Secret Past of Slain Doctor; Pope Needs Intestinal Surgery; More MIs on Mondays Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Jun 07, 2023
How I Became a Physician on Food Stamps Expanded SNAP work requirements will do more harm than good Jun 06, 2023
Breathing Support Type Matters for Preventing Extubation Failure in the PICU CPAP, BiPAP, nasal cannula compared with conventional oxygen therapy Jun 05, 2023
Kidneys on Ice; Improving Outcomes for Smaller Strokes Also in TTHealthWatch: multivitamins for cognition Jun 03, 2023 podcast
Treating Early Hospitalization Blood Pressure Deemed a No-No for Patient Safety Older inpatients better off having elevated inpatient BPs left alone May 30, 2023
Overuse of Some Disinfectants Can Do More Harm Than Good Health systems must eliminate unnecessary uses of QACs May 30, 2023
Sotagliflozin Gets FDA's Blessing for Heart Failure SGLT1/SGLT2 inhibitor approved on the basis of SOLOIST-WHF, SCORED trials May 27, 2023
Cardiorespiratory Monitoring Can Be Telling of Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants Physiologic and clinical data tied to death or adverse respiratory events May 26, 2023
Brain Bleed Outcomes Improve With Bundled Care Strategy Positive results from combining BP, glucose, fever, anticoagulation control May 25, 2023
DOACs Safe to Start Soon After Acute Ischemic Stroke Trial supports starting within 48 hours for many patients May 24, 2023
New Therapy OK'd for Drug-Resistant Pneumonia Xacduro lands approval for hospital-acquired cases caused by one of CDC's "urgent threats" May 24, 2023
Conduction System Pacing Techniques Tied to Improved LVEF in Heart Failure Compared with biventricular pacing, increase in LVEF was found to be significant May 22, 2023
Withdrawal of Care Common in STEMI, but Palliative Care Is Not Study outlines room for improvement May 19, 2023
HF Shunt Results Hold Up Midterm in Early Data 6-month follow-up with investigational device gives support for pivotal trial May 19, 2023
Bioresorbable Scaffold Concept Evolves Into 'Revolutionary' Hybrid Early results promising with DynamX bioadaptor, though traditional BRS hasn't been abandoned May 19, 2023
With Preliminary Win for DOAC, Sights Set on Supplanting DAPT After LAA Closure First randomized trial sets the stage for larger, more definitive studies May 18, 2023
Doctors Play 'Never Have I Ever' YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, on sleeping through a page, placing an IV, and dirty needle sticks May 18, 2023
Weekly Exercise May Help Reduce Flu, Pneumonia Deaths Benefit observed even in adults with levels of aerobic activity below guideline recommendations May 17, 2023
Probiotic Use in NICUs Shows Some Benefits in Newborns With Very Low Birth Weight Even with reduced risk of necrotizing enterocolitis, adoption is slow across the U.S. May 12, 2023
Multimodal Evaluations May Flag Cardiac Allograft Problems Earlier Study underscores importance of anatomical, physiological parameters May 11, 2023
AI and the Safe Surgery Checklist Atul Gawande on doctors and AI working together to improve equitable healthcare May 09, 2023 video
Racial Disparities Linked to Length of Sepsis and Respiratory Failure Stays Black patients had longer admissions compared with their white counterparts, study finds May 08, 2023
Molnupiravir and Long COVID; Shortness of Breath After COVID Infection Also in TTHealthWatch: beta-blockers after myocardial infarction May 06, 2023 podcast
Lower BP Might Mean Less Cardiac Conduction Disease SPRINT post hoc analysis suggests a means for prevention May 03, 2023
Case Builds Against Beta-Blockers Beyond First Year After Heart Attack Do they still have a role for people without heart failure or LV systolic dysfunction? May 02, 2023
Botanical Product Reduces Sepsis Mortality in Chinese Trial But path to FDA approval for Xuebijing infusion unlikely with these data alone, say editorialists May 01, 2023
Trial: Functional Scoring a Better Guide to Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Tx NIH trial affirms benefit of increasingly popular approach to get babies home sooner Apr 30, 2023
More Efforts Needed to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance, Lawmakers Told Witnesses at House hearing push for new drugs and tests, and more infectious disease docs Apr 28, 2023
Sketchy Benefits With Corticosteroids Persist in Children's Heart Surgery An updated meta-analysis of the controversial practice shows no definite answers Apr 28, 2023
FDA OKs First Poop-Based Oral Therapy Vowst approved for preventing recurrent C. difficile infections after antibiotics Apr 27, 2023
Bacterial Outbreak Kills Four; 'COVID War' Lessons; Health Alert on Meat Soups Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Apr 27, 2023
Small Towns Edge Out Big Cities in Firearm Death Rates, Study Shows Variance mostly due to increase in gun suicides in rural counties Apr 26, 2023
Atul Gawande on the Importance of Palliative Care A "scandal" that routine care doesn't include talks about larger life goals, says surgeon-writer Apr 25, 2023 video
The Worst Redo Option After TAVR? Choose the first procedure wisely, because repeats have mortality implications, researchers say Apr 24, 2023
Helmet CPAP Leads Noninvasive Ventilation Therapies for Acute Respiratory Failure Showdown of HFNC and helmet- and face mask-based modalities in meta-analysis Apr 23, 2023
Manufacturer's Troponin Reference Values Don't Apply to Kids Different thresholds for myocardial injury suggested for pediatric patients Apr 21, 2023
RSV Infection in Infancy Linked to Later Asthma Could preventing RSV infections reduce childhood asthma by 15%? Apr 20, 2023
Cerebral Oximetry Not a Lifesaver for Extremely Preterm Infants No significant changes in death or brain injury in NICU patients Apr 19, 2023
All Thumbs Up From FDA Panel for Bacterial Pneumonia Therapy Advisors unanimously recommend agency approve drug combination for healthcare-associated cases Apr 18, 2023
COVID and Aspergillus Are Dangerous Bedfellows Attention must be paid to this new, sometimes deadly duo Apr 16, 2023