Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes

Cleveland-based MetroHealth’s “Blood and Marrow Transplant” program is expanding and preparing to perform its first stem cell transplant later this month.

What is being called “the first published evidence” of positive patient safety climates found to predict healthcare-associated infections and health outcomes was published April 12 in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Physicians face numerous challenges in treating pediatric patients with long COVID-19, including doubts that the condition can affect children, according to an April 11 article from U.S. News & World Report.

In a quick safety advisory published April 10, The Joint Commission shared recommendations on how to prevent light source-related burns that can occur during laparoscopic or arthroscopic procedures.

Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital launched the Undiagnosed Diseases Clinic.

The rise of platforms such as TikTok and Instagram has created a new enemy for hospital emergency departments: viral social media challenges.

A Wisconsin family claims its daughter’s hospital room was filled with grime, dirt and bed bugs, CBS affiliate WDJT reported April 8.

A new case study found two infants born to mothers infected with COVID-19 suffered brain damage and offers the first direct evidence the SARS-CoV-2 virus can cross the placenta. 

Denver-based University of Colorado researchers found that gender and income influence might influence who receives advanced pulmonary support.

As gun violence continues to rise across the country — now accounting for 20 percent of childhood deaths — Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Ohio is taking a nontraditional approach to reducing it in communities: with the use of virtual reality technol…