Category: Patient Experience

Cleveland Clinic trial shows promise in treating bleeding disorder

A phase 2 clinical trial has demonstrated that pomalidomide, used to treat bone marrow cancer, is safe and effective for managing hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, a rare genetic bleeding disorder. The results were published Sept. 18 in the New En…

Nation's 1st hospital-based therapeutic food pantry: 5 notes

Food is medicine programs are trending among U.S. hospitals, according to the American Hospital Association. 

Henry Ford Health patient among 1st in world to receive deceased donor bone marrow transplant

A leukemia patient undergoing care at Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has become one of the first in the world to receive a bone marrow transplant from a deceased human donor. 

White House unveils sweeping healthcare safety efforts: 8 notes

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a division of HHS, has partnered with other federal agencies and health systems to create a national safety alliance as part of broader commitments from the federal government to reduce preventable harm a…

UC Davis opens blood draw clinic for neurodevelopment patients

UC Davis Health opened a special blood draw clinic for children with autism, Down syndrome and neurodevelopmental conditions.

AI tools could fight the loneliness endemic

AI chatbots could help fight the loneliness endemic, Julian De Freitas, PhD, assistant professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School, wrote in an article for The Wall Street Journal.

Health system execs: Patient safety 'not where we want to be'

Hospitals have become safer for patients in the past few years, but there is a long way to go, according to three health system leaders. 

New Jersey hospitals lean on home visits to reduce maternal, baby mortality

Amid closures of OB-GYN units across the U.S., states are turning to home visitation programs to keep babies and new mothers healthy and reduce hospitalizations, NJ Spotlight News reported Sept. 17.

CDC unveils program to reduce diagnostic errors

The CDC on Sept. 17 released a set of new resources to support hospitals in reducing diagnostic errors, which are responsible for nearly 800,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. 

Mount Sinai among 1st to use blood test for Alzheimer's detection

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System will be among the first institutions in the world to use blood tests to detect Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The health system will offer the tests as a part of the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborat…