Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Articles
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Rapid blood test helps predict COVID-19 severity, researchers find
Researchers at St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine developed a one-hour blood test that could help identify which COVID-19 patients are at the greatest risk of severe complications or death. -
Michigan nurse to sing at COVID-19 memorial ceremony ahead of inauguration
Lori Key, RN, a nurse at Livonia, Mich.-based St. Mary Mercy Hospital will sing during a national memorial service Jan. 19 in Washington, D.C., honoring those who have died from COVID-19 ahead of the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration, local ABC affiliate WXYZ reports. -
New Jersey nursing students petition after school requires COVID-19 vaccination
Elizabeth, N.J.-based Trinitas School of Nursing has mandated all students receive a COVID-19 vaccine by Jan. 22 or they must withdraw from the program, reports WLNY-TV. -
Pandemic is out of control, most Americans say: 4 survey findings
About 88 percent of Americans do not think the nation's COVID-19 outbreak is under control, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. -
California COVID-19 deaths cause air quality agency to lift limit on cremations
The Los Angeles County coroner's office and health department requested the region's air quality agency to suspend its usual limit on cremations due to a lack of storage space for those who have died of COVID-19, CBS Los Angeles reported Jan. 18. -
Chicago nurse was under the influence while treating patients, stole hospital equipment, officials say
A quarterly report from the Cook County inspector general's office found an emergency room nurse at Chicago-based Stroger Hospital treated patients while under the influence of marijuana and took IV solution from the hospital, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Jan. 15. -
New variant found in Germany; vaccination rates lag among Black Americans — 7 COVID-19 updates
More than 24 million people worldwide have contracted COVID-19 and nearly 400,000 have died as of Jan. 19, according to data from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University. -
States ranked by percentage of COVID-19 vaccines administered: Jan. 19
North Dakota has administered the highest percentage of COVID-19 vaccines it has received, according to the CDC's COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration data tracker. -
COVID-19 hospitalizations by state: Jan. 19
California has the most COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the U.S., according to the COVID Tracking Project. -
COVID-19 death rates by state: Jan. 19
As of Jan. 19, about 399,000 people in the U.S. have died after contracting COVID-19, according to The New York Times.
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22 states where COVID-19 is spreading fastest, slowest: Jan. 19
Hawaii has the highest COVID-19 reproduction rate, according to rt.live. -
Arizona's COVID-19 battle could soon push hospitals into 'crisis zone'
Arizona's worsening COVID-19 surge could soon mirror the dire situation in California, where intensive care unit availability is at 0 percent in much of the state, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 15. -
Chicago confirms 1st UK variant case
The fast-spreading coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K. has been found in Chicago, health officials said Jan. 15, according to NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV. -
Patient death spurs investigation at Michigan psychiatric hospital
State health officials are investigating Kalamazoo (Mich.) Psychiatric Hospital after a patient died at the facility this month, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services told Becker's Jan. 15. -
COVID-19 cuts life expectancy by 1 year, study finds
The COVID-19 pandemic is projected to reduce U.S. life expectancy by an average of 1.13 years, a decline that's even greater among Black and Latino populations, according to a study published Jan. 14 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. -
Global COVID-19 deaths pass 2 million: What it means for the US
Global COVID-19 deaths passed 2 million Jan. 15, just about a year after the first case was reported Dec. 12 in China, according to data from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University. -
UK COVID-19 variant to become dominant in US by March, CDC warns
The fast-spreading coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K. will become the dominant strain in the U.S. within two months, the CDC predicted Jan. 15. -
Flu test positivity jumps & 5 other CDC FluView takeaways
The percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for the flu at clinical laboratories was 0.4 percent for the week ending Jan. 9, up from 0.1 percent the week prior, according to the CDC's FluView report. -
Releasing all vaccine doses won't delay second round shots, Biden team says
Members of President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 advisory team said they've had multiple conversations with vaccine makers and do not anticipate that the plan to release nearly all available doses will delay people from getting their second shot on time, CNBC reported Jan. 14. -
New Jersey faces backlash for giving smokers priority COVID-19 vaccine access
New Jersey officials' decision to include smokers among high-risk groups with priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine has been met with surprise by some health experts and front-line workers in the state, reports The Washington Post.