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Thousands of patients received heart pump with known safety issues, ProPublica finds
A heart pump with a history of manufacturing and quality issues was implanted into thousands of patients even after the FDA was aware the device did not meet federal standards, according to an investigative report ProPublica published Aug. 5. -
Long COVID-19 among children rare, study suggests
Among 1,734 children in the U.K. with a COVID-19 infection, less than 5 percent had symptoms that lasted four weeks or longer, suggesting long COVID-19 is rarer in children than adults, according to research published Aug. 3 in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health found. -
Americans under 50 make up 41% of COVID-19 hospitalizations
COVID-19 patients are younger and fitter, with American adults under age 50 accounting for 41 percent of COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to COVID-Net data. -
COVID-19 surge is hindering care of other patients, Louisiana hospital CMOs say
The chief medical officers for Natchitoches (La.) Regional Medical Center and Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge, La., on Aug. 2 said the state's COVID-19 surge is placing a large strain on their hospitals and hindering their ability to provide high-quality care for other intensive care patients. -
Serious reactions to Pfizer shot rare in kids, CDC finds
Mild local and systemic reactions to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine are common among adolescents, while serious adverse events are rare, according to CDC data published July 30. -
Mental illness raises risk of severe COVID-19, studies suggest
People with a mental illness who contract COVID-19 are more likely to require hospitalization for the infection or die, two recent studies published in JAMA Psychiatry suggest. -
Long COVID symptoms rare, but possible in breakthrough cases, small study suggests
In rare instances, fully vaccinated people who experience breakthrough COVID-19 infections may develop prolonged symptoms, according to a small Israel-based study published July 28 in The New England Journal of Medicine. -
New Jersey to offer free at-home wellness checks in attempt to cut maternal deaths
New Jersey — which has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the U.S. — will establish a program letting new parents receive free at-home wellness checks from nurses, reports The New York Times. -
How Penn Medicine is promoting surgical equity
Penn Medicine is seeking to connect patients who typically rely on the emergency room for elective procedures with surgical care via its Center for Surgical Health, the Philadelphia-based system said July 26. -
Cleveland's University Hospitals changes organ transplant protocol after kidney mix-up
University Hospitals in Cleveland is strengthening its organ transplant procedures after a patient received a kidney meant for another patient, Cleveland.com reports. -
Yale New Haven wins quality award from American Hospital Association
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is the 2021 recipient of the American Hospital Association's Quest for Quality Prize, the association said July 26. -
Can COVID-19 boost Alzheimer's risk? Researchers seek to find out
Teams of researchers across the globe are studying whether neurological complications linked to COVID-19 may increase survivors' risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, NPR reported July 26. -
Kids with severe COVID-19 more prone to neurological issues than adults, UK study hints
While it's rare for children to develop severe COVID-19 cases that require hospitalization, those who do may be more likely to have neurological complications compared to adults, according to a study published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. -
How LTACHs help health systems improve care and reduce cost
Recent data shows patients admitted to short-term acute care hospitals (STACHs) have increasingly complicated medical conditions. This has led many hospitals to seek support from experienced management partners in the long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) space to help address the unique needs of this critical population. While medically complex and critically ill patients make up only 5 percent of the U.S. patient population, they account for 50 percent of healthcare spending, magnifying the need to properly identify the most efficient care delivery pathways for these patients.1 Further, COVID-19 patients have led to additional growth in both critically ill and medically complex populations. -
Florida hospital loses organ meant for biopsy, patient says
A patient who recently had his gallbladder removed at Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital, part of Baptist Health, says the hospital lost the organ, Boca News Now reported July 21. -
Black patients face worse safety outcomes than white patients at same hospitals, study finds
Black patients are more likely to experience hospital-acquired illnesses or injuries than white patients within the same hospitals, according to a large analysis from the Urban Research Institute published July 20. -
Patients of female physicians have lower death rates, study finds
The mortality rate for hospitalized patients treated by female physicians was 4.8 percent, compared to 5.2 percent for patients cared for by male physicians, according to research published July 16 in JAMA Health Forum. -
50% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients develop another complication, study finds
One in 2 hospitalized COVID-19 patients develop at least one other complication, according to research published July 15 in The Lancet. -
Long COVID-19 unlikely among fully vaccinated, physicians say
If a person is fully vaccinated and develops a breakthrough COVID-19 infection, early trends indicate it's unlikely they'll experience long-haul symptoms, NBC News reported July 15. -
7 Mississippi children in ICU with delta strain amid surge
Seven children in Mississippi with COVID-19 were in the intensive care unit, with two on life support as of July 13, the state's health officer, Thomas Dobbs, MD, said in a tweet.
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