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IDWeek over a photo of Boston Convention & Exhibition Center - Boston, MA.

<乌鸦传媒>Superbugs Common in Patients on Mechanical Ventilation

Those in long-term care facilities are particularly at risk, researcher says

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

<乌鸦传媒>COVID Influence May Have Violated First Amendment; New 9/11 Victims; 'Elephant Skin'

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

An aerial image of the burned out vehicles and structures of Lahaina, Maui.

<乌鸦传媒>The Maui Fires: A Forensic Pathologist's Perspective on the Aftermath

Challenges lie ahead

A photo of surgeons using a MasSpec Pen during surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Handheld Pen Helps Surgeons Distinguish Between Thyroid, Parathyroid Tissues

Dye-less device works in about 15 seconds

AHNS over a photo of the Montreal Convention Center in Quebec, Canada.

<乌鸦传媒>Positive Surgical Margins More Likely Among Black Men With Oral Cancer

Post-operative treatment, long-term survival may be affected

AHNS over a photo of the Montreal Convention Center in Quebec, Canada.

<乌鸦传媒>Liquid Biopsy May Help Identify HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer

But concerns about false negative results linger

EASL over a photo of Messe Wien Exhibition Congress Center, Wien, Austria

<乌鸦传媒>Can AI Help Determine if Liver Cancer Will Respond to Standard Treatment?

Early model suggests a way to predict progression-free survival

EASL over a photo of Messe Wien Exhibition Congress Center, Wien, Austria

<乌鸦传媒>Fecal Matter Transplant Shows Promise in Cirrhosis

Pilot trial demonstrates that FMT can boost gut health, prevent serious infections

MRI images of stage I breast cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk Varies by Molecular Subtype

Korean study suggests need for individualized surveillance, optimized use of breast MRI

A photo of a female pathologist posing behind brain tissue samples.

<乌鸦传媒>Fired Morgue Worker Sued Over 'Graphic, Macabre' Social Media Posts

Northwell Health charged that Quantaise Sharpton's posts showed internal organs, body parts

CROI over a photo of the Seattle Convention Center Summit in Seattle, Washington.

<乌鸦传媒>Children's HIV Deaths in Africa Largely Preventable

Half of kids under age 5 not diagnosed before death, CHAMPS study found

A photo of Ryan Cole, MD, speaking at a Defeat the Mandates march in Washington, D.C.

<乌鸦传媒>Medical Board Takes Action Against Misinformation Doc

Pathologist Ryan Cole, MD, is facing discipline for negligence, spreading false statements

A female pathologist and female assistant examine a uterus with endometrial adenocarcinoma

<乌鸦传媒>Myth-Busting Pathology Misconceptions

There's so much more to the field than most people realize

A computer rendering of covid viruses surrounding a brain.

<乌鸦传媒>Autopsies Show COVID-19 in the Brain

What this means for neurologic COVID symptoms remains elusive

A photo of National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories building in Boston, Massachusetts.

<乌鸦传媒>Boston University Refutes Claims It Created Deadly New COVID Strain

Media reports misrepresent animal study and misconstrue its findings, expert says

A computer rendering of a man during a bone marrow biopsy.

<乌鸦传媒>Bone Marrow Biopsy Value Limited in Follicular Lymphoma Response Assessment

Information useful in fewer than 1% of patients with untreated disease

A computer rendering of multiple myeloma cells, antibodies, blood cells, and the spine.

<乌鸦传媒>Studies Reinforce Prognostic Role for Circulating Tumor Cells in Myeloma

At higher levels, different cutoffs show at least a doubling of PFS, OS hazard ratios

A photo of Rachel Geller, MD

<乌鸦传媒>How a COVID Misdiagnosis Revealed Deadly Aromatherapy Outbreak

Case "highlights the importance of autopsy," medical examiner says

Elderly woman testing for COVID with a nasal swab

<乌鸦传媒>False Negatives Still Common With COVID PCR Testing

Pathologist says one in five people get negative result even if they have COVID

Rat fetuses in formaldehyde in specimen jars

<乌鸦传媒>Formaldehyde Exposure Linked to Cognitive Impairment

Healthcare workers represent majority of those exposed in French cohort

A shocked looking man in bed looking at his laptop.

<乌鸦传媒>Pathologists Consider 'Workaround' So Patients Don't Freak Out Over EHR Bad News

Doctors worry patients will misconstrue language or be psychologically harmed without guidance

A photo of Gabrielle Petito in front of a painted mural of colorful wings.

<乌鸦传媒>We Now Know Gabby Petito's Cause of Death

Coroner gives update

A photo of Gabby Petito

<乌鸦传媒>We Know the Manner of Gabby Petito's Death. But What's the Cause?

All we have at this stage is public speculation

HFSA over a computer rendering of the heart and an atherosclerosis

<乌鸦传媒>Transplant Docs Are Sticking With Invasive Biopsies After Heart Transplants

Agreement that non-invasive alternatives to EMB are not ready for routine rejection surveillance

ERS over a computer rendering of the respiratory system.

<乌鸦传媒>Another Ivermectin Flop; 'Instant' Lung Cancer Decision Tool; Triple COPD Tx & Death

Highlights from the European Respiratory Society virtual meeting

A close up of two men exchanging a small ziplock bag containing eight white pills.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Benzo-Involved Overdoses on the Rise

Concerns grow about illicit versions

A GeneXpert Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 rapid test

<乌鸦传媒>Common Hospital PCR Test Affected by Viral Variant

Cepheid Xpert joins three other tests for which B.1.1.7 can be problematic

A computer rendering of a transparent female body showing breast cancer tumors spreading to the lymphatic system

<乌鸦传媒>Time to Revisit Distant Nodal Status in Breast Cancer Curability?

Comparable survival for distant and regional nodal involvement, when treated similarly

A woman鈥檚 hand holds a swab and specimen container from a COVID-19 Home Test kit on her lap

<乌鸦传媒>Pathologists Urge Caution on At-Home COVID Test Kits

"Did it sit in the sun?"

A graphical representation of genome sequencing

<乌鸦传媒>Whole-Genome Sequencing Makes a Case in Leukemia Study

More actionable alterations detected in myeloid malignancies versus cytogenetics

An illustration of a person's thoughts and memories connected to their brain

<乌鸦传媒>Primary Progressive Aphasia in Alzheimer's Doesn't Foretell Memory Loss

No memory decline over more than 2 years in small study, though speech deficits grew

An illustration of dice over a Gleason鈥檚 pattern score graphic

<乌鸦传媒>Is This Really Cancer?

Movement builds to classify Gleason 6 prostate lesions as nonmalignant

A female healthcare worker in protective gear holds up a sign which reads: YOU WILL ALL DIE

<乌鸦传媒>Physicians Push Back on Trump's Claim of Inflated COVID Deaths

Accusations provoke outrage; but president has his believers too

TCT over a computer rendering of trans-aortic valve replacement

<乌鸦传媒>COVID Heart Autopsies Point More to Clot Damage Than Myocarditis

Results bolster case for anticoagulation in hospitalized patients

CAP over a photo of a pathologist working in a laboratory

<乌鸦传媒>Was COVID-19 Really the Killer?

Panel addresses determination of "death from" versus "death with" coronavirus infection

CAP over a photo of a pathologist working in a laboratory

<乌鸦传媒>Lab Workers Pile Up Hours in Pandemic Testing

Surveys show signs of burnout surge

The YouTube video thumbnail for this video with Dr Rohin Francis and WHEN DOES LIFE ACTUALLY END?

<乌鸦传媒>How Doctors Redefined Death

Is it as binary as we think?

A close up of an IV drip with a blurred young female patient in bed in the background

<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Most Kids Dying From Coronavirus Had Underlying Conditions

Enormous racial-ethnic disparities revealed as well

<乌鸦传媒>The World Brain Death Project: Answering the Wrong Questions

Humility around death serves us and our patients best

A computer rendering of coronaviruses in the heart

<乌鸦传媒>Smoking Gun Found for Virus in MIS-C Heart Damage Case

First case report documenting viral particles in the heart in MIS-C

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