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Dartmouth-Hitchcock stops using lead aprons for X-rays

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health has ended the use of routine lead apron shielding for X-rays, the Lebanon, N.H.-based health system said May 10.

Falls the leading cause of ED visits among older adults, CDC finds

In 2018, about 2.4 million emergency department visits involved older Americans with injuries, more than 90 percent of which stemmed from unintentional falls, according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published May 7.

COVID-19-related lung problems can linger a year, small study finds

Some patients with severe COVID-19 cases may exhibit decreased lung function or lung changes for up to a year after recovering, according to a study published May 5 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Uterus transplantation safe for women facing infertility, study suggests

Out of 12 infants born to mothers who had a uterus transplant, all were born at a healthy weight and developed normally at 2 months, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Perinatology.

NYC variant doesn't cause more severe COVID-19 cases, early study suggests

The B.1.526 variant first found in New York City does not appear to cause more severe COVID-19 cases nor an increased risk of reinfection, according to early research the CDC published May 5.

High-quality primary care for all Americans: National Academies release plan to achieve it

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released an implementation plan May 4 for the U.S. government, recommending it provide high-quality primary care to all Americans.

Lawmakers urge organ collection groups to tighten performance measures

Improve performance measures or face tighter regulations, lawmakers warned organ procurement groups during a May 4 hearing, The Washington Post reports.

UCHealth case study offers insights on treating J&J vaccine-related blood clots

On April 13, the day the CDC paused use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, a patient with a rare vaccine-induced blood clot sought emergency care at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, according to a case study published…

Mental health professionals may replace some police security at San Francisco hospital

Some of the sheriff's deputies providing security services at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center may soon be replaced by trained mental health workers, the San Francisco Examiner reported May 3.

What researchers learned analyzing COVID-19 mortality rates at 107 hospitals

The death rate for hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the U.S. fell 38 percent between March and May of 2020, but did not continue to significantly decrease through the fall, according to a study published May 3 in JAMA Network Open.