Shortly after Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during a Jan. 2 NFL game, COVID-19 misinformation began circulating on Twitter.
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How physician-peer relationships affect the patient experience: Study
Patients referred to specialists who know their primary care physician may get better care, a study published Jan. 3 in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests.
Resistance to antibiotics tied to patient age, healthcare setting: analysis
Antibiotic drug resistance isn’t universal — it varies by the age of the patient and the healthcare setting, according to a study published Jan. 2 in JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance.
Why are some breakthrough COVID-19 cases severe? CDC seeks answers
The CDC has awarded Helix a contract to study how human genetics may influence COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, the population genomics and viral surveillance company said Jan. 4.
Ohio surgeon has license suspended after livestreaming procedures on TikTok
The State Medical Board of Ohio has suspended the license of plastic surgeon Katherine Roxanne Grawe, MD, for livestreaming procedures to her followers on TikTok, according to a Jan. 4 report from Medscape.
Viewpoint: Fuller conversation needed about nonprofit care, AHA president says
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal missed a “critical opportunity” to fully discuss the financial plight of the nation’s hospitals and the care they provide, American Hospital Association President Rick Pollack wrote in a letter to the newspap…
Tennessee medical office building acquired
A medical office building in Memphis, Tenn., was acquired by outpatient healthcare real estate firm Flagship Healthcare Properties, ConnectCre reported Jan. 3.
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals taps new president
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals has tapped its COO, Jay Duker, MD, as its next president.
New York system invests $3M in employee pay increases
Upper Allegheny Health System is boosting employee wages across the Olean, N.Y.-based organization.
Screen patients for cannabis use before surgery, guidelines say
Hospitals should universally screen patients for cannabis use prior to surgery, according to new guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.
