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Hospital where nurse called 911 faces accreditation delay
Silverdale, Wash.-based St. Michael Medical Center, where a nurse called emergency services in response to staffing issues, is in the process of ensuring full accreditation after The Joint Commission issued a "preliminary denial of accreditation" in September. -
Life stressors up long COVID-19 risk, study suggests
Major life stressors such as financial or food insecurity, death of a loved one or new disability are strong predictors of whether hospitalized COVID-19 patients will develop long COVID-19, according to findings published Nov. 5 in Journal of the Neurological Sciences. -
Maine psych hospital cited over patient death
Health officials cited Westbrook, Maine-based Spring Harbor Hospital for failing to ensure a safe environment after a patient death occurred at the psychiatric hospital in June, Bangor Daily News reported Nov. 9. -
Why are some COVID-19 patients slow to wake after ventilation? Turtles' brains may offer clues
Physicians began to notice a strange phenomenon at the start of the pandemic in March 2020: Some COVID-19 patients who required ventilation took weeks to fully regain consciousness after being taken off the machines and anesthesia, with no signs of brain damage when they recovered. -
Monument Health awarded 2022 ECRI Safety Excellence Award
Rapid City, S.D.-based Monument Health received the 2022 "Safety Excellence Award" from nonprofit patient safety organization ECRI. -
For the first time, researchers infuse lab-grown blood into humans
In a medical first, researchers in the U.K. have transfused lab-grown blood into two people as part of a clinical trial, CNBC reported Nov. 7. -
A man in the UK had COVID-19 for 411 days. Genetic sequencing provided a cure.
British researchers were able to cure a man who had chronic COVID-19 for more than 411 days, The Washington Post reported Nov. 4. -
Paxlovid cuts long COVID-19 risk, early VA findings show
People who take the antiviral Paxlovid within the first few days of a COVID-19 infection may have a 25 percent lower risk of developing a number of conditions associated with long COVID-19, according to findings published Nov. 5 in the preprint server medRxiv. -
Patients hospitalwide more likely to die when ED is overcrowded: study
Emergency department crowding affects death rates hospitalwide, according to a recent study from University Park, Pa.-based Penn State and the University of California San Francisco. -
Florida medical board bans gender-affirming care for minors
The Florida Board of Medicine on Nov. 4 passed a new rule that bars physicians from offering minors in the state puberty blockers, hormone therapy or surgeries as treatment for gender dysphoria, according to The New York Times. -
Physicians threaten legal action over Texas' delayed maternal health report
A national group of maternal health physicians is threatening legal action against the Texas Department of State Health if officials do not release a state report about pregnancy-related deaths. -
COVID-19 disrupts gut bacteria, increasing risk of infections
Researchers at NYU Langone Health in New York City found COVID-19 alone, and not the initial use of antibiotics, damages the gut microbiome. -
COVID-19 presents unique challenges for caregivers, study finds
COVID-19 presents unique challenges for caregivers not present in other patients including in managing infection, engaging support services and patient independence, a study done by researchers at Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan found. -
Florida medical board pursues ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The Florida Board of Medicine on Oct. 28 voted to start drafting a rule that would ban gender-affirming care for minors in the state, making it the first medical board in the U.S. to pursue such action, NBC News reported Oct. 29. -
10 practices to address diagnostic errors: Joint Commission
Researchers have developed a list of 10 high-priority safety practices to help healthcare organizations address diagnostic errors, based on a comprehensive literature review and input from additional experts. -
Monkeypox tied to severe outcomes in HIV patients: CDC
A majority of patients hospitalized with monkeypox in the U.S. had weakened immune systems, often from HIV, an Oct. 26 CDC report found. -
Cleveland Clinic launches global quality improvement program
Cleveland Clinic is aiming to improve the quality of care delivered globally through a new program, the health system said Oct. 26. -
Ivermectin doesn't accelerate COVID-19 recovery, study suggests
A study of more than 1,500 adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 infections found ivermectin did not significantly shorten illness duration when compared to a placebo. -
7% of children hospitalized with COVID-19 have neurologic complications, large study finds
A new study involving more than 15,000 children hospitalized with COVID-19 found 7 percent experienced neurologic complications, such as seizures. -
Joint Commission unveils new certification for perinatal care
The Joint Commission collaborated with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to launch an Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care certification on Oct. 20.
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