FDA: Class I recall of Medtronic Synergy Cranial, StealthStation S7 cranial software
Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on January 6 identified the recall by Medtronic of its Stealth Station System with Synergy Cranial and StealthStation S7 Cranial Software as Class I, the most serious. The System aids in precisely locating anatomical structures in neurosurgical procedures. The recall was initiated…
Supreme Court blocks federal government’s vaccine mandate for large workplaces but not for healthcare facilities
Editor's Note The Supreme Court on January 13 blocked the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine-or-test requirement for workplaces with 100 or more employees, but the Court is allowing a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers at facilities that receive Medicaid and Medicare funds. The order covers more than 17 million healthcare workers…
Gallup: Nurses most-trusted professionals for 20th straight year
Editor's Note Nurses were rated highest for honesty and ethics in a Gallup poll for the 20th consecutive year. A total of 81% of respondents said nurses have high or very high ethics and honesty, and healthcare professionals were three of the four highest rated professions. Three of the top…
Environment key to injury recovery for Black men
Editor's Note This study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, finds that social and physical features of the environment impact the survival of injured Black men. Analyzing interviews of 43 injured Black men in a northeastern city identified four themes: Challenges to recovery—feeling uprooted because of having…
NIOSH rescinds approval for ALG Health’s N95 respirator masks
Editor's Note The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has honored a request by N95 respirator mask manufacturer, ALG Health (Bryan, Ohio), to rescind all respirator approvals issued to ALG Health, effective immediately. As of January 6, any of the following ALG Health N95 respirators marked with a…
Opioid deaths surging in older Black men
Editor's Note In this study from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, researchers find a roughly tenfold increase in opioid deaths in adults 55 years and older, driven primarily by overdoses in Black men. Analyzing data on 79,893 individuals aged 55 years and older who died from opioid overdose…
The Joint Commission revises requirements for informed consent, AV information
Editor's Note The Joint Commission, on January 12, announced that revisions to the Rights and Responsibilities of the Individual (RI) chapter addressing the written policy on informed consent and organizational use of images, films, and recording of patients will become effective July 1, 2022. Among the revisions: A new bullet…
Risk of postop complications in COVID-19 patients after major elective surgery
Editor's Note This study led by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, finds that major elective surgery performed 0 to 4 weeks after COVID-19 infection is linked to an increased risk of postoperative complications. Of 5,479 patients analyzed, those who had surgery 0 to 4…
More than 19% of US hospitals critically understaffed
Editor's Note The US Department of Health and Human Services on January 9 posted data showing that more than 19% of all hospitals in the US are experiencing critical staff shortages and more than 21% are anticipating shortages in the next week, the January 10 Becker’s Hospital Review reports. Five…
Association of a third dose of Pfizer vaccine with COVID-19 in HCWs
Editor's Note This Israeli study finds that a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was significantly associated with a lower rate of COVID-19 in healthcare workers (HCWs) over a median of 39 days of follow-up. Of 1,928 HCWs analyzed, 1,650 (85.6%) received a third dose booster. During follow-up, 44 HCWs…
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