Seventy-one percent of children with the multisystem inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19 were admitted to the intensive care unit, a new review shows.
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PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Wash., has postponed most surgeries due to a water chemistry issue that is affecting sterilization, the hospital confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review.
Kidneys from dead donors with hepatitis C infection can be safely transplanted into recipients without the infection when treatment with antiviral drugs is used soon after the transplant, results from a clinical trial show.
The odds of preterm birth are much higher for pregnant women with COVID-19 than those without the disease, a new study shows.
Clinicians are warning about a viral social media challenge on TikTok that encourages people to take excess doses of Benadryl to get high or hallucinate.
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Surges in COVID-19 patient volume place significant physical and emotional demands on clinicians, which can lead to an onslaught of preventable medication errors, according to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
A patient at North Suburban Medical Center died in May after staff members failed to change the battery on the individual's pulse oximeter in a timely manner, according to a state inspection report cited by The Denver Post.
DNV GL Healthcare, a hospital accrediting organization, can now certify psychiatric hospitals to participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs.
COVID-19 is associated with pancreatitis and might even cause it, a new study suggests.
Palliative care can shorten the length of stay for severely ill surgical patients who require ventilation, according to a study published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.