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Conservative Oxygenation Outperforms Liberal Targets for Critically Ill Kids

— Oxy-PICU is the first randomized trial to compare different SpO2 targets in these patients

8 Hrs Ago
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See Which States Have the Most High-Performing Hospitals for Maternity Care

Top state had 63 high-performing hospitals, according to annual U.S. News list

11 Hrs Ago
Early Surgery for Kids' Mild Sleep Apnea Doesn't Boost Executive Function

Other outcomes like blood pressure levels, however, were better than with watchful waiting

Dec 05, 2023
RaDonda Vaught Loses Appeal to Get Her Nursing License Back

Tennessee court rejects former nurse's appeal to overturn nursing board's 2021 decision

Dec 05, 2023
Psych Nurses Sound the Alarm on Patient Violence at Pediatric Hospital

Seattle Children's PBMU staff "work in a persistent state of fear," says state nurses union

Dec 04, 2023
RaDonda Vaught Loses Appeal to Get Her Nursing License Back

Tennessee court rejects former nurse's appeal to overturn nursing board's 2021 decision

Psych Nurses Sound the Alarm on Patient Violence at Pediatric Hospital

Seattle Children's PBMU staff "work in a persistent state of fear," says state nurses union

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Northwestern Medicine Residents Latest to Seek Union Status

"This is about having a seat at the table," says ob/gyn resident

Dec 04, 2023
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IG Live December 6: Code Gray! Responding to Violence in Healthcare

Experts discuss how to create a safer workplace

Dec 04, 2023
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Travel Nurse Practitioner Who Disappeared on Hike Found Dead

No foul play suspected in death of Ann Herford

Dec 04, 2023
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COVID Hospitalizations Rise; DeSantis Targets Obamacare; Why Docs Are Unionizing

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by app staff

Dec 04, 2023
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FTC Chief Gears Up for a Showdown With Private Equity

Researchers and employer groups encouraged by FTC's action

Dec 03, 2023
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Prone Positioning Falls Flat for Weaning COVID Patients Off ECMO

Similar ECMO duration, mortality compared with supine position in randomized trial

Dec 01, 2023
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Opinion
Doctor 'Wage Theft' Is Not Without Consequences

Uncompensated time harms healthcare professionals at the very least

Nov 30, 2023
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Insurer Now Has Ties to 10% of Doctors

UnitedHealth's Optum division added 20,000 doctors this year alone

Nov 30, 2023
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Safer to Hold Off on Intubating Comatose, Intoxicated Patients, Trial Finds

French centers showed faster discharge, fewer adverse events

Nov 29, 2023
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Opinion
CDC Advisors' Infection Control Guidance Leaves Us Unprotected

The guidelines will lead to unnecessary infections and deaths if approved

Nov 29, 2023
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Medical Staff Credentialing Case Heads to New Jersey Supreme Court

Neurosurgery practice claims hospital skipped due process to orchestrate its ouster

Nov 28, 2023
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Hospitals Say Some Medicare Advantage Plans Are Skirting CMS Rules

Groups lament stress to enrollees and billions in hospital losses from coverage delays, denials

Nov 27, 2023
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Handguns From Home Account for Most Adolescent School Shootings

Study of school shootings up to 2016 finds high-powered guns less commonly used by youths

Nov 27, 2023
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Male vs Female Surgeons; China Beefs Up Fever Clinics; C. Diff Survives Disinfecting

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by app staff

Nov 27, 2023
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