Category: Patient Experience

AHA issues community violence interventions for hospitals

The American Hospital Association released its last Hospitals Against Violence Advisory Group guidelines. The guidelines focus on community-based violence interventions.

Children with COVID 50% more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes: Study

A study found children were 50% more likely to be diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes six months after having a COVID-19 infection, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 14.

1st journal for interorgan communication launches

The American Physiological Society and online library Wiley will relaunch the journal Comprehensive Physiology with a new focus on interorgan communication.

Postpartum hypertension program cuts readmissions 69%

A new postpartum, at-home blood pressure monitoring program at M Health Fairview reduced postpartum readmissions due to hypertension by 69%.

Philadelphia hospital nurses struck in hit-and-run while helping patient

Three nurses at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center were seriously injured Oct. 11 after being struck by the driver of a vehicle who dropped off a gunshot victim outside the hospital’s emergency department. 

ED visits for pregnancy condition rise 76%: 4 study takeaways

Over 14 years, there was a 76% increase in emergency department visits related to hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, an Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan study found. 

Yale New Haven physician performs 1st ovarian transplant in New England

A physician at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital successfully performed the first ovarian transplant procedure in New England, for a patient whose ovary was removed and preserved 18 years earlier. 

Sentara Health to launch adult sickle cell clinic

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health is set to open its first adult sickle cell clinic Oct. 9 in the city. 

ChatGPT overprescribed emergency treatment: UCSF study

ChatGPT is more likely to overprescribe medications and imaging and is less effective than a resident in emergency department care, a University of California San Francisco study found.

3 die in medical helicopter crash

Three crew members died after a medical helicopter crashed in Kentucky, ABC affiliate WLKY reported Oct. 7.