Category: Patient Experience

The oral cancer drug that could treat diabetes: Study

University of Pittsburgh researchers may have found a way to repurpose a cancer drug to treat diabetes.

Northwell crowns this hospital cooking competition champ

Tarrytown, N.Y.-based Phelps Hospital won Northwell Health’s 13th annual Chef’s Challenge.

Why UPMC opened a farm on a hospital campus

Farming began as a hobby for KimberLee Mudge, MD, a breast surgeon at UPMC Memorial in York, Pa., and it has now turned into an initiative designed to improve the health of people throughout Central Pennsylvania.

The condition EDs often miss in children

Seizures are telltale signs of epilepsy, but a subtle type of seizure in children is less likely to be noticed by emergency department physicians, which may lead to delays in diagnosis and treatment, according to new research. 

Vermont hospital sees 800% increase in blood infection cases

University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington saw an 814% increase in blood infections, and the increase coincides with the arrival of xylazine as an illicit drug, according to a CDC report. 

Patient experience on the upswing, Leapfrog data suggests

Patient experience measures are showing early signs of rebounding after falling dramatically amid the pandemic, according to an analysis from The Leapfrog Group.

Patient fires gun at Detroit hospital employee, shoots self: Police

A patient fired a gun at an employee at Detroit-based DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital before turning the gun on himself, Fox2 reported April 28.

Tennessee solidifies hospital visitor rights

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill into law that outlines visitation rights for hospital patients, ABC affiliate WKRN reported April 29.

Northwell cooking competition spices up patient menus

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is hosting its 12th annual cooking competition among its hospitals, where hospital chefs will present fine dining dishes to be assessed by a panel of judges.

NYU Langone performs 1st-ever heart pump, pig kidney transplant surgery

New York City-based NYU Langone Health performed the first combined mechanical heart pump and organ transplant surgery and implanted the second gene-edited pig kidney in the world.