Surgeons and medical staff at UofL Health-Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Ky., have successfully completed the state’s first double heart and liver transplant, FOX affiliate WDRB reported June 15.
Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes
Biden’s plan to protect LGBTQ patients’ healthcare: 5 things to know
President Joe Biden signed an executive order June 15 to protect LGBTQ patients’ healthcare, particularly for children.
COVID-19 may play role in child hepatitis cases, small study suggests
New research suggests a past COVID-19 infection may be responsible for the severe hepatitis cases reported among children globally in recent months.
COVID-19 isn’t only infection that causes long-term symptoms: 3 findings
Flu and pneumonia patients also experience long-term symptoms similar to COVID-19 survivors, a study published June 14 by EpicResearch found.
Oregon State Hospital’s proposed safety fixes ‘unacceptable,’ CMS says
Oregon State Hospital submitted a revised plan of correction last week to remedy numerous safety issues found at the facility after CMS determined its initial correction plan was “generally unacceptable,” according to The Lund Report on June 13.
Ivermectin didn’t reduce COVID-19 recovery time in largest trial to date
Ivermectin did not significantly reduce recovery time among COVID-19 patients in a study of more than 1,500 people, The New York Times reported June 12.
COVID-19 in pregnancy increases babies’ risk of developmental delays, early study finds
Babies born to mothers who had COVID-19 during pregnancy were more likely to be diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental disorder by their first birthday compared to those born to mothers who did not have COVID-19, according to preliminary findings publishe…
People with HIV 28% more likely to catch breakthrough COVID-19 infections: study
The risk of breakthrough COVID-19 infections was 28 percent higher in people who are HIV-positive, according to a study published June 7 in JAMA Network Open.
What physicians at Children’s National Hospital learned from treating long COVID-19 patients
While fatigue is the most commonly reported symptom among adult and pediatric long COVID-19 patients, physicians at Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital have noticed another pattern in pediatric patients.
Long COVID-19-related heart issues will have lasting effect on health systems, experts say
Guidelines for diagnosing and treating long-COVID-19 cardiovascular complications were updated by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation on June 7.
