The FDA has given Elon Musk’s Neuralink the green light to implant its brain chip into a second person, The Wall Street Journal reported May 20.
Category: Patient Experience
As services wither at Mount Sinai hospital, patient care declines: Report
The shedding of service lines at Mount Sinai’s Beth Israel Hospital is hurting the quality of patient care, The New York Times reported May 16.
The telemedicine backgrounds patients prefer
A University of Michigan study found that on telemedicine calls, a physician’s background impacts how the patient perceives the provider — with most patients preferring a physician office background.
Leaders leave patients in PE hospital shell game
A bankrupt hospital that remains open is — in some ways — just as worrisome for patients as if it closed.
10 most common sentinel events in 2023: Joint Commission
In 2023, patient falls were once again the most common sentinel event reported by healthcare organizations, according to a May 15 report from The Joint Commission.
Mount Sinai hospital opens $2M epilepsy monitoring unit
Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, N.Y., unveiled its two-bed, $2 million epilepsy monitoring unit May 15, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
Who should have the final say in patients' involuntary treatment?: Viewpoint
Many states require a court order to determine involuntary treatment, but independent committees could be a better way of meeting patients’ needs, Sandeep Jauhar, MD, PhD, a cardiologist in New York City-based Northwell Health wrote in an opinion piece…
1st patient to receive pig kidney transplant dies 2 months after surgery
Richard Slayman, the first person in the world to receive a genetically-edited pig kidney transplant, has died. He underwent the transplant procedure March 16 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Immediate jeopardy citation preceded open-heart surgery halt at New York hospital
Surveyors with the New York State Department of Health issued an immediate jeopardy notice regarding the open-heart surgery program at Wynn Hospital in Utica, N.Y., hours before the hospital announced it was pausing the procedures on May 8.
Neuralink reports issue with 1st human brain chip implant
In January, Neuralink implanted its brain-computer device into a human for the first time. In the weeks following the surgery, a number of threads on the implant retracted from the patient’s brain, the company said May 8.
