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Martha’s rule may have saved 400 lives so far in England, figures show Exclusive: System brought in after death of 13-year-old is helping ‘transform culture’ of NHS, says patient safety director

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Healthcare Is AI’s Hardest Test The real challenge isn’t whether AI works. It’s knowing when, writes William Warr.

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CDC Study Warns of Vision-Threatening Eye Infections After Laser Surgery Three patients at New York City clinic developed fungal keratitis caused by a mold

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As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...

As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts | Reuters www.reuters.com/investigatio...

This is a wonderful piece of reportage and data-illustration by @jacobbogage.bsky.social in battered WaPo.

-See @timothynoah.bsky.social's ongoing work on this theme, eg newrepublic.com/article/2042...

-Seeing our shrunken, barely-there print Sunday WaPo was poignant, artifact from "before."

Can the “Sistine Chapel of the New Deal” Be Saved From Trump? Precious murals by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, and others are even more endangered than we knew.

Can the “Sistine Chapel of the New Deal” Be Saved From Trump? newrepublic.com/article/2042... via @newrepublic.com

Lancet flags long-scrutinized report of infant poisoned by opioids in breast milk The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto The Lancet has put an expression of concern on a 2006 case report of a baby’s death purportedly from morphine poisoning through breast milk. The decision c…

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Beyond Cure: Long-Term Risks After Childhood Cancer Dr Maurie Markman highlights why oncologists must look beyond 5-year survival, as JCO data show lasting health risks after childhood cancer.

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TrumpRx delayed as senators question if it's a giant scam with Big Pharma The website is delayed as senators seek answers from health department watchdog.

TrumpRx delayed as senators question if it's a giant scam with Big Pharma - Ars Technica arstechnica.com/health/2026/...

Global State of Patient Safety 2025 In this second report on the global state of patient safety (the first was published in 2023), Norway is still number one in the ranking, with the UK 21st out of 38 OECD countries.

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Why I decided to share all my health information with ChatGPT Health “I don’t think people should have to go through 18 years of brain cancer to understand their own health records,” writes Liz Salmi.

Liz Salmi: Why I decided to share all my health information with ChatGPT Health www.statnews.com/2026/01/29/c... via @statnews.com

Association of Statin Discontinuation in Pregnancy With Maternal Cardiovascular Health and Birth Outcomes: A Nationwide Cohort Study | Circulation BACKGROUND: Discontinuing statin therapy before pregnancy remains challenging, especially in high-risk women. We evaluated the risks of maternal cardiovascular, gestational, and fetal outcomes associa...

Association of Statin Discontinuation in Pregnancy With Maternal Cardiovascular Health and Birth Outcomes: A Nationwide Cohort Study | Circulation www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10....

NAM Scholars in Dx Ex Advancing Equity and Implementing National Strategies to Improve Diagnosis Funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, this collaborative program between the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) an...

2026 Call for Applications for NAM/CMSS Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence is open. The program includes monthly educational sessions with distinguished experts; in-person networking opportunities; mentorship by national experts; a $35,000 grant; $5,000 in travel funds. Apply at dxexscholars.nam.edu

Sacrificing patient care for prevention: distortion of the role of general practice Expansion of preventive clinical recommendations in primary care has had the unintended consequence of destabilising this foundation of the healthcare system, argue Minna Johansson and colleagues Fo...

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When medical workers cover patients’ heads with hoods, no one is watching Many medical facilities across the U.S. use hoods on psychiatric patients to block them from spitting. Experts say the practice is traumatic and can be dangerous.

When hospitals use spit hoods on patients, no one is watching | The Seattle Times www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States WHO regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe. The notification of withdrawal raises issues that will be con...

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Leapfrog explains its rating of Palm Beach Health Network | Opinion www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinio...

Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 Years The first known outbreak of syphilis in Europe began at the turn of the 16th century, but on the distant continent of South America, the pathogen's history goes much deeper than that.

I learned about this dark side of syphilis when I took a history of medicine course. It is a remarkably resistant disease that brought armies to their knees and wrought tremendous societal damage.
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Attorneys for HCA, CarePartners committed legal fraud in negligence case, court filings allege • Asheville Watchdog She had been told that there had been an accident, that Donna was hurt really badly, that she might not make it. But when Tamara Ledbetter got to her older sister in Mission Hospital’s intensive care ...

Asheville, NC: Attorneys for HCA, CarePartners committed legal fraud in negligence case, court filings allege avlwatchdog.org/attorneys-fo...

Gabapentin Under Scrutiny: 2025 Data Challenged Risk Profile New research questioned old assumptions

Gabapentin Under Scrutiny: 2025 Data Challenged Risk Profile www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/pa...

How Kaiser Permanente Created a Virtual Cancer Expert Review Program Kaiser Permanente uses a shared electronic health record to leverage access to cancer subspecialists across all its regions.

How Kaiser Permanente Created a Virtual Cancer Expert Review Program | NEJM Catalyst catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10....?

This super bug is spreading across half the US The fungus poses a greater risk for vulnerable populations in nursing homes and hospitals

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Risk-Based vs Annual Breast Cancer Screening This randomized clinical trial examines whether risk-based screening is a safe and effective alternative to annual mammography for detecting breast cancer in women 40 years and older.

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1% of New Mexico doctors responsible for half of $68 million in malpractice payments in state Critics debate whether medical board oversight or legal reform is needed.

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American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.

FDA Rarely Forces Manufacturers to Recall Dangerous Medical Devices, GAO Report Says Agency is so poorly staffed that it's sometimes unable to make sure companies protect patients

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Subglottic Secretion Drainage: The Overlooked Linchpin in VAP Prevention (Article Review) Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has shadowed critical care for decades; costly, persistent, and often fatal. We have refined our bundles, elevated our standards, and educated frontline teams, ye...

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Kentucky optometrist board meets in private but takes no action as groups question patient safety • Kentucky Lantern The Kentucky board that licenses and regulates optometrists met Friday amid growing controversy about waivers it granted some candidates in recent years who hadn’t met all requirements for licensure. ...

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National Board of Examiners in Optometry "continues to be very concerned about the serious weakening of public protection in Kentucky."
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Why Hospitals Cannot Claim High Reliability if EVS Is Not High Reliability | Infection Control Today Hospitals often champion high-reliability principles, yet overlook one of their most risk-sensitive disciplines: environmental services. EVS operates in clinical environments where a single missed ste...

Why Hospitals Cannot Claim High Reliability if EVS Is Not High Reliability | Infection Control Today www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/why-hos...

Embedding Martha's Rule into practice—Lessons from the national pilot This blog outlines Royal Manchester Children's Hospital's (RMCH) efforts over the past year to integrate Martha’s Rule into everyday clinical practice

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