CDC Changing COVID Isolation Recs; Former PM Opts for Euthanasia; Plant-Based Diets
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The Washington Post is reporting that new CDC guidance will recommend that Americans testing positive for COVID-19 no longer need to isolate for 5 days. The former... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 13, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

15 Residents in Limbo as Surgical Residency Program Loses Accreditation
(MedPage Today) -- Pennsylvania-based Crozer Health is appealing the shutdown of its general surgery residency program, as its 15 residents "race to the exits," according to a lawsuit that has since been withdrawn. Last month, the Accreditation... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 13, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Death From Alaskapox Virus: What to Know
(MedPage Today) -- In late January, a man living in Southcentral Alaska died after a severe infection from a rare infectious disease: Alaskapox. Though earlier cases of Alaskapox had been identified in the Fairbanks region of the state starting... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 13, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

FDA Reviewers Skeptical on TriClip for Tricuspid Regurgitation
(MedPage Today) -- FDA staff questioned the evidence for clinical benefit with the TriClip G4 transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) system for severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in documents released ahead of the agency's Circulatory System... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 12, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Sleep Apnea Smartwatch Feature Gets FDA Authorization
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA authorized an obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)-detecting feature on the Samsung Galaxy Watch, the company announced on Friday. The feature is the first of its kind to receive the agency's de novo classification and is designed... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 12, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Study: Fewer Kids in the ED Means More Missed Diagnoses
(MedPage Today) -- Emergency departments (EDs) that saw fewer kids were more likely to have potentially delayed diagnoses for serious acute conditions in that population, a large retrospective cohort study showed. For pediatric patients, the overall... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 12, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

California Nurse Acquitted of Involuntary Manslaughter
(MedPage Today) -- A nurse at a California jail was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter Friday in the November 2019 death of an inmate who collapsed in her cell. But jurors were deadlocked on charges against a jail doctor. Danalee Pascua... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 12, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Artificial Intelligence Versus Sir William Osler
(MedPage Today) -- Much has been written about changes to the electronic health record over the past few years, especially updates that attempt to make our clinical notes reflect more of their original intentions. The standard SOAP note was created... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 12, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

The Language of AI: Defining the Most Common Terms
(MedPage Today) -- The language of artificial intelligence (AI) can seem inaccessible to those not working in the field, so MedPage Today created this glossary of some of the most common AI-related terms. Definitions have been adapted from multiple... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 12, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Possibility of Animal-to-Human Jump Heightens Concern About Chronic Wasting Disease
(MedPage Today) -- Each fall, millions of hunters across North America make their way into forests and grasslands to kill deer. Over the winter, people chow down on the venison steaks, sausage, and burgers made from the animals. These hunters... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 11, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Two Obscure Cases about Fish May Disempower Health Agencies
(MedPage Today) -- Federal regulation led by career professionals in administrative agencies keeps Americans healthy and safe. Congress empowers and relies on the scientific and technical expertise of regulatory agencies to implement and achieve... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 10, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Criminal Actor to Blame for Days-Long Cyberattack on Chicago Hospital, Officials Say
(MedPage Today) -- A large children's hospital in Chicago remains hobbled by a cyberattack that began more than a week ago, cutting doctors and nurses off from digital patient records and limiting parents' ability to communicate with their kids... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 10, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Use These Antibiotics for Close Contacts of Invasive Meningococcal Disease, CDC Says
(MedPage Today) -- Rifampin, ceftriaxone, or azithromycin are recommended as first-line alternatives to ciprofloxacin prophylaxis for close contacts of people with meningococcal disease in areas where the disease is highly resistant to ciprofloxacin... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 10, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Biden's Memory Lapses; Pharmacist Dies on the Job; Arrested for Brain Bleed?
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. A report about President Biden's handling of classified documents raised questions about his mental acuity, including a claim he could not remember the year his... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 9, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Amid Surge, CDC Unveils New Syphilis Testing Guidance
(MedPage Today) -- The CDC has published its first comprehensive laboratory recommendations for syphilis testing. Published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the new recommendations include approaches for laboratory-based tests, point... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 9, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news