Flu Vaccine Uptake Tripled With Simple Promotion Just asking ED patients whether they wanted a flu shot doubled uptake Apr 02, 2024
Man With Chainsaw Assaults Hospital Staff; Havana Syndrome Case; Ozempic at Costco Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Apr 02, 2024
HHS Clarifies Informed Consent Requirements for Exams Under Anesthesia New guidance follows reports of medical students performing exams without patient consent Apr 01, 2024
Regional Approach Effective in Reducing Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Intervention included county-wide nursing homes and selected hospital patients Apr 01, 2024
Extra Measures to Secure Kids' Peripheral IV Catheters Cuts Failures Researchers also found lower healthcare costs Apr 01, 2024
GLP-1 Users May Have Increased Endoscopy-Related Aspiration Pneumonia Risk Overall incidence is still low, however Apr 01, 2024
Medical School Gap Year: Why Working as a Medical Assistant Is Perfect It's a great way to find confidence, mentorship, and real-world experience Mar 30, 2024
Starting Treatment at Discharge for Alcohol-Related Hospital Stays Shows Benefits However, only 2% of hospitalized patients received a script Mar 29, 2024
MedPod Today: IMGs Skip Residency? Butt Lift Gone Wrong; Medicine's Gender Gap 51˶ reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Mar 29, 2024 podcast
Death Is Inevitable. Doctors Should Be Prepared to Manage It Appropriately. End-of-life communication is a skill that must be practiced and honed Mar 28, 2024
Steward Health Strikes Deal to Sell Its Physician Network to Optum Sale can be completed after reviews by Massachusetts health commission, antitrust authorities Mar 28, 2024
Physician Shortage Smaller Than Previously Expected, Report Shows Still, continued investment in training new physicians is critical, AAMC says Mar 27, 2024
Do Your Patients Understand Their Written Discharge Instructions? All patients should have access to medical information in their native language Mar 26, 2024
8 Nurses Sue Hospital, Claiming Retaliation and Wrongful Termination Fired nurses had recently lodged complaints of unsafe conditions at Massachusetts hospital Mar 25, 2024
Using an Interpreter Is Great, but It Also Needs to Be Documented Here's yet another example of how automation can help us Mar 25, 2024
Inappropriate Dx of Pneumonia Common in Hospitalized Adults Nearly 90% received a full course of antibiotics Mar 25, 2024
What's Happening With This Year's 'Best Medical Schools' Rankings? Changes have been plentiful after a bevy of top performers stopped participating Mar 25, 2024
More Interns Recognize Harassment Years After #MeToo While sexual harassment rates are decreasing, more trainees are recognizing it, study finds Mar 22, 2024
There's a New Fungus in Town and It Won't Be the Last The arrival of C. auris in Washington is a harbinger of health systems addled by climate change Mar 22, 2024
House Committee Wrestles With Lab Test Regulation Some favor a proposed FDA rule, while others push for passage of the VALID Act Mar 21, 2024
Mobilizing ICU Patients May Not Affect Risk of Adverse Events, Death Implementing mobilization tied to a less than 3% risk of adverse events in meta-analysis Mar 21, 2024
Women Physicians Still Paid Less Despite Wealth of Research on Gender Pay Gap There are more women physicians than ever, yet the gendered pay gap persists Mar 20, 2024
Physicians at Salem Hospital, Part of Mass General Brigham, Vote to Unionize The effort is aimed at "giving physicians a voice again" Mar 20, 2024
Can You Buy Your Way Into Residency? Some claim they were offered positions for $150K to $200K, and there's precedent Mar 20, 2024
'Rock Doc' Gets 20 Years for Illegally Prescribing Opioids Tennessee nurse practitioner promoted his practice with the motto "work hard, play harder" Mar 20, 2024
Kate Middleton's Medical Records; FDA Syringe Warning; NIH Ends COVID Guidelines Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Mar 20, 2024
Medicare $$ Needed to Help State-Licensed Emergency Centers Survive, Lawmakers Told "This model doesn't work" without it, says emergency center CEO Mar 19, 2024
Weight-Based High-Flow Oxygen for Bronchiolitis May Reduce ICU Admissions A weight-based high-flow nasal cannula protocol tied to 6.1% decrease per year in ICU admission Mar 19, 2024
Algorithm May Help Determine Oxygen Targets for Mechanically Ventilated Adults If results are "true and generalizable, then the consequences are staggering," editorialist says Mar 19, 2024
Another Trader Joe's Recall; CDC Measles Alert; Agency Tackles Health Worker Burnout Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Mar 19, 2024
Use of Video Laryngoscopy Reduced Endotracheal Intubation Attempts Video laryngoscopy also led to fewer intubation failures, injuries versus direct laryngoscopy Mar 18, 2024
Time to Stop Violence in the Healthcare Work Environment Two bills in Congress addressing this issue need our support Mar 18, 2024
A New Kind of Hospital Is Coming to Rural America To become a rural emergency hospital, qualifying facilities must close all their inpatient beds Mar 18, 2024
What to Do if You Didn't Match Into Residency (After SOAP) Take time to process your emotions, assess what went wrong, and make a plan to move forward Mar 18, 2024
Hold Your Horses, Health Workers With COVID Still Must Isolate This aspect of CDC's guidance is not to be glossed over Mar 16, 2024
EPA Imposes New Limit on Medical Sterilization Chemical, Citing Cancer Risk Rule would lower emission standards for ethylene oxide by 90%, agency says Mar 15, 2024
Match Rates Stable as Applicants, Positions Reach All-Time Highs Pediatrics took a hit this year, while emergency medicine rebounded Mar 15, 2024 video
MedPAC's Report Recommends Pay Changes for Healthcare Services Report highlights MA quality, overpayment issues, and urges action on four prior recommendations Mar 15, 2024
EHR Alerts Trigger Primary Care Clinics to Improve Hypertension Care in CKD Greater reduction in systolic BP over usual care in randomized trial Mar 15, 2024
MedPod Today: AAMC Leaked Emails; 'Wild West' of Ketamine; MA Games the System 51˶ reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Mar 15, 2024 podcast