People with chronic skin conditions say they’ve faced increased harassment and stigma amid the monkeypox outbreak, The Washington Post reported Sept. 22.
Category: Patient Experience
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.
Abortion bans complicate pregnant patients’ cancer treatments
As abortion bans are enacted across the U.S., physicians are struggling to determine how legislation will affect what cancer treatments can be offered to pregnant patients, Kaiser Health Network reported Sept. 16.
LGBTQ patients report more medical discrimination, poll finds
Twenty-eight percent of LGBTQ patients felt stereotyped by their healthcare providers, a poll published Sept. 15 by The 19th found.
Physician burnout is a patient safety hazard, study suggests
Physician burnout is associated with a reduction in care quality, a Sept. 14 study published in The BMJ found.
