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A photo of heart transplant surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Fixing Heart Failure Workforce Issues: Baby Steps Start This Year

Pay, curriculum changes proposed to attract more doctors

<乌鸦传媒>Damar Hamlin's Cardiac Arrest: A Cardiologist's Perspective

Commotio cordis has rarely been described as the result of a tackle in football

A photo of a sign on grass in Orlando, Florida, which reads: NOW HIRING RNs, LPNs, CNAs

<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals More to Blame Than the Pandemic for Nurse Staffing Woes?

Study illuminates how much burnout, work environment issues predate COVID-19

A photo of a man grabbing a nurse and threatening to punch her.

<乌鸦传媒>Despite Rising Violence Against Healthcare Workers, Legislative Fixes Have Stalled

During a 3-month period this year, 57 nurses were assaulted on average each day

A photo of unionized healthcare workers marching behind a banner which reads: Fund Healthcare Not Warfare

<乌鸦传媒>Are U.S. Healthcare Workers Better Off Unionized?

Study finds higher earnings and benefits, but unionization still stalled

A photo of a smiling mature businessman sitting at his desk holding a fan of $100 bills.

<乌鸦传媒>Physician Wants Hospital CEO Pay Capped at $800K

Call follows executive pay scandal at Cleveland health system

A photo of Charles Venditti, MD, PhD, meeting with a young female patient.

<乌鸦传媒>Families Push Research Forward in Rare Diseases

The field has a unique funding model. While fruitful, some question if it needs to change.

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Accused of Sexually Assaulting Unconscious Patients; Doc's Trip-and-Fall Plot

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

<乌鸦传媒>Healthcare's Biggest Half-Lie, and What Docs and Nurses Can Do About It

Ron Harman King questions the "compassion and humanity" advertised by large healthcare systems

A photo of a female nurse at the bedside of her mature male patient in the hospital.

<乌鸦传媒>Study Adds Fuel to Debate Over Nurse Practitioners' Scope of Practice

VA paper will be the focus of a panel discussion during the AMA state advocacy meeting in January

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Practitioners Need Support Now More Than Ever

AANP President April Kapu, DNP, discusses association priorities and opportunities

A photo of a skeptical looking male physician with his finger on his forehead.

<乌鸦传媒>A Medical Take on the Word of the Year: Gaslighting

Doctors are trying to function in a very broken system

<乌鸦传媒>Nurses No Longer Employed After Viral 'Icks' Video on TikTok

The trend didn't sit well when applied to the patient/provider relationship

A photo of Cape Cod Hospital, in Hyannis, Massachusetts.

<乌鸦传媒>Cape Cod Cardiologist Sues Hospital, Alleging Retaliation for Whistleblowing

Richard Zelman, MD, also alleges that Cape Cod Hospital breached his contract

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

<乌鸦传媒>Fauci Slams 'Lowlife' Trolls; More Superbugs; Celine Dion's Stiff-Person Syndrome

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

A photo of nurses hold a stethoscope to the chest of a preterm infant in an incubator.

<乌鸦传媒>Not So Fast for NSAID Closure of Heart Defect in Preterm Newborns

Trial results favor waiting for patent ductus arteriosus to close on its own

AIBD over a photo of the Swan and Dolphin Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

<乌鸦传媒>Infliximab Maintenance Home Infusion Appears Safe

Few serious adverse events occurred in patient-friendly settings

A photo of a female surgical assistant attaching a light to a female surgeon head in the operating room.

<乌鸦传媒>For True Cultural Change for Women in Surgery, More Work Is Needed

Qualitative aspects of survey get at heart of gender disparities in practice

AES over a photo of Music City Center, in Nashville, Tennessee.

<乌鸦传媒>Status Epilepticus Hospitalizations Climb

Black patients twice as likely to be hospitalized with prolonged seizures

A photo of a male radiologist attaching an immobilization to a woman laying under a blanket prior to radiotherapy

<乌鸦传媒>I'm a Neurologist, Hear Me Roar

If I wasn't believed when seeking care, what chance do non-physicians have?

