Category: Patient Experience

Police probe shooting at New Hampshire psychiatric hospital

Authorities are investigating a shooting with “multiple victims” at New Hampshire State Hospital in Concord, state police said Nov. 17.

EMS access dwindles in rural America

Ambulance deserts affect at least 4.5 million people, and more are likely to appear as the EMS industry decays in rural communities, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 16. 

In-person visits outperform telehealth in this situation: Study

A recent study found patients who utilized telehealth visits had lower rates of follow-up care completion.

Hospitals often overlook the dangers of insulin: ISMP

After multiple nurses have been charged and imprisoned for administering fatal amounts of insulin, it’s clear there’s a lack of regulation in hospitals and nursing homes, the Winston-Salem Journal reported Nov. 16.

FDA's crackdown on probiotics for infants may cost lives, physicians say

Last month, the FDA warned hospitals to stop giving probiotics to preterm infants following the death of a baby that was linked to the products. Now, some physicians are concerned that a lack of access to the products will subject premature infants to …

CHS cuts serious safety events by 89%

Over the last decade, Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has significantly reduced the incidence of serious patient safety events across its member hospitals.

Life expectancy gap widens between men and women: 5 notes

The life expectancy gap between men and women in the U.S. has widened to the largest difference since 1996, with women expected to live almost six years longer than men, according to a recent study.

1 in 5 patients get 'rebound COVID' after taking Paxlovid: Study

More than 20% of patients who take Paxlovid experience a virologic rebound of COVID-19 after stopping treatment, according to research published Nov. 13 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. 

UAB physicians care for woman with double uterus, 2 pregnancies

A woman with a uterine didelphys, or double uterus, is carrying a pregnancy in each uterus, ABC reported Nov. 13.

Women get Lupus 9x more, Johns Hopkins learns why

Women and biological females are nine times more likely to be diagnosed with the autoimmune disease Lupus than males, and now researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins have found why.