Catholic Hospital Offered Bucket, Towels to Woman It Denied an Abortion California AG suing hospital for allegedly violating state laws Oct 07, 2024
Remember the COVID-Era Medical Gown Shortage? Feds Spend $350 Million for Stockpile Gowns are among the purchases made to restock emergency coffers Oct 04, 2024
Nurse Death Ruled Homicide; Hospital Workers Missing in N.C.; Human Hairball Surgery Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Oct 04, 2024
Ob/Gyn Applications Stable in First Year of Independent Residency System The number of applicants is strong, but are applicants still applying to too many programs? Oct 03, 2024
Hospitals Still Feeling Impacts of Hurricane Helene Asheville's Mission Hospital remains without running water Oct 03, 2024
Trump Vows to Veto Abortion Ban; Breast Cancer Climbs; Diagnostic Errors for 1 in 14 Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Oct 02, 2024
Falling May Be a Harbinger of Dementia in Older Adults Injurious falls upped the risk of a new Alzheimer's or dementia diagnosis 1 year later Sep 30, 2024
Newborns Fed Breast Milk Exclusively in Hospital Had Lower Asthma Risk It's an important time for developing a successful breastfeeding trajectory, researcher says Sep 30, 2024
Dozens Rescued by Helicopter From Flooded Tennessee Hospital Inundated by Helene Dramatic scene at Unicoi County Hospital Sep 27, 2024
Nonprofit Hospitals Took in Over $37 Billion in Tax Benefits in 2021 Researcher offers a way for local communities to assess the benefit hospitals provide in return Sep 27, 2024 video
A Few Rural Towns Are Bucking the Trend and Building New Hospitals New full-service hospitals with inpatient beds are rare in rural America Sep 27, 2024
UVA Med School Faces Toxic Work Environment Allegations More than 100 doctors, faculty members signed no-confidence letter against administrators Sep 26, 2024
Novel Antiviral Appears Effective for Severe RSV in Infants, Toddlers But will benefits seen in Chinese trial translate to clinical improvement? Sep 25, 2024
10-Minute Intervention Boosts Health Worker Well-Being Work-life integration and emotional exhaustion, recovery, and thriving all improved within 8 days Sep 23, 2024 video
COVID Czar's 'Sex Parties'; Nationwide Drug Recall; Steward CEO Held in Contempt Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 20, 2024
House Staff Unionization Has Come in Waves Residents' efforts to organize date back some 90 years Sep 19, 2024
Critics Call Feds' Response to Cyberattacks on Healthcare Feeble and Fractured There were 249 attacks targeting health institutions in 2023, the most of any industry Sep 19, 2024
California Clarifies Role of CRNAs Amid Scope-of-Practice Clash Letter says CRNAs can administer anesthesia that's ordered by a physician Sep 18, 2024
The Importance of Putting Penicillin Allergy Labels to the Test "It's really safe to think about direct penicillin challenges," says researcher Sep 18, 2024 video
Treating a New Species: Homo Fragilis Our fragile patients are increasingly dependent on a crumbling healthcare system Sep 17, 2024
'Failing Wisely' Can Promote a Safer Healthcare System Don't assume old strategies and new technologies will improve patient safety Sep 17, 2024
Florida Hospitals Ask Immigrants About Their Legal Status. Texas Will Try It Next. Patients can decline to answer and still receive care Sep 16, 2024
At Catholic Hospitals, Mission of Charity Runs Up Against High Costs for Patients Facilities neglect social responsibility standards, patients and clinicians said Sep 15, 2024
Feds Rarely Punish Hospitals for Turning Away Pregnant Patients Inquiries are "slow, insufficiently staffed," and get pushback from hospitals, said one expert Sep 13, 2024
Nurses Blast Steward Health Care's Greed: 'It Ruins You' Steward CEO, Ralph de la Torre, MD, was a "no-show" at hearing, despite subpoena Sep 13, 2024
Common-Ground Healthcare Policies Both Trump and Harris Can Support Can our future leaders place public health ahead of politics? Sep 12, 2024
U.K. Hospital Where Nurse Was Convicted of Murdering 7 Babies Faces Investigation Inquiry will look at systemic issues and failures, but not the legal basis for the convictions Sep 10, 2024
What Can We Learn From Blood Culture Bottle Shortage? Its disparate impact offers lessons in resource sharing and medical ethics Sep 10, 2024
Insurer Will Launch 'Gold Card' Program to Skip Prior Authorization Prior authorization has remained a significant source of administrative burden, physicians say Sep 05, 2024
Surgeon Removed Liver Instead of Spleen, Family Says Pathologist finds liver instead of splenic tissue Sep 04, 2024
Gender Care Docs Threatened; Optum Takeover Regrets; Profiting Off Patients This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 04, 2024
$300M Lawsuit for Hospital Where RN Is Accused of Replacing Fentanyl With Tap Water Suit says the hospital failed to monitor medication administration procedures Sep 04, 2024
Shots Fired in Hospital; FBI Havana Syndrome Report; Experts' Concerns About RFK Jr. Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 03, 2024
Neurologists Are the Latest Specialists to Exit Mission Health Physician departures have followed a 2019 takeover by HCA Healthcare Aug 28, 2024
Another Injectable Toxoid Vaccine Flops for C. Diff It's time to look at oral vaccines to prevent C. difficile infections, experts say Aug 28, 2024
Blood Culture Bottle Shortage Starting to Ease, Becton Dickinson Says Production expected to hit 125% of weekly demand by year's end, spokesperson says Aug 27, 2024
Democratic Congressman Dies; Hospital Accused of Losing Patient; Pumpkins and Health Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Aug 23, 2024
Day in the Life of a Doctor: Cardiology Join YouTuber and physician Siobhan Deshauer, MD, for a day in the hospital Aug 22, 2024
Insufficient Hospital Nurse Staffing Linked With Higher Risk of Patient Death Temporary staffing not the answer, according to study Aug 19, 2024
Researchers Hit the Road to Learn Why CVD and COPD Are Rampant in the Rural South "No race is spared, although people of color fare worse," says project leader Aug 19, 2024