Hundreds protest outside Purdue Stamford HQ
August 18, 2018
Stamford Advocate | By Paul Schott | Updated 5:22 pm EDT, Friday, August 17, 2018 A protest Friday morning by several hundred activists outside the downtown Stamford headquarters of Purdue Pharma highlighted the growing
NYU School of Medicine will provide free tuition to students
August 18, 2018
Modern Healthcare | By Maria Castellucci | August 16, 2018 NYU School of Medicine announced Thursday it will provide all current and future students full-tuition scholarships to attend medical school. The institution,
Escape from the Mayo Clinic: Teen accuses world-famous hospital of ‘medical kidnapping’
August 18, 2018
By Elizabeth Cohen and John Bonifield, CNN Health Updated 10:55 AM ET, Fri August 17, 2018 This is the first part of the series,”Escape from the Mayo Clinic.” Read the second part here. Also, read
5 reasons why communication breaks down during care transitions
August 18, 2018
Medical Economics | Brad Brooks | Aug 16, 2018 Office-based primary care physicians (PCPs) often bear the brunt of responsibility for ensuring their patients avoid readmission after transitioning from a
When Prescribed Incorrectly, Lifesaving Antibiotics Can Be Dangerous, Carry Real Risks
August 18, 2018
Posted on August 17, 2018 by CDC’s Safe Healthcare Blog | Rachel Brummert, B.S., M.S., President of Patient Safety Impact Rachel Brummert, B.S., M.S., President of Patient Safety Impact In
License to betray A broken system forgives sexually abusive doctors in every state, our national investigation finds.
August 18, 2018
An AJC National Investigation; The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | By Carrie Teegardin, Danny Robbins, Jeff Ernsthausen and Ariel Hart In Kentucky, Dr. Ashok Alur was examining an infection on a patient’s
Lax Oversight Leaves Surgery Center Regulators And Patients In The Dark
August 17, 2018
Kaiser Health News By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News and Mark Alesia, USA Today Network August 9, 2018 This story also ran on USA Today. This story can be republished
Hospital Compare lifts the veil on sepsis care. Check your hospital’s score
August 17, 2018
STAT By Steve Claypool | July 26, 2018 Sepsis care often requires breathing assistance. APStock More than a decade ago, a young man showed up in the emergency department of
Women Die More from Heart Attacks Than Men—Unless the ER Doc Is Female
August 17, 2018
Scientific American By Angus Chen on August 6, 2018 Credit: Getty Images Women make up a mere quarter of emergency doctors in the U.S., according to data from the American
Sex assault reports rise at state hospitals
November 16, 2017
By Amanda Cuda Updated 9:59 pm, Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Reports of sexual assault and abuse more than doubled over last year at the state’s hospitals, an annual review of accidents