Patiromer Limits Impact of RAAS Inhibitor-Related Hyperkalemia in HF Patients better able to achieve target dose of mineralocorticoids and angiotensin inhibitors Apr 04, 2022
Add-On Mavacamten Cuts Need for Septal Reduction in Obstructive HCM VALOR-HCM trial shows novel cardiac myosin inhibitor beneficial as targeted treatment Apr 02, 2022
Wisconsin Makes Threats Against Healthcare Workers a Felony Offenders could go to prison for 6 years, but is that enough to prevent harassment and violence? Mar 25, 2022
Infamous Vitamin C Study May Rely on Fraudulent Data Statistician alleges data in study led by Paul Marik, MD, were fabricated Mar 25, 2022
Concussion Doc's Plagiarism Scandal; American Scientist Worked on CRISPR Babies? This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 23, 2022
Nurse Stands Trial for Deadly Medical Error Nurses worry conviction could set precedent as profession struggles with burnout, exhaustion Mar 23, 2022
Reframing the 'Difficult Case' A different perspective can foster new possibilities for patient care Mar 14, 2022
Cost-Analysis Fuels Debate on Transplant Waitlists Without available kidneys, expense of longer lists not justified, researchers argue Mar 10, 2022
How a Wisconsin VA Nurse Helped Get 267 Million Defective Syringes Recalled A single faulty saline-filled syringe served as a red flag for Jeremy Sauld, RN Mar 09, 2022
CMS Sepsis Measurement Under Fire Measure doesn't work and its re-endorsement process was flawed, critics say Mar 08, 2022
Let's Realign the Surgeon-Hospital Relationship Shifting to a language of shared purpose is a good place to start Mar 05, 2022
Hospital Group Sued Over Charity Billing Practices Lawsuit alleges hospitals misled thousands of low-income patients eligible for financial aid Feb 28, 2022
Mass General 'Not an Outlier' in Double-Booked Surgeries The teaching hospital resolves lawsuit, changes patient consent forms Feb 24, 2022
Costs Soaring for Ground Ambulance Transport Surprise billing law doesn't apply to ambulance rides Feb 22, 2022
No One Is Coming to Help Rural hospitals have been fighting a losing battle during the COVID pandemic Feb 20, 2022
Universal HCV Screening in Pregnancy Boosts Detection More cases found verses risk-based approach, also IDs perinatal transmission, researcher says Feb 16, 2022
Some Never Get COVID; Private Equity Targets Nurse Staffing Firms; $13K Donor Bill This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 16, 2022
Third Person 'Cured' of HIV via Transplant U.S. woman with leukemia gets cord blood resistant to HIV Feb 16, 2022
Racist Protest 'Threatened' Patient Care, Massachusetts Medical Society Says Neo-Nazis targeted doctors outside Brigham and Women's Hospital Feb 11, 2022
Nurse Found Dead After Allegedly Setting Colleague on Fire Nicholas Pagano, 31, had been wanted for attack at Hackensack University Medical Center Feb 09, 2022
FDA Warns of Strangulation Risk for Kids on Feeding Tubes Two toddlers died after being found with enteral feeding systems' tubing around their necks Feb 09, 2022
Inside Hospital Hacker Mob; Clinical Trial Surprise Bill; Silenced Nurses This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 09, 2022
Rural Access to Care Even Worse for Minority Communities Access to hospital services breaks down along historic racial lines Feb 07, 2022
Slammed to the Max: This Hospital Has Hovered at Capacity Since Pandemic Began Staffing is at the breaking point, and diversion isn't an option Jan 31, 2022
An Antidote to Provider Shortages: In-House Travel Staffing UPMC launched the first agency of its kind, others will likely follow Jan 23, 2022
Survival Rates Among Extremely Preterm Infants Keep Improving But rehospitalization and neurodevelopmental impairment are common Jan 18, 2022
Unvaxxed Pediatrician Still Out of Work Despite Hospital's Mandate Drop Judge rules against Indiana doc who cited religious exemption Jan 07, 2022
Controversial Doc Resigns From Medical School Paul Marik, MD, has been embroiled in legal battle with Virginia hospital Jan 05, 2022
'Pending Wave' of Nurse Substance Use Problems? Signs point to deepening issue with alcohol, drugs as nurses battle through the pandemic Dec 30, 2021
Burnout, Violence: How Much More Can Healthcare Workers Take? As COVID rages on, attention turns to healthcare worker mental health. Will help arrive in time? Dec 29, 2021
What Conditions Are Sending Kids to the Hospital? Analysis from 2016 showed respiratory problems dominated, but depression was already on the rise Dec 29, 2021
VA Beats Private Sector Hospitals for Post-Op Surgical Mortality Study questions veterans' benefit from obtaining care outside the VA system Dec 29, 2021
Skipping Nighttime Checks No Remedy for Bad Sleep in Hospitals It may still make sense to let sleeping patients lie, some argue Dec 28, 2021
This Doctor Moved to Europe and Practices Medicine From Abroad She now runs a virtual palliative care startup and online community for physician expats Dec 28, 2021
Some Canadian Nurses Asked to Skip Holidays Hospitals warn of vacation cancellations if volunteers don't cover shifts Dec 23, 2021
Study: Surgical Residents Do Just Fine Without Close Supervision No difference in VA patient outcomes whether or not attendings were scrubbed in Dec 22, 2021
Nurse Fired Over COVID Complaints Reinstated Arbitrator rules in favor of nurse fired early in the pandemic Dec 21, 2021
At Their Breaking Point, Nurses Plead With Public in COVID Videos "Hospital staff are paying the price" of vaccine misinformation Dec 20, 2021
Next Up in Drug Shortages: Potassium Chloride Healthcare providers facing a nationwide shortage of the intravenous formulation Dec 17, 2021