COVID-19 boosters add about 70 percent extra protection against omicron, which lasts four to five months, a study published Sept. 23 in the Journal of the American Medical Association found.
Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes
12 recent patient safety study findings
Here are 12 patient safety studies Becker’s has covered since July 1:
Why patient falls are so hard to get ahead of
From shock-absorbing flooring to wearable technologies, hospitals have tried a litany of interventions to get to zero patient falls. But for years, falls have consistently landed on The Joint Commission’s list of most common sentinel events.
FDA warns against viral ‘Nyquil chicken cooking challenge’
The FDA issued a warning against cooking chicken in NyQuil after a social media challenge went viral.
CDC: More than 80% of maternal deaths are preventable
More than 80 percent of maternal deaths between 2017 and 2019 were due to preventable causes, a report from the CDC found.
51 COVID-19 findings in 2022
From long COVID-19 to vaccine efficacy to maternal outcomes, Becker’s covered dozens of COVID-19-focused studies since the start of the year.
20% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have symptoms 2 years later, study finds
Nearly 20 percent of COVID-19 survivors may experience lingering, worsening or new-onset symptoms two years after infection, according to a study of nearly 2,000 patients who were hospitalized at the start of the pandemic in Wuhan, China.
Abortion bans complicate pregnant patients’ cancer treatments
As abortion bans are enacted across the U.S., physicians are struggling to determine how legislation will affect what cancer treatments can be offered to pregnant patients, Kaiser Health Network reported Sept. 16.
Physician burnout is a patient safety hazard, study suggests
Physician burnout is associated with a reduction in care quality, a Sept. 14 study published in The BMJ found.
Sept. 17 is World Patient Safety Day: 3 things to know
Medication safety is the core focus of the World Health Organization’s 2022 World Patient Safety Day, held annually on Sept. 17.
