Around 13% of patients with a dementia diagnosis may instead have advanced liver disease — also called cirrhosis — which can cause reversible cognitive decline, researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and the Richmond VA Medical Center…
Patient Safety & Outcomes
Compared to white and cisgender adolescents, Black youth and transgender and nonbinary adolescents are less likely to be admitted for patient care, according to a study published July 8 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Phoenix-based Mayo Clinic in Arizona performed the third total larynx transplant in the U.S. and the first to be performed on a patient with active cancer.
A recent report found that 54% of Americans have self-diagnosed using online information, with search engine and medical information websites being the most commonly used sources.
In 2012, a program for children's hospitals in the U.S. and Canada launched to eliminate patient and employee harm.
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Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare has more than tripled the number of liver transplants performed since 2018.
In 2005, Cincinnati Children's had a serious patient safety event every 21 days on average. Now, there are hundreds of days between safety events.
Studies have found that stress is linked with many chronic diseases, but many physicians do not provide enough education to patients on managing stress, The New York Times reported June 27.
Cleveland Clinic is set to expand its rollout of a unique labor and delivery initiative, which led to a reduction in Cesarean section rates and a boost in patient satisfaction, to three other hospitals, it announced July 1.
New criteria from Boston-based Mass General for Children can accurately identify 98% of cases of anaphylactic children — compared to 85% with the older guidance.