Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Articles
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Avoidable COVID-19 cases, deaths tied to California's early reopening last summer, study finds
COVID-19-related hospitalizations and deaths might have been prevented last summer had pandemic restrictions remained in place, researchers from San Diego-based Scripps Health and New York City-based Columbia University found. -
FDA warns of infection risk linked to urological endoscopes
The FDA is warning healthcare providers of a potential infection risk linked to reprocessed urological endoscopes after receiving numerous reports of patient infections and contamination issues, the agency said April 1. -
California reports 'double mutant' variant 1st detected in India
Researchers at Stanford (Calif.) Clinical Virology Lab have confirmed one case of a coronavirus variant, first detected in India, that carries two mutations, the San Francisco Chronicle reported April 4. -
COVID-19 deaths drop, but new cases are on the rise: 14 CDC stats to know
COVID-19 deaths have fallen for the last 11 weeks, excluding a small increase March 27-28, according to the CDC's COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review published April 2. But new cases and hospitalizations are rising. -
Michigan adds 8.4K+ new COVID-19 cases in 1 day; Midwest may be on verge of 4th wave
As Michigan reports more than 8,000 new COVID-19 cases in one day, some experts say the Midwest is entering its "fourth wave," reports CNN. -
Johns Hopkins nursing school names interim dean
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins School of Nursing has appointed Marie Nolan, PhD, RN, to serve as the school's interim dean, effective April 16. -
Fully vaccinated people can travel: CDC revises guidelines
Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can travel "at low risk to themselves," both within the U.S. and internationally, but must still continue social distancing and mask-wearing, according to new CDC guidance. -
State of COVID-19: What you should know about the CDC's 5 variants of concern
Many experts believe variants are largely driving the recent upticks in COVID-19 cases across the U.S., with the B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in the U.K., now accounting for about 26 percent of all U.S. infections, according to recent CDC estimates. -
7 top developments in US COVID-19 news this week
The race between vaccines and coronavirus variants continued this week, spurring continued warnings about a potential fourth surge, alongside more hopeful news of the Pfizer vaccine's strong efficacy in adolescents. -
How 2 health systems made their COVID-19 vaccine rollout as efficient as possible
Months after the official COVID-19 vaccine rollout began, systems of all sizes have adjusted their strategy to become more efficient and match the community they serve. -
How Houston Methodist rolled out a large-scale antibody program: 4 takeaways
Houston Methodist has administered monoclonal antibody treatments to nearly 4,000 patients with COVID-19 since the therapy was granted emergency use authorization last November. The health system outlined how it rapidly scaled out its antibody program in a March 29 article published in The New England Journal of Medicine. -
Nearly 30% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in UK readmitted, study finds
Nearly one-third of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the U.K. were readmitted, and they experienced multiorgan dysfunction at higher rates than those without COVID-19, according to research published March 31 in the British Medical Journal. -
Why health systems can leverage ERAS protocols amid the pandemic and beyond: 4 notes
Hospitals can utilize enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols to better support patients and reduce negative postoperative outcomes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Hackensack Meridian coronavirus test screens for several variants, gives results in under 3 hours
Scientists at Hackensack Meridian Health have developed a test that can detect multiple coronavirus variants within two-and-a-half hours, the Edison, N.J.-based system said April 1. -
Pandemic paves new purpose for Atlanta nurse
An Atlanta-based nurse who contracted COVID-19 while working on the pandemic's front line last year has launched a consulting company to help organizations improve pandemic preparedness, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. -
Suicides fell in 2020, early CDC data shows
While deaths jumped 17.7 percent overall in the U.S. last year, suicides decreased for the third consecutive year, according to preliminary CDC data published in JAMA. -
Brigham and Women's CNO launches podcast on resiliency
Maddy Pearson, DNP, RN, CNO at Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital, has started the Resiliency Roadmap podcast focused on how nurses can build resiliency and practice self-care, WGBH, a local NPR station, reported March 31. -
'Houston on track to be dominated' by UK variant as cases double weekly
Cases of the U.K. B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant in Houston are doubling weekly, increasing rapidly to 648 cases in mid-March from 305 just a week earlier, according to findings from Houston Methodist. -
Prior COVID-19 infection, vaccines, offer protection against variants, small NIH study suggests
The immune systems of people with a prior COVID-19 infection may be able to fend off three now widely known variants, according to a small study led by the National Institutes of Health and published March 30 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. -
26% of US COVID-19 cases traced to UK variant, CDC director says
The more transmisible B.1.1.7. coronavirus variant, which first emerged in the U.K., currently accounts for about 26 percent of cases in the U.S., according to Rochelle Walensky, MD, CDC director.