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1 of 2 patients released from isolation at UC San Diego Health after recovering from COVID-19
SAN DIEGO — One of the two patients who was being kept in isolation at UC San Diego Health’s Hillcrest location was discharged Wednesday after recovering fully from novel coronavirus, according to hospital officials. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff cleared the patient after rigorous testing to confirm recovery and lack of contagiousness. …
Patients want answers after health clinic suddenly closes
MUSKEGON HEIGHT, Mich. (WOOD) — Thousands of Muskegon-area patients and hundreds of employees are still without answers after a health care clinic announced it was suddenly shutting down on Friday. Muskegon Family Care, a nonprofit clinic in Muskegon Heights, has not released any information about the closing, but patients and employees told News 8 that they were told Friday …
5 U.S. cities to start testing patients with flu-like symptoms for coronavirus
Doctors in five U.S. cities will begin testing patients with flu-like symptoms for the new coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The coronavirus test will only be given to patients who test negative for the flu. So far, the testing protocol will be implemented in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San …
Coronavirus live updates: Ambulances wait to take patients off virus-ravaged cruise ship
Hospitals in the virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan are facing big shortages of protective equipment for front line medical staff, provincial health authorities said Tuesday. Many hospitals in Wuhan are calling for donations of masks, goggles, gowns and other protective medical gear, Hubei’s health commission said, while also appealing to other provinces to send more …
Microsoft’s Peter Lee says health care needs to let patients get data
Peter Lee from Microsoft Health Microsoft In the era of Satya Nadella, Microsoft has transformed from a company that once acted as a near-monopoly with its proprietary operating system to a business that embraces partnerships and teams up with former rivals. Peter Lee, the corporate vice president for Microsoft Healthcare, said that same ethos of …
‘Time flew by’: Neurology patients use virtual technology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Please enable Javascript to watch this video WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Virtual technology is being used to help patients at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. FOX8 reported about the virtual headsets being used by the department of neurology last week. Patients getting infusion therapy can use them to watch things like Netflix, play games and even …
Wearable monitoring technology helps nurses avoid waking sleep-deprived patients
Posted January 06, 2020 06:56:17 Photo: Cancer patient Aliona Grytsenko had to be woken every hour to have her vital signs checked. (ABC News: Dea Clark) Related Story: ‘Patients get absolutely freaked out’: World-first ‘cocoon’ hospital bed aims to relieve ICU delirium Since being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma 18 months ago, Aliona Grytsenko has spent …
New decade, new you: Encourage patients follow these 10 health tips
Every new year comes with a laundry list of resolutions to “get healthier.” But it is often hard to stick to those New Year’s resolutions and goals. For 2020, the AMA has gathered some pithy advice to help physicians counsel their patients on making healthier choices. The AMA is committed to improving the health of …
Vaccination rates among Massachusetts health care workers below state, federal goals, placing some patients at risk
A new state report shows an alarming number of health care workers at facilities across Massachusetts failed to get vaccinated during flu season, prompting state officials concerned about risks to patients to issue reminder letters to facilities that either failed to report data or fell below state and federal vaccination rate goals. Among nursing homes, …
South Bay Health Center Failed to Protect Female Patients From Sexual Abuse by Doctor – NBC 7 San Diego
For more than a year, Dr. Leon Fajerman denied that he groped, forcefully kissed, fondled and sexually assaulted vulnerable female patients. But months after NBC 7 Investigates first reported allegations against the south bay psychiatrist, Fajerman surrendered his medical license. In October 2018, Fajerman pleaded guilty to felony sexual exploitation and misdemeanor sexual battery. As …