Two-Thirds of Survivors of the Most Severe COVID-19 Face Impairment at One Year
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- Nearly two-thirds of survivors of severe COVID-19 discharged to long-term acute care hospitals have persistent impairments at one year, according to a study published online April 10 in Critical Care Medicine.Anil... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Inside The London Clinic, the Private hospital treating King Charles (which has its own concierge and an award-winning head chef)
The London Clinic has been the go-to for the royal family over many decades - and also counts Liz Taylor and John F Kennedy among its former patients. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mass. health czar: State is 'prepared' for whatever comes next with Steward
Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh acknowledged to the Senate Post Audit and Oversight Committee that receivership has been discussed for Steward Health Care's local hospitals. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Michael P. Norton Source Type: news
New CEO reveals details of planned Louisville hospital that was delayed for years
He shares a rough timeline and a bed count for the new facility. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Analisa Romano Source Type: news
Frozen Chicken Will Soon Get a Lot Safer to Eat
Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule issued Friday by U.S. agriculture officials.
When the regulation takes effect in 2025, salmonella will be considered an adulterant—a contaminant that can cause foodborne illness—when it is detected above certain levels in frozen breaded and stuffed raw chicken products. That would include things like frozen chicken cordon bleu and chicken Kiev dishes that appear to be fully cooked but are only heat-treated to set the batter or coating.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jonel Aleccia/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Lee ’s Summit anesthesiologist pleads guilty to stealing fentanyl from hospital
Prosecutors alleged that the doctor stole fentanyl on one occasion and tampered with three other vials at Lakewood Medical Center. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Russell Gray Source Type: news
Investigation report: nutrition management of acutely unwell patients in acute medical units
Health Services Safety Investigations Body -The purpose of this investigation was to support improvements in the identification of malnutrition and management of nutritional needs for patients within acute medical units (AMUs). AMUs are the first point of entry for patients referred to hospital as an acute medical emergency by their GP and those requiring admission from the emergency department. The investigation uses, as an example, a real patient safety incident in which a man ’s nutritional needs were not met for 19 days stay in hospital, of which 13 days were in AMU resulting in him losing up to 26% of his body weigh...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Patient safety Source Type: news
Spirituality, Health, and the Core Curriculum
In July 2022 a pivotal review by Tracy A. Balboni, MD, MPH, and colleagues from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Brigham and Women ’s Hospital, and other institutions across the United States was published in JAMA (2022;328:184–197). Their study, “Spirituality in Serious Illness and Health,” included a comprehensive systematic review and a multidisciplinary Delphi panel assessment of the role of spirituality (broadly de fined) in both serious illness and a wide range of health outcomes. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Sarah McEvoy Source Type: news
Some Quebec hospitals are freeing up beds with virtual health care
A new virtual care project launched at a handful of Quebec hospitals allows patients to return home early while being monitored remotely through smart devices. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Montreal Source Type: news
Suicide within five years of hospital-treated self-harm: a data linkage cohort study - Clapperton A, Spittal MJ, Dwyer J, Nicholas A, Pirkis J.
BACKGROUND: Hospital-treated self-harm is a strong predictor of suicide and hospital contacts may include missed opportunities for suicide prevention. We conducted a data linkage study to identify factors associated with suicide in people treated in hospit... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Breaking it down: a systematic review unravelling the impact of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and methylphenidate on childhood fractures - Garg G, Umeano L, Iftikhar S, Alhaddad SF, Paulsingh CN, Riaz MF, Khan S.
Limb fractures are a common cause of pediatric hospital admissions and surgeries, with a significant prevalence in the United Kingdom across all injury categories. Among psychiatric conditions in children, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) st... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Screening tools to address social determinants of health in the United States: asystematic review - Neshan M, Padmanaban V, Tsilimigras DI, Obeng-Gyasi S, Fareed N, Pawlik TM.
The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services have mandated that hospitals implement measures to screen social determinants of health (SDoH). We sought to report on available SDoH screening tools. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, as well as the grey literatu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
How health professionals identify and respond to perpetrators of domestic and family violence in a hospital setting: a scoping review - Schalk D, Fernandes C.
There is heightened awareness that a whole-of-systems approach to perpetrator responses is key to addressing domestic and family violence (DFV). This paper reports on the findings from a scoping review which mapped the international literature on how healt... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Association of quality of nursing care with violence load, burnout, and listening climate - S יhafran Tikva S, Gabay G, Shkoler O, Kagan I.
BACKGROUND: Violence against nurses is common. Previous research has recommended further development of the measurement of violence against nurses and integration of the individual and ward-related factors that contribute to violence against hospital nurse... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Best Real Estate Deals: Georgetown debuts $750M Verstandig Pavilion
The Verstandig Pavilion at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital delivery is our Best Medical Deal of 2023. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Sara Gilgore Source Type: news
