A 16-year-old boy in North Carolina has burns covering most of his body and is expected to stay in a hospital’s burn unit for six months after partaking in the “Flamethrower Challenge” on TikTok, according to Fox News and NBC affiliate WRAL News.
Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes
How Massachusetts General is improving stroke patients' outcomes
A newly developed unit at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston was created out of a need to treat patients following a serious neurological event like a stroke even more quickly, according to a May 1 press release.
7 dead in Virginia Mason's ongoing bacterial outbreak
Three more patients who contracted Klebsiella pneumoniae at Seattle-based Virginia Mason Medical Center have died, bringing the total to seven patient deaths, the hospital said in an April 28 update.
American College of Physicians: Time to elevate gun safety conversations with patients
Amid rapidly increasing gun violence across the U.S., the American College of Physicians issued a statement saying it is time for physicians to prioritize having conversations about gun violence and safety with patients.
Cape Cod hospital to begin TeamBirth initiative
The birthing center at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass., has become one of nine hospitals in the state to participate in a new, national labor and delivery care model, capecod.com reported April 27.
Connecticut Children's receives $14M grant to research Crohn's disease GI conditions
Connecticut Children’s Specialty Care Center in Hartford has received a $14 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to learn why some children respond differently than others to treatment of GI conditions related to Crohn’s disease, accord…
New York children's hospital starts liver disease, transplant program
Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone in New York City has recruited three renowned specialists in pediatric hepatology to establish a pediatric liver disease and transplant program.
Michigan Medicine formalizes policy to report patient abuse, neglect
Michigan Medicine has issued a new policy regarding employees’ responsibility to report alleged acts of patient abuse or neglect by colleagues, the Ann Arbor-based system said April 26.
Joint Commission study explores wrong-site surgery risk factors, trends
Orthopedic services are the most frequently cited in wrong-site surgery claims, according to an analysis of closed claims data published in the May edition of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
Tinnitus not tied to COVID-19 shots, CDC says
The CDC has not uncovered any evidence that COVID-19 vaccines may cause tinnitus, despite anecdotal reports from thousands of people reporting the side effect, NBC News reported April 23.
