Science Based Medicine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A year ago, I noticed that COVID-19 quacks were touting the "repurposing" of ivermectin to treat cancer. Now, familiar COVID-19 antivaxxers—cough, cough, FLCCC—have turbocharged this quackery. The post COVID-19 antivax quacks are now “repurposing” ivermectin for cancer first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By David L. Schreiner, Ph.D., FACHE Private equity ownership of rural hospitals is growing, but so are concerns about the effects private equity firms can have on quality of care in small, community hospitals. A […] The article Rural Hospitals Struggle Under Private Equity Ownership appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Hospital 91

Healthcare Law Insights blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Research into psychedelic-assisted therapy receives funding in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. In an epoch marked by rapid innovation in mental health treatments, a paradigm shift is on the horizon for the well-being of our armed forces personnel. Psychedelic-assisted therapy has surfaced as an innovative intervention for ailments such as depression, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and—perhaps most widely applicable to military personnel—post-traumatic stress disorder

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Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Tomorrow over at CardiologyTrials we will describe the CAPRICORN trial of carvedilol vs placebo in patients post myocardial infarction. Carvedilol is now widely accepted for this indication, but CAPRICORN featured a super-interesting twist regarding how we interpret data given pre-experiment choices. Do tune in. (Also, the bad typo in the original e-mail is fixed.

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Hospital 76

Performance Health

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Root cause analysis in healthcare is a systematic approach to identifying the underlying causes of problems, medical errors, or adverse events. This strategy is widely utilized to understand what happened, why it happened, and how to prevent it from happening again. As a crucial tool for quality improvement in healthcare, it helps to address gaps in safety processes and improve outcomes.

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Connectivity

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming our world, from automating tasks to powering groundbreaking discoveries. But with its immense potential comes an equally significant responsibility: ensuring its development and use align with ethical principles. Several key areas within AI demand careful ethical consideration: Bias and Fairness: AI algorithms can perpetuate societal biases present in the data they train on, leading to discriminatory outcomes.

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