Seattle-area hospitals plan for surge in Covid-19 patients
As cases of Covid-19 skyrocket in Washington, Seattle hospitals are prepared for a surge of new patients.
University of Washington Medicine, Swedish Medical Center and Providence Health have all seen increases in Covid-19 patients in the past two weeks. To make sure they continue to have the capacity for Covid-19 patients, some hospitals have rescheduled elective and nonemergency surgeries and changed their visitor policies.
Almost 2,900 new cases of Covid-19 were reported Tuesday in Washington,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - November 25, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Nat Rubio-Licht Source Type: news
Seattle-area hospitals plan for surge in Covid-19 patients
As cases of Covid-19 skyrocket in Washington, Seattle hospitals are prepared for a surge of new patients.
University of Washington Medicine, Swedish Medical Center and Providence Health have all seen increases in Covid-19 patients in the past two weeks. To make sure they continue to have the capacity for Covid-19 patients, some hospitals have rescheduled elective and nonemergency surgeries and changed their visitor policies.
Almost 2,900 new cases of Covid-19 were reported Tuesday in Washington,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 25, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Nat Rubio-Licht Source Type: news
Microbes help unlock phosphorus for plant growth
(University of Washington) A research team led by the University of Washington and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has shown that microbes taken from trees growing beside pristine mountain-fed streams in Western Washington could make phosphorus trapped in soils more accessible to agricultural crops. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - November 24, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Study Claims School Closures Took Millions Of Years Off Life Expectancy
While we have yet to know the long term impact of students being sent home just weeks after being back at school, investigators based at The University of Washington and UCLA published some concerning data in this month ’s JAMA. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 21, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Nina Shapiro, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news
Albert R. Jonsen, 89, Dies; Brought Medical Ethics to the Bedside
A former Jesuit priest and leader in bioethics, he believed that an ethicist should be part of a patient ’s medical team when hard decisions have to be made. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Deaths (Obituaries) Society of Jesus University of San Francisco University of Washington California Bioethics Medical ethics Ethics and Official Misconduct Jonsen, Albert R (1931-2020) Doctors Source Type: news
