calls for facilities with an "Emergency Room" to have an emergency doc on site

AMA over a photo of Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland

<乌鸦传媒>Getting the Incentives Right for Reducing Healthcare's Carbon Footprint

There are ways to save energy while also saving money, experts say

ACR over a photo of the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California

<乌鸦传媒>Your Hospital Is Like a Modern Airport. That's Not Good

AI will revolutionize how healthcare is delivered; how is yet to be determined

A photo of a lecture hall of medical students using laptops and tablets.

<乌鸦传媒>How Will Tomorrow's Medical Students Be Different?

New skills before and during medical school may enhance diversity and development

An overhead shot of a female nurse sitting on the floor and covering her eyes in a stairwell

<乌鸦传媒>What's the No. 1 Cause of NP Burnout?

It's probably not what you think

A photo of a cloud of steam above a hospital in West Virginia.

<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals Have Many Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Experts Say

Radiology departments and operating rooms are good targets

A photo of a female nurse sleeping on a bus in Miami Beach.

<乌鸦传媒>Nursing Leaders Tackle Ways to Fix 'Accelerated Burnout' in New Nurses

"It takes a village to raise a nurse," expert says

A screenshot of Senator Edward J. Markey speaking during this hearing.

<乌鸦传媒>Policymakers Must Balance Innovation With Patient Safety for AI in Healthcare

Emerging technology presents an opportunity to right past wrongs, Senator says during hearing

A photo of a premature infant in the neonatal intensive care unit.

<乌鸦传媒>Umbilical Cord Milking May Be Safe for Very Preterm Babies

Trial compared umbilical cord milking versus delayed cord clamping

A screenshot of Senator Ron Wyden speaking during this hearing.

<乌鸦传媒>Senate Committee Advances Bill on Mental Health, PBMs, and 'Ghost Provider' Networks

Measure would also lessen the cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in 2024

A computer rendering of bacterial transduction.

<乌鸦传媒>To Get More New Antimicrobial Drugs, Fix the Broken Market, Experts Say

Hospitals see a new antibiotic as something to raise their costs, one expert noted

A photo of a healthcare worker holding an N95 mask in their blue rubber gloved hands.

<乌鸦传媒>Critics Say CDC Advisors' Infection Control Guidance Isn't Strong Enough

Draft guidelines from HICPAC criticized after most recent meeting

A photo of a senior woman sitting on an operating table prior to surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgery

Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension

A close up photo of handcuffs around the wrist of a woman wearing pink rubber gloves and scrubs.

<乌鸦传媒>Former Nurse Sees Raft of New Charges in Murder Investigation

Initially charged with killing two patients, she admits to attempting to kill 19 more

<乌鸦传媒>Heat and Cardiovascular Death; Time-Restricted Eating or Caloric Restriction in T2D

Also in TTHealthWatch: managing nasal airway obstruction

A computer rendering of C. difficile bacteria

<乌鸦传媒>This Antibiotic May Reduce C. Diff Risk in Pneumonia Patients

Doxycycline associated with reduced infection, re-infection rates versus azithromycin

A photo of a female pharmacist interacting with a female customer in a pharmacy.

<乌鸦传媒>Pharmacist Prescribing for BP Control Makes Economic Sense

Clinical benefits of pharmacist-prescribed antihypertensives known for years

A photo of a female nurse wearing a surgical mask and laying on her back on a couch with her eyes closed.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC Launches Initiative to Tackle Burnout in Healthcare

Not a "Band-Aid," but a systems approach, says NIOSH program director

A photo of a female physician with her hand out.

<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Finalizes 3.4% Payment Cut for Physician Fees in 2024

Specialty groups decry "untenable" payment cuts

<乌鸦传媒>Equal Representation of Indigenous Docs Would Take a Century, Study Finds

But researchers propose ways to speed up that timeline

A photo of a young male physician working in a laboratory.

<乌鸦传媒>Most Medical, Nursing Students Don't Plan to Treat Patients, Survey Finds

Notably, a quarter of medical students in the U.S. are thinking about quitting their studies

A scanning electron microscope image of fecal bacteria.