A photo of an angry yelling senior male physician in front of the signage outside of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

<乌鸦传媒>A New Tool to Report Medical Trainee Mistreatment Reveals Thorny Issues

Small group of Mount Sinai faculty were responsible for half of unprofessional behavior reports

A photo of a female physician extending her blue rubber gloved hand out, palm up.

<乌鸦传媒>Looming Physician Pay Cut 'Unprecedented' and 'Unconscionable,' AMA President Says

Number of doctors who take Medicare patients could dwindle without Congressional action

A photo of a man holding a table which displaying a message that reads: There is no Internet connection.

<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals Can Help Patients 'Get Connected'

The Affordable Connectivity Program enables telehealth access for vulnerable patients

A photo of an unhappy-looking young woman lying in bed holding a tissue.

<乌鸦传媒>Healthcare's Unspoken Sick-Day Rules Unchanged by the Pandemic

Workplace COVID policies have changed, but attitudes toward coming into work sick have not

FDA APPROVED Fecal microbiota, live (Rebyota) over a computer rendering of Clostridioides difficile bacteria.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Greenlights First Fecal Microbiota Product

Rebyota approved for preventing recurrence of C. difficile infection

<乌鸦传媒>Confronting the Growing Violence Against Staff in the Emergency Department

Alex Skog, MD, on physician anxiety, enforcing consequences, and creating a safer environment

An illustration of a physician holding a patient's hand with the text The Doctor's Art - A podcast on Meaning in Medicine

<乌鸦传媒>Life and Death in 12 Hours

ICU nurse Christin Thankachan on providing comfort during life's darkest moments

Portrait of a diverse medical workforce.

<乌鸦传媒>An Affirmative Action Ban Would Be Devastating to Patient Care

A pending Supreme Court decision could erode progress on improving diversity in medicine

Over shoulder view of an old woman on video calling a virtual nurse on a tablet at home.

<乌鸦传媒>Can Virtual Nursing Save the Workforce?

RN turnover is increasing, and two-thirds plan to leave in the next 3 years

A photo of Quang Nguyen, MD over a background of the Deaconess Henderson Hospital.

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Fired for Accessing Medical Records of Women He Wanted to Date

Artificial intelligence software alerted hospital to unusual activity

Nurse vacancy in the ad of a job search newspaper.

<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Responds to Staffing Crisis After Reports of Patient Death

Challenges at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett reflective of hospitals across the U.S.

Young man in medical outfit looking at a clock.

<乌鸦传媒>Physicians Are Only Good for 90 days

There are no guarantees in medicine

Medical technology concept of a 3d rendering cyborg doctor.

<乌鸦传媒>Doctor, You Are Still Human

Prioritizing personal mental health and well-being remains essential

A photo of St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale, Washington.

<乌鸦传媒>Here's What Led ED Nurse to Call the Fire Department for Help

Problems from that night are not unique to her hospital, says Kelsay Irby, RN

AMA over a photo of Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu, Hawaii

<乌鸦传媒>Should Board Certification Organizations Have to Meet Particular Standards?

AMA delegates debate the question, air their grievances with maintenance of certification

The cover art for the Netflix documentary Capturing the Killer Nurse

<乌鸦传媒>Documentary Blames Hospitals for Keeping Killer Nurse Employed

Charles Cullen was caught several times, but the system was rigged to pass him along, some allege

A computer rendering of a silhouetted figure in the light at the end of a tunnel.

<乌鸦传媒>One in Five May Recall Near-Death Experience After CPR

Rhythmic brain waves suggestive of lucid and heightened consciousness, study says

A photo of a male physician sitting at his desk deep in thought.

<乌鸦传媒>Survey Shows ED Doctors Worry More About Patient Harm Than Getting Sued

"Defensive medicine" may be more about preventing harm than avoiding a lawsuit

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

<乌鸦传媒>Doctor Faces Child Sex Trafficking Charges; Pfizer's COVID Cash; Ransomware Harm

This past week in healthcare investigations

AHA over a computer rendering of the heart.

<乌鸦传媒>Precision Medicine Strategy Reduced Testing in Patients With Chest Pain

Also reduced risk of composite endpoint of death, MI, and catheterization compared with usual care

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