Patient Safety & Outcomes

A phase 2 clinical trial has demonstrated that pomalidomide, used to treat bone marrow cancer, is safe and effective for managing hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, a rare genetic bleeding disorder. The results were published Sept. 18 in the New England Journal…

A leukemia patient undergoing care at Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has become one of the first in the world to receive a bone marrow transplant from a deceased human donor. 

Of 50 face transplants that have been performed globally since 2005, the 10-year survival rate stands at 74%, researchers found in a study that looked at the procedure's outcomes.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a division of HHS, has partnered with other federal agencies and health systems to create a national safety alliance as part of broader commitments from the federal government to reduce preventable harm and…

AI chatbots could help fight the loneliness endemic, Julian De Freitas, PhD, assistant professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School, wrote in an article for The Wall Street Journal.

Hospitals have become safer for patients in the past few years, but there is a long way to go, according to three health system leaders. 

Amid closures of OB-GYN units across the U.S., states are turning to home visitation programs to keep babies and new mothers healthy and reduce hospitalizations, NJ Spotlight News reported Sept. 17.

The CDC on Sept. 17 released a set of new resources to support hospitals in reducing diagnostic errors, which are responsible for nearly 800,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. 

Do-it-yourself medical care gained popularity during the pandemic when hospitals were overcrowded — and the trend continues years later.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System will be among the first institutions in the world to use blood tests to detect Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The health system will offer the tests as a part of the Davos…