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• Inpatient Hospital Complications Increase After Private Equity Firms Take Over: Study

  January 5, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  Patients face a higher risk of complications such as falls and bloodstream infections at hospitals owned by private equity firms, according to a new study.

• FDA Finds New Drager Neonatal Incubators Do Not Release Harmful Chemicals

  January 4, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has determined that new Drager neonatal incubators do not carry the same chemical risks as older models by other companies.

• Philips Panorama MRI Machine Recall Issued Over Explosion Risk

  December 22, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  About 150 Philips MRI machines used in hospitals nationwide are being recalled due to a risk of explosions.

• Newborn Syphilis Rates Increasing Due to Failure to Test and Treat Mothers During Pregnancy: CDC

  November 14, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The CDC warns that hospitals are failing to test and treat pregnant mothers for syphilis, which has resulted in skyrocketing rates of the sexually transmitted disease among U.S. newborns.

• Report Finds Rampant Overuse of Coronary Heart Stents in U.S. Hospitals

  November 2, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new report reveals significant and costly overuse of coronary heart stent procedures nationwide, putting patients at risk.

• FDA Issues Safety Recommendations for GE Neonatal Incubators Linked to Formaldehyde Emissions

  October 17, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA is instructing hospitals how to safely use some GE Healthcare neonatal incubators which have been linked to potentially harmful formaldehyde emissions.

• Nursing Home Staffing Shortages Making it Harder for Hospitals to Discharge Elderly Patients: Report

  July 31, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  Nursing home staffing shortages are making it difficult for hospitals to discharge elderly patients and free up beds, a new report warns.

• Hospital Walking Program Kept Some Patients Out of Nursing Homes: Study

  June 16, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A new study finds that walking programs in hospitals can prevent older patients from needing nursing home care and admission.

• Drug Resistant Fungal Pathogen Linked to High Hospital Death Rates: CDC Report

  June 14, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A CDC study warns of the increasing spread of C. auris infections throughout the U.S. healthcare system, which is often treatment-resistant and lethal.

• Giving Human Milk Fortifier to Low Birth Weight Newborns Lowers NEC Risks: Study

  May 19, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Hospitals which have switched over to human milk-based formula in their NICU wards report lower infant NEC rates and large financial savings.