Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Morning Break: Ebola Back in Liberia, SCOTUS Redux, Lavigne’s Lyme Lament

(MedPage Today) — Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff.


Monday, June 29, 2015

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Patient Discharge ‘Time Out’ Reduces Medication Errors

June 27, 2015 – When a patient is ready to be discharged, a nurse reviews the medications that the patient is currently taking and will need to take after he or she leaves. Ideally, this medication reconciliation process will go smoothly–and there will be no discrepancies. Of course, in the real world, discrepancies are often detected during this process, and some aren’t picked up at all.


Friday, June 26, 2015

Morning Break: Manning Up for Pizza, California Gets Tough on Vaccinations

(MedPage Today) — Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff.


Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Morning Break: STI-Detecting Condom, Edible Pot Panned

(MedPage Today) — Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff.


Monday, June 22, 2015

Skinny Jeans Put the Squeeze on Leg Nerves

(MedPage Today) — Patient treated for swelling, neuropathy after doing one too many squats in supertight pants


NOAC Antidote Promising in Phase III Trial

(MedPage Today) — Clotting normalized in most patients with serious bleeding or needing surgery.


Saturday, June 20, 2015

Thursday, June 18, 2015

App Claims to Measure Oxygen Saturation With Only a Smartphone

(MedPage Today) — There are apps making unjustifiable claims, exposing patients to unnecessary risk


Monday, June 15, 2015

Teens Not Turned On by Medical Marijuana (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) — In medical marijuana states, not a lot has changed with teen use


Supply Shortages Buffet the ER: HealthLeaders Media

(MedPage Today) — Also, cybersecurity insurance basics for healthcare organizations


Have Some HEART

(MedPage Today) — Is it time to start using the HEART pathway in the emergency department?


Older Teens, Asians at Highest Risk of Self-Harm (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) — Females and teenagers with depression also at increased risk.


Saturday, June 13, 2015

PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins (with audio)

(MedPage Today) — This week’s topics include a new type of prosthetic leg, breast cancer risk and obesity, mobile phones and CPR, and surgical mishaps.


On-Label Nasal Naloxone in the Works

(MedPage Today) — Pharmaceutical company/NIDA seeking FDA approval for naloxone nasal spray


Friday, June 12, 2015

Texting for CPR Feasible in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) — City’s EMS system to alert nearby trained laypersons raised rates of early CPR