People who said they were harmed by unapproved peptides such as BPC-157 said their accounts are being drowned out as HHS moves to widen access to the compounds, KFF Health News reported Oct. 13. Five things to know: 1. Patients…
Patient Safety & Outcomes
HHS and the Administration for Community Living are awarding nine organizations a total of $27.8 million for three falls prevention initiatives. The funds will expand proven programs, and help state and local partners reach more older adults before a fall…
Rehabilitation Hospital of Augusta (Ga.) relocated nearly 40 patients after an electrical fire Oct. 10, WRDW reported. The fire began inside an HVAC unit around 10 a.m., according to the Augusta Fire Department. Firefighters quickly identified the electrical issues and…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has established the Center for Autonomous Robotic Surgery to develop robotic systems that work alongside surgeons in the operating room. Andrew Hung, MD, a urologist and minimally invasive robotic surgery specialist, and Michael Yip, PhD, will serve…
The National Institutes of Health plans to launch a public-private partnership in December to speed development of personalized cancer vaccines, according to an Oct. 9 New York Times report. Here are six things to know:
Advertisement
Increased immigration enforcement is associated with “sharp, persistent” drops in emergency department visits among patients born outside the U.S., but an increase in inpatient admissions rates, a recent study found. The study, published Oct. 5 in JAMA Network Open, analyzed…
Researchers at Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have tested a patient-facing conversational AI system with people scheduled for urgent primary care appointments, in what they say is the first prospective real-world study of its kind, according to a study…
Suicide became the 10th-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2024, up from No. 11 in 2023, according to final mortality data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. Suicide deaths fell 1% over the same period, from…
Nearly three decades after researchers first documented that surgeons are paid more for male-specific procedures than comparable female-specific ones, the gap has barely narrowed, and experts say it is now shaping how hospitals allocate operating room time, Vox reported Oct.…
Patients at for-profit hospitals had higher 30-day mortality and readmission rates than patients at nonprofit hospitals, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia. Nurses at for-profit hospitals were also more…