Piedmont Columbus (Ga.) Regional Midtown is one of the first U.S. hospitals to administer Tzield, a newly approved therapy that delays the progression of Type 1 diabetes by two to seven years.
Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes
Adding this 1 thing to primary care helped patients with obesity lose weight
When researchers at Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan wanted to support more primary care patients in their weight loss journeys, they didn’t just add the lucrative new Wegovy or Ozempic treatments to the mix.
RSV prediction tool could more accurately identify high risk infants
Researchers from Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center presented data May 21 on an inaugural tool that may help predict newborns’ risk for developing respiratory syncytial virus in their lower respiratory tract.
Neuralink gets FDA OK for 2nd patient
The FDA has given Elon Musk’s Neuralink the green light to implant its brain chip into a second person, The Wall Street Journal reported May 20.
As services wither at Mount Sinai hospital, patient care declines: Report
The shedding of service lines at Mount Sinai’s Beth Israel Hospital is hurting the quality of patient care, The New York Times reported May 16.
Leaders leave patients in PE hospital shell game
A bankrupt hospital that remains open is — in some ways — just as worrisome for patients as if it closed.
10 most common sentinel events in 2023: Joint Commission
In 2023, patient falls were once again the most common sentinel event reported by healthcare organizations, according to a May 15 report from The Joint Commission.
Mount Sinai hospital opens $2M epilepsy monitoring unit
Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, N.Y., unveiled its two-bed, $2 million epilepsy monitoring unit May 15, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
Who should have the final say in patients' involuntary treatment?: Viewpoint
Many states require a court order to determine involuntary treatment, but independent committees could be a better way of meeting patients’ needs, Sandeep Jauhar, MD, PhD, a cardiologist in New York City-based Northwell Health wrote in an opinion piece…
1st patient to receive pig kidney transplant dies 2 months after surgery
Richard Slayman, the first person in the world to receive a genetically-edited pig kidney transplant, has died. He underwent the transplant procedure March 16 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
