Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership Articles
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Nevada sees more colonized cases of C. auris: 4 notes
In January, Nevada experienced a spike in clinical cases of Candida auris, and although clinical cases have since dropped, colonization cases have increased dramatically, ABC affiliate 8 News Now reported June 1. -
Pig kidney removed from patient after 'unique challenges'
Lisa Pisano, a patient who received a pig kidney transplant at New York City-based NYU Langone Health, had it removed after 47 days due to complications, NBC News reported May 31. -
Obesity rates rising: 8 notes
Obesity rates have risen 11.4% in 20 years, with nearly 2 in 5 adults having obesity, the CDC said. -
CDC reports nearly 3-fold jump in pertussis cases
The CDC is reporting a steep increase in pertussis cases this year, according to ABC News. -
Sepsis metrics unfairly ding safety-net hospitals, study suggests
State and federal quality metrics that focus on in-hospital mortality for sepsis patients may unfairly penalize safety-net hospitals, according to a study published May 31 in JAMA Network Open. -
COVID-19 effects can linger 3 years later, study finds
Patients who were hospitalized within a month of having a severe COVID-19 infection still had a higher risk of death and other complications three years after, according to a study published May 30 in Nature. -
States with the largest, smallest nurse shortages per capita
The District of Columbia has the highest number of nurses per capita while Utah has the lowest, according to a NurseJournal analysis. -
Nurses' most common telehealth uses
Fifty-seven percent of nurses reported using telehealth in 2022, up from 50% in 2018, according to the most recent federal data available. -
Viewpoint: A new hospital funding model could help nursing shortage
There is ongoing dialogue about the nursing shortage in the U.S., but part of the conversation may be getting lost, says Olga Yakusheva, PhD, a professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing in Ann Arbor. -
Shouldn't Instructions for Use be Useful?
Consider the ubiquitous blood pressure cuffs and the glucometer as a microcosm for what is wrong with medical instrument cleaning instructions in healthcare today. -
3rd human bird flu patient experiencing different symptom: CDC
A third human case of H5N1 avian flu has been confirmed in the U.S. according to a May 30 CDC update. The agency says it is linked to the ongoing national outbreak in livestock and poultry. -
Viewpoint: Could a fungal infection spur the next pandemic?
In 2022, WHO created a priority list of pathogenic fungi and noted invasive fungal diseases are on the rise worldwide, particularly in immunocompromised populations. Could fungi spur the next pandemic? -
Nurses and secondary jobs: 4 key takeaways
About one in 10 registered nurses in the U.S. hold more than one job, federal data suggests. -
Kidney function declines for most 65+ heart failure patients: Study
After being hospitalized for heart failure, 63% of adults over 65 had reduced kidney function after being discharged, according to a new study from Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital. -
Northwestern develops unique lung transplant method for COVID, cancer patients
Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine successfully performed a double lung transplant using a new technique in a 56-year-old patient who had been diagnosed with lung cancer and had additional lung damage from a COVID-19 infection. -
The biggest gaps in US women's health across 15 categories
Healthcare delivery and efficacy is disproportionate across all conditions for women in every single country, according to an analysis from McKinsey & Co. and the World Economic Forum. -
Sterilization issues disrupt surgeries at Indiana VA hospital
Indianapolis-based Roudebush VA Medical Center has suspended operations in its sterile processing department as it investigates issues related to the proper sterilization of surgical instruments. In the meantime, the facility is relying on other VA hospitals in the region to sterilize equipment, which has limited the number or procedures performed at Roudebush, according to a May 23 report from NBC affiliate WTHR. -
WHO updates list of most dangerous drug-resistant pathogens
For the first time in seven years, the World Health Organization has updated its list of the most dangerous, antimicrobial resistant pathogens. The revised list includes 24 pathogens from 15 different families of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. -
Georgia hospital gives drug that delays diabetes by 2-7 years
Piedmont Columbus (Ga.) Regional Midtown is one of the first U.S. hospitals to administer Tzield, a newly approved therapy that delays the progression of Type 1 diabetes by two to seven years. -
Adding this 1 thing to primary care helped patients with obesity lose weight
When researchers at Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan wanted to support more primary care patients in their weight loss journeys, they didn't just add the lucrative new Wegovy or Ozempic treatments to the mix.
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