March 11, 2025

FDA's New Pulse Oximeter Guidance: Stricter Standards, Ongoing Challenges

The FDA's 2025 pulse oximetry guidance introduces stricter accuracy standards, larger study cohorts, and objective skin pigmentation assessment to address measurement bias in darker-skinned patients.

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March 11, 2025

Doctors Never Truly Vacation, Study Reveals

"Organizations should implement strategies to minimize clinical tasks during PTO."

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March 10, 2025

Study: Night Shifts Increase Infection Rates

Health care workers with more than 2 hours of sleep debt face significantly higher odds of respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses.

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March 06, 2025

An Estimated 31 Million Americans Borrowed for Medical Bills in 2024

A new West Health-Gallup Survey survey reveals insights into medical debt across all income levels and demographics in the United States.

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March 03, 2025

More States Fast Track Foreign-Trained Physicians

Since 2023, nine states have waived U.S. residency requirements for some foreign-trained physicians, with more states considering similar changes.

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February 24, 2025

Do Black Female Doctors Die Earlier?

New JAMA Internal Medicine study finds Black female physicians face higher mortality rates than White women in general population.

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February 24, 2025

No Hospitalization Reduction With Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir, Study Finds

Researchers found no significant reduction in hospitalizations or mortality among highly vaccinated older adults with increased access to nirmatrelvir-ritonavir.

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February 21, 2025

Oyster Proteins Supercharge Common Antibiotics' Power

New research reveals that antimicrobial proteins extracted from Sydney Rock Oyster hemolymph can enhance conventional antibiotic effectiveness up to 32-fold against drug-resistant bacteria while showing no toxicity to human cells.

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February 20, 2025

Hospital Occupancy to Reach 85% by 2035

The projection is driven by a decline in staffed beds and an aging population.

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