Search Tag: USA
WHO May Lose Its Largest Donor
2020 16 Apr
The U.S. is suspending its funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) until it has reviewed the agency’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. This move has been widely criticised both in the U.S. and globally. You may also like : Policy, Guidance and Recommendations for COVID-19 Decision-Making During a White House press conference... Read more
Hospitals’ Creative Responses to Coronavirus Challenges
2020 20 Mar
While hospitals around the world are struggling to fight the COVID-19 pandemic with limited or unavailable supplies and equipment, some are forced to become creative and find new ways to continue care delivery and, at the same time, protect the staff. One-Person Booths South Korea has already proven the effectiveness of its rigorous testing... Read more
E-cigarette & Vaping Products Blamed for Lung Disease Outbreak
2019 11 Nov
Use of e-cigarette or vaping products, which may contain nicotine and tetrahydrocannabinol, has been blamed for an outbreak of lung disease that hit the U.S. starting in August. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) reported from 49 states and one... Read more
Hologic Launches Trident® HD Specimen Radiography System in United States, Canada and Europe
2019 26 Apr
Company expands breast specimen imaging portfolio and leadership in breast cancer diagnosis and care. Hologic, Inc. today announced global commercial availability of the Trident ® HD specimen radiography system, a next-generation solution that delivers enhanced image quality, improved workflow and instant sample verification during... Read more
Dense breast reporting laws in the USA
2018 07 Nov
What has been the impact? A new study reports on the impact of breast density legislation in the USA on awareness of breast density and conversations between doctors and women about screening. Almost 10 years after the first breast density notification law was passed in Connecticut in 2009, 36 states in the USA now have such legislation.... Read more
Follow-up breast cancer imaging widely variable, U.S. study finds
2018 22 Sep
No consensus on surveillance imaging after treatment. Geography affects what post-treatment imaging women with low-risk breast cancer receive in the United States. A study that analysed follow-up imaging received by women with non-metastatic breast cancer found wide variation across the United States. Of concern was that many low-risk... Read more
Study: Charted VAP Rates do not Match Nationally-Reported Rates
2016 14 Nov
A study of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rates in intensive care units (ICU) published in JAMA has revealed that rates have remained stable since 2005, in contrast to the declining rates reported for medical and surgical ICUs by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network. Persistently... Read more
One in Five Americans Report Visiting Emergency Room at Least Once in the Past Year
2013 06 Jun
In 2011, 20 percent of U.S. adults reported at least one emergency room visit in the past year, and 7 percent reported two or more visits, according to Health, United States, 2012, the government’s annual, comprehensive report on American’s health. The 36th annual report is now available at www.cdc.gov/nchs . The report includes a compilation... Read more
The Cost and Quality Conundrum of American End-of-Life Care
2013 05 Jun
At first glance, America is making great strides toward a medical and cultural shift in its approach to end-of-life care: More and more providers are recognizing the benefits of hospice, more people are dying at home, and many health care organizations are institutionalizing the discussions between providers and patients that would help patients... Read more
Mammogram Rate for 40-49 Year Olds in the U.S. Shows No Decline
2013 07 May
More than three years after the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against routine mammogram screening for women between the ages of 40 and 49, a study from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) finds that mammogram rates in the United States have not declined in that age group, or any other. The study results are published... Read more