Patients who have had vascular surgeries are often readmitted to the hospital for a variety of reasons — often preventable — more often than patients who undergo different types of surgeries. These readmissions could be largely avoided if other aspects…
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Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora has stopped performing gender-affirming surgeries on patients over the age of 18 and removed references to such care from its website, The Denver Post reported July 18.
Physicians at Houston-based Texas Children's Hospital successfully completed a 17-hour surgical procedure to separate conjoined twin brothers, according to a July 17 news release.
The lone pediatric hospital in San Diego County, Rady Children’s Hospital, has seen an increase of youth admissions due to cannabis poisoning, according to a July 16 report from the San Diego Union Tribune. But, according to a new report…
In the first study to quantify the burden of misdiagnoses across all healthcare settings in the U.S., researchers estimate nearly 800,000 people become permanently disabled or die from a diagnostic error, according to a study published July 17 in BMJ.
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Deficiencies at California Medical Center in Los Angeles led to the death of a patient hours after she had a C-section in March, according to a newly released investigation from state regulators.
Cleveland-based MetroHealth is launching a three-year, $2.6 million initiative to improve care and support services for children with autism who are transitioning to adulthood.
Nine hospitals across Washington state have embarked on a focused effort to improve patient safety as part of a campaign led by Washington Hospital Services, according to a July 13 news release.
Since establishing its Comprehensive COVID-19 Center in May 2020, Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has treated nearly 4,000 patients who have experienced lingering issues after a bout with the virus. Today, the center continues to see high demand for patient appointments.
For a decade, California's number of emergency departments dwindled as the state grew in population, leading to longer ED wait times in a state of 39 million people, according to a UCSF study published in JAMA.