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ED staff speak out about workplace violence, ask for mitigation
How much is workplace violence contributing to the great resignation in health care and what might be done to make clinicians feel more supported...
From the Journals
Bronchoscopic lung reduction boosts survival in severe COPD
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Innocent doc sued after 'secret' medical expert says claim has merit
“You never get to determine whether they, in fact, had a certificate reviewer who was legitimate.”
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Docs find new and better ways to cut EHR documentation time
Speech-to-text software is still the most popular solution, but more physicians are now using human scribes, driven by the decisions of some large...
From the Journals
Porcine virus a suspect in man’s death after pig heart transplant
That PCMV escaped detection before the operation “could now factor into some people’s questions over whether the experiment should have taken...
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Q&A with Hubert (Hugh) Greenway, MD
“Every patient who comes to see me has a story, so I try to understand their story,” Dr. Hugh Greenway said.
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Rapid MRSA and S. aureus decolonization beneficial for emergency hip surgery
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‘Where does it hurt?’: Primary care tips for common ortho problems
An accurate diagnosis of the underlying cause of discomfort is key to appropriate management of knee and shoulder pain.
FDA/CDC
FDA clears mavacamten (Camzyos) for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Mavacamten is a first-in-class allosteric and reversible inhibitor selective for cardiac myosin that targets the underlying pathophysiology of...
FDA/CDC
FDA warns of pump defect with Medtronic HVAD system
Patients with the ventricular assist device could develop pump thrombosis caused by a welding defect in the internal pump, the FDA said in a...
Conference Coverage
Which solid organ transplant recipients face the highest risk of skin cancer?
Those at low risk for skin cancer include abdominal organ recipients, SOTR age of younger than 50 at time of transplant, and female gender.