COVID-19 boosters add about 70 percent extra protection against omicron, which lasts four to five months, a study published Sept. 23 in the Journal of the American Medical Association found.
Category: Patient Experience
12 recent patient safety study findings
Here are 12 patient safety studies Becker’s has covered since July 1:
Why patient falls are so hard to get ahead of
From shock-absorbing flooring to wearable technologies, hospitals have tried a litany of interventions to get to zero patient falls. But for years, falls have consistently landed on The Joint Commission’s list of most common sentinel events.
Monkeypox worsened stigma of skin conditions, experts say
People with chronic skin conditions say they’ve faced increased harassment and stigma amid the monkeypox outbreak, The Washington Post reported Sept. 22.
FDA warns against viral ‘Nyquil chicken cooking challenge’
The FDA issued a warning against cooking chicken in NyQuil after a social media challenge went viral.
CDC: More than 80% of maternal deaths are preventable
More than 80 percent of maternal deaths between 2017 and 2019 were due to preventable causes, a report from the CDC found.
Uninsured, publicly insured more likely to report negative care experiences
Patients who are publicly insured or uninsured are more likely to be treated unfairly in healthcare settings compared to patients with private insurance, according to a report from the Urban Institute with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundatio…
51 COVID-19 findings in 2022
From long COVID-19 to vaccine efficacy to maternal outcomes, Becker’s covered dozens of COVID-19-focused studies since the start of the year.
7 recent patient experience study findings
Here are seven studies on patient experience that Becker’s has covered since Aug. 10:
20% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have symptoms 2 years later, study finds
Nearly 20 percent of COVID-19 survivors may experience lingering, worsening or new-onset symptoms two years after infection, according to a study of nearly 2,000 patients who were hospitalized at the start of the pandemic in Wuhan, China.
