The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City received a $21 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to research the role of follicle-stimulating hormone in age-related conditions.
Category: Patient Experience
Paxlovid doesn't ease long COVID symptoms: Study
Taking Paxlovid for 15 days is safe, but it doesn’t reduce symptoms of long COVID, according to a Stanford (Calif.) Medicine study published June 7 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
1 dead after police-involved shooting at UNC Health hospital
Police confirmed an officer-involved shooting on the campus of UNC Health Johnston on June 10 that left one person dead, The News & Observer reported.
Delayed antibiotic treatment raises sepsis mortality risk in kids: Study
Waiting longer than five hours to give antibiotics to a pediatric patient with sepsis increases the risk of death, according to a study published June 5 in JAMA Network Open.
NIH to pilot national primary care research network
The National Institutes of Health is allocating about $30 million over fiscal years 2024 and 2025 to create a national primary care research network.
Viewpoint: The 'fast food' model of healthcare
Healthcare has evolved from a fine-dining-like model to one that more closely resembles that of fast food; but fast-food medicine doesn’t work, Mary Meyer, MD, an emergency physician and former director of emergency management for Oakland, Calif.-based…
Pig kidney removed from patient after 'unique challenges'
Lisa Pisano, a patient who received a pig kidney transplant at New York City-based NYU Langone Health, had it removed after 47 days due to complications, NBC News reported May 31.
Sepsis metrics unfairly ding safety-net hospitals, study suggests
State and federal quality metrics that focus on in-hospital mortality for sepsis patients may unfairly penalize safety-net hospitals, according to a study published May 31 in JAMA Network Open.
Kidney function declines for most 65+ heart failure patients: Study
After being hospitalized for heart failure, 63% of adults over 65 had reduced kidney function after being discharged, according to a new study from Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Northwestern develops unique lung transplant method for COVID, cancer patients
Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine successfully performed a double lung transplant using a new technique in a 56-year-old patient who had been diagnosed with lung cancer and had additional lung damage from a COVID-19 infection.
