A 36-year-old woman with a loaded gun was shot by a police officer responding to a weapons complaint Oct. 16 at the Billings (Mont.) Clinic emergency department, the Billings Gazette reported Oct. 17.
Category: Patient Experience
COVID-19 ages organs, compilation of studies finds
Recent research shows COVID-19 may age organs, according to a series of studies compiled by Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, director of the Clinical Epidemiology Center at Washington University in St. Louis and the chief of research and education service at Veterans…
COVID-19 tied to worse outcomes for trauma patients, even if asymptomatic
Even when asymptomatic, trauma patients with COVID-19 may be at greater risk of complications compared to those without the infection, according to new research from LAC+USC Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Hospital room setup may affect surgical patients’ outcomes: study
Hospital room features such as a window view and distance from a nursing station may affect patient outcomes after high-risk operations, according to research presented Oct. 16 at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2022.
Kids at risk of health issues months after sepsis, U of Michigan researchers find
A new national study involving 5,150 children who survived severe illness from sepsis found that one in five either developed a new disease or had an existing disease worsen within six months of discharge.
17 most common long COVID-19 symptoms: Kaiser Permanente
Researchers at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente identified 17 conditions most frequently associated with long COVID-19 in a study published Oct. 12 in Nature Medicine. The study is among the first to account for preexisting conditions when defin…
Chicago safety net hospital under scrutiny for neglect, deaths
Chicago-based Roseland Community Hospital is under scrutiny after multiple federal inspection reports, medical malpractice lawsuits and a whistleblower complaint to the state highlighted neglect and errors resulting in patient deaths, ProPublica report…
Why common respiratory viruses cause more severe illness in kids
Respiratory infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus, enterovirus and other common viruses tend to cause more severe disease among children in part because of their small airways.
Dwight McBee on ‘seamlessly integrating’ health into the daily lives of Jefferson Health patients as chief experience officer
With nearly 20 years in the healthcare industry, Dwight McBee, BSN, RN, said he has always been wired to help people.
The risks of ‘medium COVID’
A plethora of research suggests that the risk of severe health complications is highest in the weeks — not months — after a COVID-19 infection, yet this crucial period is often lumped into the broader term “long COVID-19,” Benjamin Mazer, MD,…
