The scramble to find kidneys for transplants or the long waits on a list amid a usable organ shortage could come to an end in the future. The use of gene-edited pig kidneys could vastly increase supply and help meet life-saving demand for patients, Rob…
Researchers at Cleveland Clinic led a first-of-its-kind trial using a therapy for stroke patients called deep brain stimulation that showed safe and effective results, according to an Aug. 14 news release.
The amount of cyberattacks in healthcare is growing, and hospitals should be ramping up their protection efforts, according to The Joint Commission.
Pooling of blood in the legs causing them to turn a bluish color is the latest symptom researchers have linked to long COVID-19, according to a researcher at the University of Leeds in the U.K.
State officials have fined Vista del Mar Hospital in Ventura, Calif., $75,000 for care deficiencies tied to a teenage patient’s death, the Ventura County Star reported Aug. 11.
Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health is testing a new blood management program to prevent unneeded transfusions among surgical patients, according to an Aug. 13 report from Mainstreet Daily News.
A surgical team recently performed the nation’s first robot-assisted liver transplant at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Aug. 14.
An individual suffered a nonfatal self-inflicted firearm injury at Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital on Aug. 10, according to local authorities.
Physicians at Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital say 15 percent of patients seen in its emergency department have at least one substance use disorder, WABE reported Aug. 10.
A patient in custody of corrections officers escaped New York City-based Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital by rappelling down the side of the building with towels, ABC affiliate WABC reported Aug. 10.
