Nearly 6 in 10 physicians said in a survey that social media either frequently or occasionally changed their perception of a medication or treatment.
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COVID-19 antiviral may lead to slow heart rate, study finds
Remdesivir, an FDA-approved COVID-19 treatment, may carry a risk of bradycardic events — or a slowed heart rate — among hospitalized patients who had bradycardia, according to a study published Feb. 14 in JAMA.
Physicians at Loma Linda University Health file petition to unionize
Residents and fellow physicians at Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health filed to form a union to demand that administrators do more to improve patient care and better support physicians working at the system’s six hospitals.
Physicians at Loma Linda University Health file petition to unionize
Residents and fellow physicians at Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health filed to form a union to demand that administrators do more to improve patient care and better support physicians working at the system’s six hospitals.
How USPI's $1.2B acquisition of SurgCenter Development is unfolding
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, announced it would acquire SurgCenter Development and its more than 90 ASCs for approximately $1.2 billion in November 2021.
Connecticut nursing school to close after failure to address compliance issues
Stone Academy, a for-profit healthcare college in West Haven, Conn., will close all three of its campus locations immediately after failing to address multiple compliance issues, according to a Feb. 14 press release from the Connecticut Department of P…
Ohio's UC Health sees credit rating downgrade on escalating losses
Cincinnati-based UC Health has suffered a credit downgrade because of what S&P Global termed “significantly escalating losses.”
Baltimore hospital receives presidential award for its care of human trafficking victims
Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore received a presidential award for its Blue Dot Human Trafficking Initiative.
1 in 3 deaths of women caused by heart disease: 10 notes
Heart disease is the top killer of women, but only 44 percent of women recognize heart disease as a risk for them, according to an article on the American Heart Association website.
5 gastroenterology ASCs to know
Here are five ASCs specializing in gastroenterology that were among Newsweek’s “America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2023” list:
