New York City-based NYU Langone Health performed the first combined mechanical heart pump and organ transplant surgery and implanted the second gene-edited pig kidney in the world.
Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes
Female physicians have lower patient mortality, readmission rates: Study
Patients treated by female physicians have lower mortality and readmission rates, a recent study found.
ISMP updates list of error-prone medical abbreviations
On April 17, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices added more recommendations to its list of medical abbreviations that should never be used.
WHO unveils 10 patient safety rights
WHO announced 10 patient safety rights for healthcare.
After rise in ED visits, melatonin makers asked to tweak standards
Following a spike in emergency department visits among children ingesting unsafe amounts of melatonin, the Council for Responsible Nutrition recommended melatonin manufacturers adjust their labels and formulations.
Akron Children's, Cincinnati Children's expand partnership
Akron (Ohio) Children’s Hospital has expanded its collaboration with Cincinnati Children’s to provide a wider range of specialty care for children in eastern Ohio, the organization said April 16.
Memorial Hermann aims for 'quick reactivation' of kidney transplants
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is planning to quickly reactivate its kidney transplant program, which the hospital halted earlier this month after discovering evidence of a physician allegedly altering transplant candidates’ medical records, the…
New York hospital physician fired after maternal, infant deaths
A physician was fired, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull was placed in immediate jeopardy, following two patient deaths in the hospital’s maternity ward, The New York Times reported April 11.
Uptick in mysterious condition puzzles physicians
Physicians are reporting a surge in a mysterious medical condition notably affecting young, athletic women since the onset of the pandemic, The Washington Post reported April 10.
To predict pressure injuries, new tool 20% better than current 'coin flip'
A machine learning model accurately predicted the risk of about 3 in 4 hospital-acquired pressure injuries, according to a new study.
