Two new federal studies found no significant evidence of brain injury among more than 80 patients with ”Havana syndrome,” The Washington Post reported March 18.
Category: Patient Experience
'The Wild West': Physicians worry guardrails lacking amid remote monitoring boom
Some physicians are expressing concern that regulation around remote monitoring has not caught up with the boom of use in the last two years, KFF Health News reported March 18.
Inside HCA's safety work
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has taken numerous steps to embed safety work into daily operations across its 186 hospitals, Karla Miller, PharmD, the system’s chief patient safety officer, wrote in a March 15 blog post.
Penn Medicine hospital's immediate jeopardy lasted 5 hours
In November, CMS placed a Penn Medicine hospital in immediate jeopardy for five hours after a possible preventable death. The corrections were published in late February.
Why researchers from GSK, Duke halted RSV vaccine trial
The risk of preterm birth was 37% higher for mothers involved in a phase 3 respiratory syncytial virus maternal vaccine trial than the control group in a clinical trial led by pharmaceutical giant GSK and researchers from Durham, N.C.-based Duke Univer…
Father, son dead in apparent murder-suicide at AdventHealth Florida hospital
Highlands County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an active shooter situation at around 11:26 a.m. on March 14 after a 66-year-old man fatally shot his son and himself after bringing the son to AdventHealth Sebring (Fla.) hospital, local authorit…
NYC Health + Hospitals serves 1.2M plant-based meals
Since 2022, NYC Health + Hospitals has provided more than 1.2 million plant-based meals to patients, boasting a 90% satisfaction rate among recipients, the New York City-based public health system said March 14.
Longest surviving iron lung patient dies at 78
Paul Alexander, a Texas man who contracted polio at age 6, which led him to spend the last 72 years in an iron lung for survival, has died, his brother and friends announced March 12 on a GoFundMe page set up to aid with expenses.
Post-discharge suicide prevention often falls short, study finds
Only 4% of 346 surveyed hospitals fully met recommended discharge practices for patients identified as at risk for suicide, according to a study conducted by The Joint Commission.
Primary care shortages linked to more emergency surgeries: Study
People who live in areas where primary care provider shortages are more severe are at higher risk of requiring emergency surgery, according to new findings from a study led by researchers at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor.
