Improvements made in heart attack and stroke outcomes
A recent report from the National Healthcare Quality Reporting System shows significant improvements in heart attack and stroke outcomes over the past decade. In-hospital deaths within 30 days of admission…
Avoid Unapproved Potassium Phosphates Injection in Pediatric Patients
The FDA has issued a safety alert regarding the use of unapproved potassium phosphates drug products by Hospira in pediatric patients. These products may result in daily aluminum exposures exceeding…
Seattle Children’s Hospital, Microsoft partner for research predicting SIDS
Seattle Children's Research Institute and Microsoft's AI for Good Lab partnered to research sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and found that genetic testing at birth could help determine a child's…
California Universities Are Required to Offer Abortion Pills. Many Just Don’t Mention It.
Deanna Gomez, a college senior at California State University-San Bernardino, had to travel over 300 miles and pay hundreds of dollars for a medication abortion that she could have received…
Intervention reduces systolic BP, daily sitting time in older adults
A randomized controlled trial found that an intervention aimed at reducing daily sitting time among older adults led to a decrease in systolic blood pressure (SBP) by 3.48 mm Hg…
White House offers new plan to address drug shortages
The White House has finally released a plan to address drug shortages, linking Medicare payments to hospitals with practices that prevent shortages. A task force was formed in early 2023…
Texas Medical Board guidance on when abortion is acceptable lacks clarity, say critics
Texas Medical Board guidance on abortion regulations criticized for being confusing and burdensome. Since 2021, abortion has been banned in Texas after six weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions only for…
Doctors on front line of tackling childhood obesity need more training and resources, say researchers
A study conducted by the University of Birmingham found that healthcare professionals, including doctors and nurses, feel ill-equipped to address the issue of childhood obesity due to a lack of…
Microwave ablation offers a promising treatment option for multifocal papillary thyroid cancer
A study published in Radiology found that microwave ablation was as effective as surgery in treating multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with fewer complications. PTC is the most common type…
What You Should Know Today
In 1996, Doug Olson was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and underwent various treatments including chemotherapy. When the cancer stopped responding to treatment, he was recommended CAR T-cell therapy,…