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Flu shot may cut risk of severe COVID-19 complications
The annual flu shot may protect against some of the most severe effects of COVID-19 and the need for emergency care, according to research presented July 11 during the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. -
American College of Surgeons launches surgical quality program for hospitals
The American College of Surgeons has created a standardized method to measure and improve surgical quality in hospitals, the organization said July 12. -
Less than 10% of hospitals offer last-resort treatment for COVID-19 patients
Only 1 in 10 U.S. hospitals offer a last-resort therapy for severely ill COVID-19 patients, a shortage that has forced providers to make difficult decisions about who should receive it, The New York Times reported July 12. -
Woman co-infected with 2 COVID-19 variants prompts calls for more research
A 90-year-old woman in Belgium died after a simultaneous infection with both the alpha and beta COVID-19 variants, according to a case report presented July 10 at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. -
Genetics may influence COVID-19 severity, study finds
Research teams have identified more than a dozen genetic variants statistically associated with a person's susceptibility to COVID-19 and their chances of developing severe infection, according to an analysis published July 8 in Nature.. -
5,800+ patient deaths tied to hospital overcrowding during COVID-19 surges, study suggests
COVID-19 case surges at the most-strained hospitals in spring and summer 2020 may have led to nearly 6,000 inpatient deaths, according to research published July 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. -
COVID-19 and erectile dysfunction: 6 things to know
Physicians have anecdotally reported that some male patients experience erectile dysfunction after a bout with COVID-19, The Los Angeles Times reported July 6. -
UC San Diego Health aims to expand lung donor pool with new transplant technique
Surgeons at UC San Diego Health performed San Diego County's first transplant surgery with lungs donated after cardiac death in June. -
Task force proposes 'presumed consent' for organ donation in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Task Force on Pulmonary Hypertension is asking the state to add all residents to the organ donor list unless they opt out, WBUR reported July 5. -
How interlaminar stabilization is revolutionizing spine treatment for older patients
Historically, age-related spinal degeneration has been difficult to treat, but highly effective, minimally invasive techniques now exist that are ideal for use in ambulatory surgery centers. -
Defibrillator fire that burned patient spurs internal probe at HCA hospital
HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood is investigating a June 26 incident in which a fire erupted as staff members were using a defibrillator on a patient, reports ABC affiliate KTRK. -
Why men delay primary care: 3 notes from a Florida physician
Many men interact with the healthcare system less than women, and are therefore less familiar with it, says Aldo Ribeiros, MD, an internal medicine specialist at Baptist Health South Florida. -
Wide range of responses to COVID-19 vaccination among immunocompromised, study finds
"Immunocompromised" is a large bucket — and not all immunocompromising conditions affect a person's ability to produce antibodies in response to COVID-19 vaccination the same way, research published June 30 in the preprint server MedRxiv suggests. -
Leapfrog urges CMS to keep critical safety measure
Leapfrog is calling on CMS to do away with its proposal to remove a critical patient safety measure from its Inpatient Quality Reporting Program. -
13 states skipped infection control surveys during pandemic, inspector general finds
Thirteen states ignored CMS recommendations and did not perform targeted infection control surveys to prepare for COVID-19 patients last year, HHS' Office of Inspector General said in a June 28 report. -
Patient COVID-19 positive for nearly 300 days; longest documented infection, researchers believe
At the end of March 2020, David Smith, a U.K. patient in his 70s, tested positive for COVID-19. He continued testing positive for more than 290 days until early March 2021 and is believed to have had the longest documented COVID-19 infection, according to a case study recently published in the preprint server medRxiv. -
Verbal abuse, decrepit facilities and safety issues found at Rhode Island hospital that may lose accreditation
After The Joint Commission issued a preliminary denial of accreditation for Cranston, R.I.-based Eleanor Slater Hospital, Gov. Dan McKee released a list of health and safety issues at the hospital, reports WPRI. -
Joint Commission to launch maternal health verification program
The Joint Commission and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists will offer a Maternal Levels of Care Verification program for hospitals starting Jan. 1, 2022, the organizations said June 23. -
This hospital-acquired condition deserves more attention, task force says
U.S. hospitals must ramp up efforts to track and prevent non-ventilator-associated, hospital-acquired pneumonia, healthcare leaders wrote in a commentary published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. -
2 studies divided on treatment for kids with rare COVID-19 complication
The benefits of using a combination treatment for children who develop a rare inflammatory condition after contracting COVID-19 is still unclear, two new studies show.
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