Tennessee Gives This Hospital Monopoly an A Grade — Even When It Reports Failure
A Tennessee agency that is supposed to hold accountable and grade the nation’s largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly awards full credit on dozens of quality-of-care measurements as long as it...
View ArticleFarmworkers Face High-Risk Exposures to Bird Flu, but Testing Isn’t Reaching...
Farmworkers face some of the most intense exposures to the bird flu virus, but advocates say many of them would lack resources to fall back on if they became ill. So far, only two people in the United...
View ArticlePsychoactive Drugs Are Having a Moment. The FDA Will Soon Weigh In.
Lori Tipton is among the growing number of people who say that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, saved their lives. Raised in New Orleans by a mother with untreated bipolar disorder who later killed herself...
View ArticleSerum ECM Molecules and their Fragments as Biomarkers of Fibrosis and...
The following is a summary of “Serum Extracellular Matrix Molecules and Their Fragments as Biomarkers of Inflammation and Fibrosis in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases – A Systematic Review,” published in...
View ArticleExploring Radiomics for Detecting Inflammation and Fibrosis on MRE in...
The following is a summary of “Radiomics to Detect Inflammation and Fibrosis on Magnetic Resonance Enterography in Stricturing Crohn’s Disease,” published in the May 2024 issue of Gastroenterology by...
View ArticleExploring DOOR as a Potential Endpoint for HABP/VABP
The following is a summary of “Exploration of a Potential DOOR Endpoint for Hospital-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia and Ventilator-Associated Bacterial Pneumonia Using Six Registrational Trials for...
View ArticleInsights from Psychiatrists’ on Generative Artificial Intelligence in Mental...
The following is a summary of “Psychiatrists’ experiences and opinions of generative artificial intelligence in mental healthcare: An online mixed methods survey,” published in the March 2024 issue of...
View ArticleComparing the Epidemiology of KRT in United States and Europe
The following is a summary of “A comparison of the epidemiology of kidney replacement therapy between Europe and the United States: 2021 data of the ERA Registry and the USRDS,” published in the March...
View ArticleExamining the Long-term Effects of Smoking on Hip Osteoarthritis
The following is a summary of “Investigation of the Associations of Smoking With Hip Osteoarthritis: A Baseline Cross-Sectional and Four- to Five-Year Longitudinal Multicohort Study,” published in the...
View ArticlePatients With Asthma+Vocal Cord Dysfunction/Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction...
The following is a summary of “Living With Asthma and Vocal Cord Dysfunction/Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction: I Just Can’t Get Air In,” published in the May 2024 issue of Allergy & Immunology by...
View ArticleAddressing Social Determinants and Comorbidities Between Burn and Surgery ICU...
Tailoring Burn and Surgical ICU care to patient backgrounds can improve outcomes and reduce costs by addressing unique challenges faced by each patient group. A patient’s background impacts the quality...
View ArticleTumor Size Cutoffs and Malignancy Risk of FN (Bethesda IV)
The following is a summary of “Malignancy Risk of Follicular Neoplasm (Bethesda IV) With Variable Cutoffs of Tumor Size: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis,” published in the May 2024 issue of...
View ArticleIdentifying Predictors of Cardiac Arrest in Patients with Severe Accidental...
The following is a summary of “Predictors of cardiac arrest in severe accidental hypothermia,” published in the April 2024 issue of Emergency Medicine by Podsiadło, et al. For a study, researchers...
View ArticleInducible Laryngeal Obstruction Tied to Substantial Morbidity and High...
The following is a summary of “Clinical Characteristics and Impact of Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction in the UK National Registry,” published in the May 2024 issue of Allergy & Immunology by...
View ArticleExploring the Association Between Depression and Thyroid Function
The following is a summary of “Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Association Between Thyroid Function and Depression: A Population-Based Study,” published in the May 2024 issue of Endocrinology by...
View ArticleRespiratory and Vasopressor Support in COVID-19 Adults: Role of ED Triage Tools
The following is a summary of “Utility of ED triage tools in predicting the need for intensive respiratory or vasopressor support in adult patients with COVID-19,” published in the April 2024 issue of...
View ArticleAssessing Remimazolam’s Effectiveness and Safety in Patients Undergoing...
The following is a summary of “A prospective, open-label, randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of remimazolam in patients undergoing EBUS-TBNA: REST trial design,” published in...
View ArticleLactate Level Trends Predict Mortality in Pediatric ICU Patients With Severe...
The following is a summary of “Lactate dynamics in paediatric patients with severe sepsis: insights from a prospective cohort study,” published in the May 2024 issue of Pediatrics by Abdelaziz et al....
View ArticleUtilizing Patient-reported Outcomes for Enhanced BPH Management Decisions
The following is a summary of “Enhanced Clinical Decisions for Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Using Patient-reported Outcomes: protocol for a prospective observational study,” published in...
View ArticleTwo-Part Strategy for Physician Practice Satisfaction [HTW+WTP]
Strategies like “How to Win” and “Where to Play” can help physicians get their ideal practice on track. Today and every day in the USA, over 50% of American physicians suffer from at least one symptom...
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