Prescribing blood thinners early on in COVID-19 patients' hospital stays reduced their 30-day mortality risk, according to an EHR-based study published Feb. 11 in The BMJ.
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Roche's rheumatoid arthritis drug tocilizumab reduced the risk of death in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 in a large U.K. study conducted by the University of Oxford.
The Joint Commission issued an advisory Feb. 9 on promoting safe, equitable care during the pandemic.
The FDA updated guidelines on the use of ventilator tubing connectors, or ventilator splitters, based on a recent literature review in a Feb. 9 letter.
Intermountain Healthcare has updated its mammography guidelines for women who plan to or have already received a COVID-19 vaccine, the health system said Feb. 9.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced healthcare leaders nationwide to rethink how their organizations approach safe discharges, as virus-related visitor restrictions mean many family members cannot be at the patient's bedside to hear discharge instructions.
NYU Langone Health performed the world's first successful face and double hand transplant on a 22-year-old patient in August, the health system announced in a Feb. 3 news release.
Medicare Advantage plans with higher star ratings are associated with improved patient outcomes, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
COVID-19 mortality rates among patients in intensive care have fallen since peaking last spring, but this improvement is plateauing, according to a study published Feb. 1 in Anaesthesia.
Police have identified and arrested a man suspected of stabbing two employees at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport (La.) with a knife on Feb. 1, according to local news station WWL-TV.