October 15, 2024
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 391, no. 12, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
Clinical / Medical
October 14, 2024
Crisis pregnancy center’s forms give rare insight into anti-abortion practices
(NBC News) – The free organizations offer counseling while trying to dissuade women from having abortions. They promise to protect health data but aren’t bound by federal privacy law. A free family planning center in Twin Falls, Idaho, asks its … Read More
October 14, 2024
I went for a mastectomy and they offered me assisted dying, Canadian cancer patient reveals
(The Telegraph) – Patient asked about ‘medical assistance in dying’ as critics say euthanasia has spiralled out of control A woman undergoing life-saving cancer surgery in Canada was offered assisted suicide by doctors as she was about to enter the … Read More
October 14, 2024
Over 86% of surveyed health care providers are short on IV fluids
(Ars Technica) – In the poll, 88 percent of providers said they were receiving less than half of their requested orders, and about 54 percent said their supplies were down to 10 days or less, which is below the typical … Read More
October 14, 2024
New Articles from BMC Medical Ethics Are Now Available
BMC Medical Ethics has new articles available online. Articles include:
October 11, 2024
Puberty-blocker focus disproportionate, Cass says
(BBC) – The focus on puberty blockers in the gender-care debate is disproportionate, the paediatrician who led the NHS review into children’s services, says. Dr Hilary Cass said the merits of the treatment used to delay the onset of puberty … Read More
October 11, 2024
Microsoft unveils health care AI tools
(The Hill) – Microsoft unveiled several new artificial intelligence (AI) tools on Thursday aiming to support health care organizations through medical imaging models, health care agent services and an AI-driven workflow solution for nurses. The announcement detailed how each tool will improve … Read More
October 10, 2024
‘Catastrophic situation’ at children’s hospital as Israel renews Gaza attacks
(The Guardian) – The director of the only major hospital in the northern Gaza Strip now offering specialised care for children has described a “catastrophic situation” as Israeli forces launched new ground assaults and airstrikes in the north and centre … Read More
October 10, 2024
Florida IV Fluid Plant Spared From Storm, Company Says
(New York Times) – The Daytona Beach plant that makes nearly a quarter of the IV fluids used in the United States is intact in the wake of Hurricane Milton’s tear across Florida, according to a company spokeswoman. The site, … Read More
October 10, 2024
California confirms third human case of bird flu, finds more possible cases
(Reuters) – California reported a third human case of bird flu on Wednesday in a dairy worker who had contact with infected cattle and said the state identified two more possible cases in people. Officials in the most populous U.S. … Read More
October 10, 2024
Can We Prevent Cancer With a Shot?
(Wall Street Journal) – Vaccines designed to prevent cancer for high-risk groups are in early human trials Researchers are making progress toward vaccines that train healthy people’s immune systems to eliminate signs of cancer before it develops. Vaccines are in … Read More
October 9, 2024
U.S. Races to Replenish Storm-Battered Supplies of IV Fluids at Hospitals
(New York Times) – The F.D.A. has authorized shipments from overseas plants to ease shortages of IV bags caused by Hurricane Helene as hospitals begin rationing fluids to protect the sickest patients. U.S. officials approved airlifts of IV fluids from … Read More
October 9, 2024
Medical Facilities in Milton’s Path Are Preparing With Closures and Barricades
(New York Times) – Hospitals and nursing homes in Florida have plenty of experience with hurricanes, but officials are aware that Milton may bring more damage than past storms. Healthcare facilities across the west coast of Florida, from clinics to … Read More
October 9, 2024
TV Medical Dramas Are Not Like Real Life. Maybe They Should Be.
(New York Times) – I’m in the writers’ room helping to draft the script for a new television medical drama, and we’ve hit a roadblock in the fourth act. We’ve successfully set up the mystery and designed a clever way … Read More
October 9, 2024
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine AI Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 1, no. 10, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
October 8, 2024
Another Reason to Hate Ticks
(The Atlantic) – Their saliva is making some farmers allergic to their own cattle and sheep. When Clark Giles first heard about ticks making people allergic to meat, he found the notion so unbelievable, he considered it “hogwash.” Then, in … Read More
October 8, 2024
The profit-obsessed monster destroying American emergency rooms
(Vox) – Under new private equity ownership, ERs adopted an assortment of unsavory practices. Firms not only pressured clinicians to see patients faster, as illustrated by John’s experience, but to recommend hospital admission for more patients. They also dramatically raised … Read More
October 8, 2024
Access questions hang over Gilead’s HIV shot
(Axios) – A new, long-acting shot to prevent HIV could represent a turning point in efforts to reduce cases around the world — if enough people can access it. Why it matters: The twice-a-year injection to prevent sexually transmitted infections … Read More
October 8, 2024
CDC to screen travelers for Marburg, as outbreak of Ebola-like disease grows
(CBS News) – In response to an unprecedented outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now plan to screen arriving international travelers for their risk of bringing the deadly Ebola-like disease into the country. … Read More
October 8, 2024
A New Edition of Clinical Ethics Is Now Available
Clinical Ethics (vol. 19, no. 3, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
October 7, 2024
Supreme Court declines Biden’s appeal in Texas emergency abortion case
(ABC News) – The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in Texas, which has one of the country’s strictest abortion bans. The justices did not detail their reasoning for keeping in … Read More
October 7, 2024
Death Has Two Timelines
(The Atlantic) – As a palliative-care physician, I have encountered the phenomenon of people dying only after specific circumstances materialize. There was the gentleman whose family held vigil in the intensive-care unit while he continued on, improbably, even without the … Read More
October 7, 2024
I’m a Doctor. ChatGPT’s Bedside Manner Is Better Than Mine.
(New York Times) – These new tools excel at medicine’s technical side — I’ve seen them diagnose complex diseases and offer elegant, evidence-based treatment plans. But they’re also great at bedside communication, crafting language that convinces listeners that a real, … Read More
October 7, 2024
Nobel Prize in medicine goes to two American biologists for work on the discovery of microRNA
(CNN) – The 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their work on the discovery of microRNA, a molecule that governs how cells in the body function. Their … Read More
October 7, 2024
A young doctor’s final words offer a mental health warning for others
(Washington Post) – Will West, a 33-year-old who was training at George Washington University hospital in D.C., wrote in a suicide note that other residents are “at real risk” There is no way to know for certain what led Will … Read More