<乌鸦传媒>Fecal Transplants in Kidney Recipients Reduced Resistant Pathogens

Multidrug resistant organisms replaced by competing antibiotic-susceptible relatives

A photo of a tired female nurse hanging on a piece of medical equipment.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Aren't the Only Concern for Safe Staffing

Nurses need adequate training and a supportive, safe environment

A photo of the HHS headquarters building in Washington, D.C.

<乌鸦传媒>HHS Proposes 'Disincentive' Penalties for Information-Blocking Providers

Clinicians could see cuts in Medicare payments if found to have violated the rule

A photo of a businessman standing on a balcony of a high rise office building.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Private Equity Good for Healthcare?

There are always two sides to any story

A screenshot of Senator Bernie Sanders speaking during this hearing.

<乌鸦传媒>Expand Nurse Staffing Ratio Laws, Union Leaders Tell Senator

Hospitals will "never agree to safe staffing on their own," says HPAE president

A photo of medical residents talking with physicians in a hospital hallway.

<乌鸦传媒>Applying to Residency? Here Are 4 Traits of All-Star Residents

Success often lies in mindset and mentality

A photo of a male physician looking at a photo of a beach resort on his tablet.

<乌鸦传媒>Fight Physician Burnout With Subsidized Vacations

It's a benefit for workers and the public

A photo of male and female business people meeting with male and female physicians.

<乌鸦传媒>Private Equity, For-Profit Interests Hurt Medicine, Conference Speakers Say

Authorities have not done enough to crack down on the problem, physicians and academicians noted

A photo of a female physician putting on blue rubber gloves.

<乌鸦传媒>Skipping Hand Hygiene Before Donning Gloves May Be Just as Safe, Trial Suggests

Adherence to infection prevention strategy was better in hospital units asked to directly glove

FDA WARNING Probiotic products for preterm infants over a photo of a preterm infant in an incubator.

<乌鸦传媒>Probiotics for Preterm Infants Could Pose Serious Danger, FDA Warns

Abbott, Infinant Health sent warning letters about their products

AAP over a photo of Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

<乌鸦传媒>Black Kids Twice as Likely to Die of Sepsis, Single-Center Study Finds

"Outcomes were different" even with similar care, says researcher

A photo of nurses tending to a man receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit.

<乌鸦传媒>Inhaled Antibiotic Cuts Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Also led to lower rate of ventilator-related complications versus placebo

A photo of a nurse in full protective gear checking on her patient in the COVID intensive care unit.

<乌鸦传媒>Vitamin C Flops for Severe COVID-19

Trial data suggest chance of harm significantly greater than small possibility of efficacy

A photo of an AI diagnostic system which autonomously diagnoses patients for diabetic retinopathy

<乌鸦传媒>AI Can Be a Boon to Clinicians -- If Used Correctly, Says AMA President

"We can provide things to make it easier for people to practice medicine," says Jesse Ehrenfeld

ACG over a photo of Vancouver Convention Centre in British Columbia.

<乌鸦传媒>Endoscopy Still an Option for Some 90-Year-Olds With GI Bleeds

But conservative management used in most cases

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

<乌鸦传媒>Cruise Line Found Negligent About COVID; Dialysis Machine Recall; MRI Injures Nurse

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

A photo of an exhausted-looking female healthcare worker lowering her surgical mask

<乌鸦传媒>Burnout, Poor Mental Health on the Rise for Healthcare Workers, CDC Says

"To label our current and long-standing challenge a 'crisis' is an understatement"

A photo of a mature man with both eyes covered by plastic clear protective shields after cataract surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Bacterial Infection Outbreak After Double Cataract Surgery Tied to Sterility Breach

Danish case series details bilateral simultaneous postoperative endophthalmitis in three patients

A photo of a female nurse writing a prescription at a desk in an examination room.

<乌鸦传媒>NPs No More Likely Than Physicians to Prescribe Inappropriately to Older Adults

Mean rates of inappropriate prescribing by NPs, primary care doctors were "virtually identical"

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