Ensuring bedridden hospital patients have their teeth brushed properly could prevent a significant portion of non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia, or NVHAP, cases, Kaiser Health News reported July 11.
Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes
Employee finds couple dead in Texas hospital room
A Texas hospital employee found an elderly couple shot to death in a suspected murder-suicide on the morning of July 7, accrding to KSAT.
Experts warn against ‘DIY abortions’ as Google searches for home remedies skyrocket
Online interest in how to self-manage an abortion at home has risen since the Supreme Court overturned the consitutional protection of abortion in late June, prompting experts to warn about the dangers of “DIY” care, USA Today reported July 7.
Man charged with shooting into Florida hospital
Police have charged a suspect with firing into the fourth-floor window of Broward Health Coral Springs (Fla.) hospital from his car, CBS Miami reported July 7.
Why CMS wants to conceal hospital safety data
A July 7 Kaiser Health News report sheds more light on CMS’ rationale for its proposed plan to obscure hospital safety data from the public — a move that has been met with strong opposition from patient safety groups and other stakeholders.
The most common symptoms of BA.4 and BA.5 infections
The symptoms of omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, which now account for more than half of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., generally are the same as those from earlier versions of omicron, The New York Times reported July 6.
2 or more bouts of COVID-19 raise death, hospitalization risk, early study finds
People who’ve had COVID-19 two or more times have more than twice the risk of dying and three times the risk of being hospitalized within six months of their last infection, compared to people who’ve only been infected once, according to a preliminary …
Patient safety standards not always backed by strong evidence, Northwestern researchers find
Of 20 actionable standards issued by The Joint Commission during a one-year period, only six were fully supported by cited references, according to a recent study led by researchers at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago.
Maternal deaths rose dramatically during COVID-19: 3 study notes
Maternal deaths in the U.S. rose 33 percent after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, according to a study published June 28 in JAMA Network Open.
Has smell, taste returned for COVID-19 survivors? 2 latest findings
Temporary loss of smell emerged as a common indicator of COVID-19 early in the pandemic. Research into the cause and treatment of the condition, known as anosmia, is ongoing, though recent studies have brought us one step closer to answers.
