The FDA, CDC and several states are investigating an outbreak of tuberculosis connected to recalled human bone tissue products that were sold to hospitals and dental clinics, according to Politico.
Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes
The condition behind 1.4M emergency room visits a year
People with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia end up in the emergency room about 1.4 million times every year, according to recent findings from researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
UAB Hospital delivers first baby after uterus transplant outside clinical trials
In May, Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Hospital made history by delivering the first baby after a uterus transplant outside of a clinical trial.
See anything, say something: WellSpan doubles near-miss safety reports
In the everyday chaos of a busy hospital, it can become easy to find work-around solutions that push standards to the side in favor of getting the job done faster. But at what cost?
Cedars-Sinai team performs rare triple organ transplant
Earlier this year, a team of clinicians at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai successfully performed a triple organ transplant on a patient with a rare inflammatory disease called sarcoidosis.
This cell-based therapy could help reverse infertility
Researchers at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital found a technique that shows promise in restoring fertility to ovaries that have stopped working.
Explosion risk spurs Johns Hopkins All Children's to evacuate, temporarily close
Tampa, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Outpatient Care Center is temporarily closed as the local fire department investigates the air quality after facing a potential explosion risk from 30, 100-pound lithium-ion batteries.
Study links readmissions to discharge process: 6 takeaways
Patients who have had vascular surgeries are often readmitted to the hospital for a variety of reasons — often preventable — more often than patients who undergo different types of surgeries. These readmissions could be largely avoided if other aspects…
Children's Hospital Colorado halts transgender surgeries on young adults
Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora has stopped performing gender-affirming surgeries on patients over the age of 18 and removed references to such care from its website, The Denver Post reported July 18.
Detroit VA hospital delayed revoking surgery chief's privileges: Report
Following allegations of threats to patient safety and a lack of quality care from the former chief of surgery at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, the VA Office of Inspector General published findings July 18 from its recent inspection…
