Patient Safety & Outcomes

COVID-19 can be linked to noticeable hair loss, according to the American Academy of Dermatology Association.

The traditional practice of denying and defending harm events is stressful and costly for consumers, providers and health organizations; it also undermines the patient-clinician relationship.

Some hospitals are seeing more patients with incidental COVID-19 cases, or patients who were primarily admitted for other ailments and test positive. 

Women who got vaccinated against COVID-19 while pregnant do not have a greater risk of delivering their babies prematurely or having a baby who is smaller than usual, new CDC research shows. 

Months after recovering, the coronavirus may leave some people with "autoantibodies,"  or antibodies that attack healthy organs and tissues, according to findings published Dec. 30 in the Journal of Translational Medicine.

Most physicians in the U.S. are unable to determine what variant a COVID-19 patient has been infected with, which is complicating treatment decisions, The New York Times reported Jan. 3. 

As the healthcare industry enters the pandemic's third year, many leaders are working to reinvigorate staff and patient safety efforts. 

A team at Cleveland Clinic successfully removed a rare malignant tumor from the heart of a 26-week-old fetus. It's the second time such a case resulted in continued pregnancy and successful delivery. 

Some physicians who work with long COVID-19 patients — those who experience persistent or new symptoms months after their initial bout with the virus — are seeing patients with tremors and vibrating sensations, The Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 21. 

Healthcare leaders are bringing renewed attention to patient safety issues that have been overshadowed by another year of the COVID-19 pandemic.