The more SARS-CoV-2 antigens someone had, the more serious their COVID-19 symptoms were, a study from the National Institutes of Health found. 

The American Academy of Pediatrics issued nine new recommendations on Aug. 29 for preventing patient abuse at the hands of clinicians. 

New details from a federal inspection report obtained by WECT News 6 offer a closer look at the safety issues that temporarily put Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center at risk of losing its federal funding.

New York City-based Mount Sinai researchers have developed the first risk score to predict mortality for patients with atrial fibrillation who have undergone successful transcatheter aortic valve replacements. 

As flocks of nurses are leaving hospitals and health systems struggle to return to normal bed space, some healthcare executives in the Midwest worry they aren't prepared for the fall and winter.

A program at Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System that connects first time expectant mothers with nurses has reached more than 100 patients since its launch in January 2021. 

A patient died and a paramedic was critically injured Aug. 24 when an ambulance caught fire outside of a Hawaii hospital, according to Hawaii News Now. 

North Carolina's Justice Department is calling on Brentwood, Tenn.-based Duke LifePoint Health, which owns Wilson (N.C.) Medical Center, to respond to rising allegations about a lack of quality patient care, The News and Observer reported Aug. 24. 

A new study led by nurses at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center involving 569 hospitalized patients found the use of a wireless sock monitoring system resulted in zero falls. 

HCA Florida University Hospital in Davie recently performed its first craniotomy, a blood clot surgery, it shared in an email with Becker's Aug. 23.

Some healthcare professionals who worked for Amazon Care say the retail and tech giant's healthcare arm prioritized convenience before the best standard of care, according to an Aug. 19 report in The Washington Post. 

Brain fog and other neurological issues may linger for two years after a COVID-19 diagnosis, according to a study published Aug. 17 in The Lancet Psychiatry. 

Security guards found a pipe bomb on a patient brought in by ambulance to Pomona Valley (Calif.) Hospital Medical Center, The Sacramento Bee reported Aug. 16.

Eli Lilly's monoclonal antibody therapy bebtelovimab is a reliable treatment for patients infected by BA.2 or other omicron subvaraints, new research from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic shows. 

Twenty patients with diseased or damaged corneas experienced significant improvements in their vision after they received implants made from pigskin protein, NBC News reported Aug. 11.

Two years into the pandemic, millions of people are living with long COVID-19, and there is still no proven treatment for the condition, Nature reported Aug. 9. 

Learning from mistakes generally is considered the upside to failure. But in healthcare, where staff members regularly face stressors and systemic issues that impede a strong culture of safety, creating that standard can be difficult.

While the hospitalization and death rate for monkeypox are very low, some physicians are surprised by the severe pain symptoms are causing infected patients. 

The U.S. healthcare system should stop reacting harshly to employees who disclose medical errors, according to a physician at Boston-based Mass General Brigham. 

Some hospitals may classify admissions in a way that exempts them from elective-based patient safety indicator scores, or PSIs, leading to less reliable patient safety data, according to a study published in the August issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.