<ѻý>Carbohydrates and Long-Term Weight Change; Value of Cardiac Transfersѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: reducing infections in joint replacement Oct 21, 2023 podcast
<ѻý>Breaking Point: Why We Become Activistsѻý> Three healthcare providers describe what pushed them to speak out Oct 20, 2023 podcast
<ѻý>Telling My Story at the National Nurses Marchѻý> "It felt like we were seen" Oct 20, 2023 podcast
<ѻý>Nurse Sees Other Side of Unsafe Staffingѻý> "The nurse in me fully understood ... the mom in me was terrified" Oct 20, 2023 podcast
<ѻý>From New Pandemic Resident to Union Advocateѻý> "There weren't enough people who were healthy and available to come in to work" Oct 20, 2023 podcast
<ѻý>Shady Medicare Advantage Plan Tactics Blasted at Senate Hearingѻý> "It's a rip-off and it's got to stop," one Senator said Oct 19, 2023
<ѻý>U.S. Doc Volunteers in Jerusalem: 'I Felt Like I Had to Do Something'ѻý> Martin Jacobson, MD, on his decision to be a volunteer physician during the Israel-Hamas war Oct 19, 2023 video
<ѻý>Beefed-Up Antibiotic Prophylaxis No Help for Post-Arthroplasty Infectionsѻý> And adding vancomycin to cefazolin may have increased surgical-site infections after knee surgery Oct 18, 2023
<ѻý>Death After IV Vitamins; 4-Day Work Week Healthier; Blast at Gaza Hospital Kills 500ѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Oct 18, 2023
<ѻý>Plastic Glove, Scissors Solve Problem in Single-Lung Ventilationѻý> DIY approach to non-dependent lung collapse succeeds in trial Oct 17, 2023
<ѻý>Small Piece of Plastic Cuts Throat Damage From Trach Tubesѻý> Why didn't someone think of this sooner? Oct 17, 2023
<ѻý>Are Female Anesthesiologists Better Than Men?ѻý> Some differences seen in two-center study; reasons, implications uncertain Oct 17, 2023
<ѻý>Possible Cause of Long COVID 'Brain Fog'; Nursing Shortage Real? Drinking Salt Waterѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Oct 17, 2023
<ѻý>Abortion Info Buried on Many Hospitals' Websites, Study Showsѻý> Nearly 80% of U.S. hospital systems omit abortion information entirely Oct 16, 2023
<ѻý>Antibiotic Combo for Acute Infection Cleared of Kidney Riskѻý> Use of cefepime meanwhile resulted in more neurological dysfunction Oct 16, 2023
<ѻý>Hold Off a Bit Before Operating on Broken Hips, Study Suggestsѻý> Older patients on anticoagulants benefit from modest delay Oct 16, 2023
<ѻý>Impending Hemorrhage With C-Section Flagged by Simple Testѻý> Uterine tone scores correlate strongly with lethal bleeds Oct 16, 2023
<ѻý>Hemoglobin Targets a Good Idea for Massively Transfused Patientsѻý> Outcomes improved with values approaching 10 g/dL Oct 16, 2023
<ѻý>Suzanne Somers Dies; FDA Plans to Ban Hair Relaxers; Health Worker Minimum Wageѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Oct 16, 2023
<ѻý>Feds Hope to Cut Sepsis Deaths by Hitching Medicare Payments to Treatment Statsѻý> Treatment delays can undermine a patient's chance of survival Oct 15, 2023
<ѻý>Gabapentin as Post-Op Painkiller Gets a Cold Showerѻý> Placebo-controlled trial offers no justification for widespread use Oct 15, 2023
<ѻý>'Yellow' Blood Products Come With VTE Risk, Study Findsѻý> Increased thrombosis, mortality when fresh frozen plasma is used in transfusions Oct 15, 2023
<ѻý>Yes, It Matters Who Manages Sedation During Interventional Radiology Proceduresѻý> Study finds outcomes differ according to providers' training Oct 14, 2023
<ѻý>A Simple Way to Determine if a Patient Is Really Allergic to Penicillinѻý> Delabeling strategy carries little risk, needs minimal testing, and no specialist consult Oct 14, 2023
<ѻý>Wrongful Death Suit Filed After Patient Waited Hours in Emergency Room Lobbyѻý> Death of 41-year-old mother of three was preventable, husband says Oct 13, 2023
<ѻý>Cryoprecipitate, REBOA Flop for Improving Major Hemorrhage Outcomesѻý> The first randomized trials of both approaches failed Oct 13, 2023
<ѻý>Medical Tourists Bring Home Fatal Fungal Infectionsѻý> High mortality in outbreak linked to anesthesia in Mexico Oct 13, 2023
<ѻý>ECMO Has Become a Harder Sell in Severe COVID-19ѻý> Studies show decreased use, cast doubt on clinical benefit Oct 13, 2023
<ѻý>Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios Win Some Hard-Fought Groundѻý> But opposition from most hospital groups remains fierce Oct 12, 2023
<ѻý>Have a Story About Private Equity Ownership? The FTC Wants to Hear From Youѻý> The agency wants to even the healthcare playing field, says FTC chair Lina Khan Oct 12, 2023
<ѻý>Decolonization in Nursing Homes Cuts the Risk of Dangerous Infectionsѻý> Protocol borrowed from the ICU continues to show success Oct 12, 2023
<ѻý>'Surprising' Contribution of Pulmonary Hypertension to ARDS Outcomesѻý> Coexisting conditions spell markedly poor clinical course Oct 12, 2023
<ѻý>Intranasal COVID Vaccine Generates Strong Immune Responseѻý> Plus: Detecting viruses in wastewater and the maternal RSV vaccine for protecting infants Oct 12, 2023
<ѻý>Superbugs Common in Patients on Mechanical Ventilationѻý> Those in long-term care facilities are particularly at risk, researcher says Oct 12, 2023
<ѻý>Overdoing Blood Transfusions? JAMA Special Issue Shines a Lightѻý> Also includes two negative trials in hemorrhage control Oct 12, 2023
<ѻý>Opportunistic Infections Put a Damper on Belatacept After Lung Transplantѻý> Center had to refine its use of the kidney-friendlier immunosuppression regimen Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>Heat-Related Illness Among Farmworkers: How Nurses Can Helpѻý> Vulnerable population is "bearing the brunt of climate change," researcher says Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>After-the-Fact Informed Consent for a Clinical Trial? It Can Work in Some Situationsѻý> Sometimes it's not practical to perform the study any other way Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>Modest Risks Come With Moving Fast on HF Drugs After Acute Eventѻý> STRONG-HF analysis details the impact Oct 10, 2023
<ѻý>Malpractice Suits Involving NPs and PAs Can Spell Trouble for Supervising Docs Tooѻý> Doctors often included even if they didn't see or hear about the patient involved, study finds Oct 10, 2023