Staffing shortages at long-term care facilities are preventing hospitals from discharging patients and admitting new ones. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Takeover
On July 14, 1970, members of the Young Lords took over Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx. Among their demands? Accessible, quality health care for all. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Urinary tract infections: Focus on safe medication use
By Elizabeth Si and Certina Ho Urinary Tract Infections Urinary tract infections (UTIs), which can generally be classified into several categories (Table 1), are one of the most common conditions seen in the community for which patients seek ... [Continue Reading]
Bill Clinton Is Hospitalized for Infection, Aide Says
An aide said that Mr. Clinton had a urological infection that had developed into sepsis, although it was not considered to be acute. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease – Connections and Risks
*Sponsored Content Today, Canadians living with diabetes are three times more likely to die of heart disease. A leading expert in cardiovascular disease and diabetes, Dr. Mansoor Husain, cardiologist and Executive Director of the Ted Rogers Centre ... [Continue Reading]
Grateful COVID-19 patient gives back by participating in research
Thanks to people like Sharon Charlebois, researchers are learning how best to use stem cells, antivirals and blood thinners to treat COVID-19. Sharon Charlebois doesn’t remember much about the 25 days she spent at The Ottawa Hospital fighting a ... [Continue Reading]
Minnesota Hospital Struggle Under Weight of Latest Virus Surge
New daily cases have risen by 29 percent in the last two weeks and hospitalizations by 17 percent, according to a New York Times database. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
How the Young Lords Changed Public Health Care
The Young Lords took over Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx on July 14, 1970. Their demand? Accessible, quality health care for all. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
After Years of Sexual Abuse Allegations, How Did This Doctor Keep Working?
Hospital staff members looked the other way while Ricardo Cruciani addicted vulnerable women to pain medications and assaulted them, according to a new lawsuit. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
North Dakota Governor Asks Residents to Avoid Hospitals
“The pressure on hospitals and clinics in both our urban and rural areas is reaching critical levels,” Gov. Doug Burgum said last week. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Reimagining long-term care with lessons from the pandemic
CSA Group outlines a new standard to enhance quality of life and protect residents, staff, and visitors *Sponsored content By Diana Swift Nothing revealed the need for enhanced infection prevention and control, and other safety measures, in ... [Continue Reading]
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy: Should we alter our perception of psychedelics for clinical use?
By Barbara Greenwood Dufour The mention of psychedelics may bring to mind the counterculture movements of the 1960s and 1970s. So, we might not immediately think of these drugs in terms of their place in clinical therapy. But psychedelics were ... [Continue Reading]
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
Alaska’s doctors are forced to ration care. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
New York Needs Vaccine Mandates. Don’t Let Unions Stop Them.
Unions are hurting their members and the rest of us by fighting vaccine mandates. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
In Alaska’s Covid Crisis, Doctors Must Decide Who Lives and Who Dies
Amid the nation’s worst Covid-19 outbreak, patients are trapped in remote communities and doctors are prioritizing treatment based on who is most likely to survive. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
California Mandates Boost Vaccination Rates Among Health Care Workers
In California and New York, where mandates for health care workers have gone into effect, many are complying. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Fire Kills 7 in Romanian Hospital’s Covid Ward
The fire was the third in a Romanian hospital in less than a year, underscoring the precarious state of the nation’s health care system. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Romanian Hospital Fire Kills 7 in Covid Ward
The blaze ripped through the hospital’s intensive care unit where Covid patients were being treated, becoming Romania’s third deadly hospital fire in less than a year. The incident raised questions about the country’s health care ... [Continue Reading]
We are stronger together
Through collaboration and an unwavering commitment to patient care, one of Ontario’s hardest-hit health systems managed through the third wave of the pandemic By Dr. Naveed Mohammad Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ... [Continue Reading]
New Rule on Surprise Billing Aims to Take Patients Out of the ‘Food Fight’
Neutral arbiters are given guidance on how to settle disputes between insurers and medical providers. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Wyoming Vaccine Mandate Could Stretch Hospital Staffing, Officials Say
Administrators face “a delicate balancing act” in a state where hospitals are crowded, workers are scarce and vaccine resistance is widespread. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Mandating COVID-19 Vaccination
Imperfect, but now more defensible than not By Maria McDonald and Kevin Reel As practicing healthcare ethicists, we have been asked: “Is it ethical to mandate* Covid-19 vaccination?” Our answer six months ago would have been ‘not yet’. But ethical ... [Continue Reading]