Medical Fiction: Darko and Toaster Tim – A Dance With the Devil
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw”...
Surgery Newsletter
The Diabetes and Readmission after Surgical Aortic Valve
In order to cure the people who have been suffering from diabetes which is in severe form, there is a high possibility that the people are provided with the best possible care. Therefore, they are usually admitted to the...
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A Little Good News and Some Bad on COVID-19
Glimmers of hope are beginning to appear in the fight against the coronavirus, such as a decreasing death rate. But there’s not-so-good news, too, including a push for “herd immunity,” which could result in millions more deaths. Meanwhile, the Trump administration doubles down on work requirements for Medicaid. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
Covid-19: WHO Study Casts Doubt on Remdesivir Benefit
Company pushes back on findings from open-label trial A pre-publication copy of findings from the...
Symptoms of Burnout in ICU Specialists facing COVID-19
The current pandemic of SARS COVID-19 has resulted in a fairly uncommon healthcare crisis with a...
Bedside Tracheotomy Feasible for Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Bedside open tracheotomy seems safe for critically...
Low Muscle Mass and Radiodensity in Colon Cancer Surgery
Colon cancer surgery or colectomy is a surgical procedure used to remove a part of the entire colon, along with nearby lymph nodes. The risk of postoperative morbidity following colon cancer surgery is high, but the risk factors...
Complications and Hospital Stay Following Noncardiothoracic Surgery
Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are the major cause of early mortality in patients who undergo noncardiothoracic surgery. The objective of this study is to evaluate the clinical and radiological PPCs associated with...
SPLASH Trial Takes a Dive at Finding Best Tx for Blunt, Splenic Trauma
Prophylactic angioembolization vs surveillance comparable in patients at high risk for splenic rupture In patients with splenic trauma at high risk for splenic rupture, 1-month spleen salvage rates were no different with either...
Among Hospital Patients, Children Less Likely to Carry SARS-CoV-2
MONDAY, Sept. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Among hospitalized patients without any severe...
Considering Lung Transplant Frailty
The goal of lung transplantation is to improve quality of life (QOL) and extend survival for patients with advanced lung disease. The degree to which individual lung transplant recipients achieve these goals is highly variable....
Time to Decannulation Shorter if Based on Suctioning Frequency
THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A protocol based on suctioning frequency plus...
