More articles about: Patient Safety
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What comes after
A devastating loss sparked the creation of a supportive safe place for those dealing with mental health issues.
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Coronavirus lurks and lingers in nursing home patients’ rooms
Rigorous surface cleaning needed to reduce chance of spread to unvaccinated and vaccinated-but-vulnerable patients, staff and visitors
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AI helps predict treatment outcomes for patients with diseased dental implants
The algorithm FARDEEP offers a personalized approach to identify patients who better respond to regenerative therapies.
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Opioid use after eye surgery correlates to new, persistent use in previously opioid-naïve patients
An analysis finds a “one size fits all” approach to prescribing opioids after surgery poses risks for addiction in certain patients.
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Weighing the risks and benefits of organs donated for transplant
Although numerous safeguards are in place, there is a small chance that a potential organ donor can have an undetected infection such as Hepatitis B, C or HIV, and pass that infection on to a transplant recipient.
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Popular sepsis prediction tool less accurate than claimed
The algorithm is currently implemented at hundreds of U.S. hospitals.
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Electroconvulsive therapy: Peeling back the mystery
A Michigan Medicine patient describes why she considers electroconvulsive therapy, also known as ECT, an essential treatment.
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Tens of Thousands of Women Turn to the Emergency Room for Fibroid Symptoms
Study suggests that many women using emergency care for fibroids may be better served in alternative health care settings.
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Older Adults with Cerebral Palsy Need More, Receive Less Physical Therapy for Painful Medical Conditions
The findings reveal a significant burden on a clinically underserved population.
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Escape from Oblivion: How the Brain Reboots after Deep Anesthesia
How does the brain wake up after anesthesia? A new study illuminates our understanding of how our brains come back to consciousness after being put under.
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Clinical Support Line Advances Care for COVID-19 Patients Across Michigan
A hotline launched during the pandemic offers hospitals far and wide access to clinical support when caring for the sickest of patients.
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Tipping the Scales
How a simple health care need gained importance during the pandemic.
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Body’s Natural Pain Killers Can Be Enhanced
A study in cells and mice finds compound works with fewer side effects than opioids.
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Who Gets a Shot First?
While supplies are limited, experts ponder how to get the COVID-19 vaccines to those who need them most.
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Identifying Disease Pathways Offers Hope for More Personalized Medicine in Pediatric Rheumatology
Research finds juvenile myositis and lupus share an inflammatory pathway, but their  pathophysiological differences may serve as diagnostic biomarkers in future studies.