A study, published in Neurosurgery, examined the effect of surgical start time on morbidity and mortality rates of neurosurgery patients.  By Anuja Vaidya - 10/16/17

Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System researchers found that a five-minute conversation with a resident everyday had a significant impact on patient satisfaction. The researchers published the results of the study in Family Medicine.  By Anuja Vaidya - 10/16/17

An investigation into Texas' largest nursing home operator over its Hurricane Harvey response efforts, the ABCs of antibiotic prescribing and a study showing patients with a penicillin allergy have a 50 percent higher risk of surgical-site infection captured readers' attention last week.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/16/17

After a medical error leads to a serious injury, patients and family members want physicians to better communicate the hospital's efforts to prevent a similar error from occurring again, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.  By Mackenzie Bean - 10/16/17

Young leukemia patients who received the influenza vaccine were equally likely to develop the flu as their unvaccinated peers, according to a recent study conducted by Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.  By Alia Paavola - 10/16/17

Onondaga County Health Department officials on Wednesday said the number of mumps cases among students at Syracuse (N.Y.) University could exceed 18, according to a report from Syracuse.com.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/13/17

Patients discharged from the emergency department often struggle to secure a follow-up with a primary care physician within seven days, according to a study published in Annals of Emergency Medicine.  By Mackenzie Bean - 10/13/17

A mother and daughter in Tennessee contracted a rare virus linked to pet rats purchased in Illinois, according to the CDC's most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/13/17

The World Health Organization posted a video to YouTube Oct. 6, offering patients and prescribers tips for improved medication safety.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/13/17

England's CMO Dr. Dame Sally Davies told U.K.'s Press Association the loss of antibiotics' efficacy would mean "the end of modern medicine," according an article published in The Guardian.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/13/17

When ischemic stroke patients do not receive intravelous alteplase to help dissolve clots, their odds of survival are significantly reduced, according to a study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine.   By Anuja Vaidya - 10/13/17

The leaders of the congressional House Oversight Committee sent Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, R, a letter Thursday, inviting him to revise his sworn 2016 testimony regarding the Flint water crisis and a related outbreak of Legionnaires' disease that contributed to at least 12 people's deaths, according to the Detroit Free Press.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/13/17

The Florida Department of Health on Thursday reported the first case of locally acquired Zika in the state this year.   By Brian Zimmerman - 10/13/17

Powered by the world’s largest real-world evidence base on patient safety and healthcare quality, the Quantros Value-based Care Factoid Series provides informative indicators and measures of clinical and financial performance that matter in value-based reimbursement and payment models.  By Staff - 10/13/17

Maternal fever in the first trimester can increase an infant's risk of developing heart defects and facial deformities like a cleft palate, according to a study published in the journal Science Signaling.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/12/17

Americans participating in the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, tested positive for several mosquito-borne infections after returning home, although none contracted Zika virus, according to a study presented Oct. 7 at ID Week 2017 in San Diego.  By Brian Zimmerman - 10/12/17

In a recent press release, Healthmark announced the addition of the Foam Protectors to its ProSysTM Instrument Care product line.  By Staff - 10/12/17

Frail patients are more likely to develop complications after outpatient hernia, breast, thyroid or parathyroid surgery, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.  By Anuja Vaidya - 10/12/17

A study, published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, examines the impact of inactive antimicrobial therapy on sepsis patients in the intensive care unit.  By Anuja Vaidya - 10/12/17

After a patient with a high risk of sepsis spikes a fever or develops other symptoms, a delay in hours, let alone days, to place the patient on the right drug can dramatically increase mortality rates.  By Larry Worden - 10/12/17