Miami, FL

Columbus, OH

Florida State

Hollywood, FL

After piloting new Clostridioides difficile guidelines for nine months, Memorial Healthcare System reduced unnecessary treatments by 20.1%, according to a study published June 27 in the American Journal of Infection Control. The Hollywood, Fla.-based system restricted the ordering of C. diff tests for some patients, including those who received laxatives...

Florida system shrinks unnecessary C. diff testing by 20%

Imagine waking up from surgery feeling refreshed, with minimal side effects. As reported by Phys.org, hospitals in the Philadelphia area are making that a reality by phasing out problematic anesthesia options that also happen to be planet-warming gases as part of a broader effort to reduce their carbon footprint. Desflurane,...

Major hospitals phase out anesthetic drug once favored by doctors: 'We haven't looked back'

California State

KBOS B95

Consuming this product could lead to Botulism: 'a potentially fatal form of food poisoning'

Popular Drink Recalled In California Contains Potentially 'Deadly Toxin'

Interesting Engineering

Collecting fingerprint sweat can be performed without the need for special parameters even around transportation and storage.

Scientists use finger sweat to track drugs in bloodstream with 96% accuracy

Edison, NJ

Following a successful pilot, Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health is taking its hospital-at-home program systemwide. In April, HMH teamed up with Medically Home to officially launch a hospital at home program. In the two months since, the program has treated nearly 100 patients — ahead of pace for what the health system expected at this point. A pilot phase of the program began in 2022 at three hospitals, during which it took two years to treat the same number of patients.

Hackensack Meridian's recipe for hospital-at-home success

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People have different levels of maturity. An individual’s age or upbringing can make them possess certain traits. Yet, most people believe that one matures as they grow old. On the contrary, some zodiac signs appear childish in old age. They are jumpy and careless. This strains their relationships with signs who misunderstand them. Air and fire signs are temperamental and some people refer to them as being childish. How can you identify an immature sign?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Immature

The number of pain management providers in the United States has grown by 33% from 2012 to 2019, according to research published in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. Chronic pain is highly prevalent in older adults. Researchers have estimated the prevalence of chronic pain in older adults to be 20.4% and, with the growing number of older adults in the United States, older adults will comprise one-fifth of the US population by 2030.

Pain Management Providers: Can the US Keep Up With An Aging Population?

Missouri State

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CJ Coombs

The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

More physicians are regretting choosing to pursue medicine, according to a 2023 survey from the Physicians Foundation, and here are five reasons why physicians are turning away from the practice. 1. Loss of autonomy. Autonomy is on the top of mind for many physicians as the workforce migrates to employed...

5 reasons physicians are turning away from medicine

Diabetes and prediabetes persist as widespread conditions, demanding care in their own right and threatening complications from eye problems to kidney disease. Pharmacists offer accessible care and education for the nearly 40 million Americans with diabetes and close to 100 million with prediabetes. In this virtual roundtable, retailers and suppliers discuss how pharmacists and the newest technologies can address the disease’s stubborn prevalence. Technologies and products can help stem nationwide increases in diabetes and prediabetes.

Pharmacists’ ever expanding role in diabetes care

Virginia State

Cheryl E Preston

Growing up in Southwest Virginia, I heard adults say that the same people who welcomed Jesus on Palm Sunday were shouting "Crucify Him" less than a week later. We don't know if they were the same individuals, but the principal makes a point that unfortunately, General Hospital actress Tabyana Ali is experiencing.

General Hospital gives an official statement after racists attack Tabyana Ali online

Modern medicine allows painless medical procedures through the use of anesthesia. Anesthetic drugs are administered in order to desensitize the patient to pain in a specific region of the body. While anesthesia is common in today’s medical practice, many still harbor fears. “Patients are commonly concerned about waking up...

A beginner’s guide to anesthesia

Baltimore, MD

Randallstown, MD

Randallstown, Md.-based Northwest Hospital is getting a $6 million state-funded expansion and redesign of its emergency department, the Baltimore Banner reported June 27. The renovations will include the addition of four triage rooms and another 2,500 square feet to the hospital to curb ED wait times and patient boarding. In March, Northwest Hospital had the longest average emergency department wait time for patients in the state at 4.5 hours, the outlet reported.

$6M Maryland ED overhaul targets wait time reduction

Negroski discussed some of the takeaways from an analysis of patients with stable MS who chose to switch from natalizumab to other, more moderate-efficacy oral disease-modifying therapies. At the 2024 Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) Annual Meeting, NeurologyLive sat down with MS expert Donald Negroski, MD, to discuss several...

Treatment Decisions With Stable MS

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Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Washington State

Timothy A Gruver

The Washington State Board of Nursing has suspended the registered nurse and advanced registered nurse practitioner licenses of Percy Lynchard III, the Washington Department of Health reported on Friday.

Nurse's Licenses Suspended for Improper Rx: Investigation Reveals Substandard Care

Charleston, SC

Healthcare technology company Fabric acquired Walmart's virtual care business, MeMD, which serves 30,000 employers and has 5 million members. Walmart announced plans in April to exit the healthcare provider space and closed its health centers June 28. The retail giant had acquired MeMD in 2021 to provide on-demand medical and behavioral health services. MeMD grew significantly over the last three years and now will contribute to Fabric's expansion strategy.

Walmart sells virtual care business to General Catalyst-backed company

J. Souza

An 81-year-old foreign passenger was found dead in her cabin onboard a Maltese-flagged cruise ship on Saturday afternoon, according to a statement from the Greek Coast Guard. A Greek news outlet reported that the incident occurred while the vessel was docked at the picturesque Port of Mykonos, a popular tourist destination in the Aegean Sea.

Cruise Ship Passenger Found Dead in Cabin, Coast Guard Reports

Winston-salem, NC

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health is laying off 81 IT workers following its decision to revamp its IT model in 2023. According to a WARN notice, the layoffs are permanent and will occur Aug. 25. The move comes as Novant unveiled a new model for its digital products and services team in 2023 that involved transferring some services to an external partner.

Novant Health to lay off 81 IT employees

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Miami Beach, FL

Key Biscayne, FL

Hialeah, FL

Miami Gardens, FL

North Miami Beach, FL

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Miami hospital reduces HAIs by 40% with 2 changes

Miami-based Jackson Memorial Hospital has reduced its hospital acquired infections by 40% in about nine months with two changes. The system implemented two new processes: line...

Miami hospital reduces HAIs by 40% with 2 changes

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