A new study by UC Davis researchers confirms the low likelihood that SARS-CoV-2 contamination on hospital surfaces is infectious. The study, published June 24 in PLOS ONE, is the original report on recovering near-complete SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences directly from surface swabs. “Our team was the first to demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 virus sequences could be identified… Read More »
[unable to retrieve full-text content]NHS boss Chris Hopson adds it’s “incredibly striking” how busy hospitals are with non-Covid patients. BBC News – Health
Dive Brief: A new report from Moody’s Investors Service concluded that non-profit and public hospital margins have declined but liquidity has improved during the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily due to advanced Medicare payments under the relief provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. However, overall cash flow slumped. The acuity of inpatients also… Read More »
A Kansas hospital was forced to throw away nearly 600 COVID-19 vaccine doses this week due to a “process error,” health officials said Thursday. Lawrence Memorial Hospital said it received 570 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine from Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health on Wednesday. The doses are typically delivered while frozen — so they can be placed in… Read More »
How badly was YOUR hospital hit before second wave of Covid peaked? Interactive tool shows how NHS cancer treatment was hindered, diagnostic scans delayed and waiting lists soared across the nation in December No hospitals met the NHS target of starting to treat all cancer patients within two months of referral from a GP Two… Read More »
Health News Loading the player… Rev. Jesse Jackson has healed and says he’s ready to get back to work. The civil rights icon was released from the Northwestern-affiliated Shirley Ryan AbilityLab after a three-week stay. According to Chicago Suntimes, he was initially suffering from abdominal pains and underwent surgery. “When I entered the rehab center, I… Read More »
A police officer was taken to hospital after dramatic clashes between cops and anti-lockdown protesters in the Melbourne CBD on Friday. Sixteen people were arrested and 61 were fined by the time the protests wrapped up after 5pm, Victoria Police spokeswoman Leonie Johnson said. “Three police officers were injured during the protest, with one taken… Read More »