Patient Safety News

• FDA, AMA Prepare for Plan COVID Shots for Kids Younger Than 6 The FDA announced a June advisory committee meeting about COVID vaccines for kids younger than 6. The AMA has updated its billing codes ahead of an expected decision on Moderna's shot in this age group
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Exploding E-Cigarettes Cause Traumatic Injuries in Teens Burns and cuts caused by e-cigarette explosions have required hospitalization and surgery for teenage vapers, warn investigators.
  WebMD Health News, May 23, 2022
• New ASA Decision Tree Tool Helps Treat Difficult Airways A new decision tree tool developed by an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) task force helps anesthesiologists manage their patients who have difficult airways.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• Concerns Over Mandatory Nurse Overtime Increased During Pandemic More than half of states lack legislation prohibiting forced overtime for nurses; organizations urge reform as turnover and burnout create safe staffing challenges.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• AYA Leukemia Survivors: 'Cure Is Not Enough' Adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of leukemia have a life span that is about 10% lower than that of their peers in the general population.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• Dopamine D1 Agonists May Aid Patients With Late-Stage Parkinson's The study covered in this summary was published on MedRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.
  First Look, May 18, 2022
• US to Extend COVID Public Health Emergency Federal health officials will extend the COVID-19 public health emergency past mid-July, which will continue pandemic-era policies as coronavirus cases increase again.
  WebMD Health News, May 17, 2022
• Nestle Flies Baby Formula Supplies to US From Europe Nestle is flying baby formula supplies to the United States from the Netherlands and Switzerland to alleviate the shortage in US supermarkets, the company said on Tuesday.
  Reuters Health Information, May 17, 2022
• Chronic Conditions Linked With Higher Risk for Fatal Drowning A retrospective analysis indicates a need for extra vigilance among patients with a seizure disorder or other chronic condition, even when they are in familiar places, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2022
• Sarcopenia Nearly Doubles Risk Women Will Quit Endocrine Therapy But the good news is oncologists can address the condition before starting therapy. The study was published as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.
  First Look, May 17, 2022
• CARRA 2022 Pfizer COVID Vax Performs Well in Youth With Rheumatic Diseases Nearly all participants in the study showed complete seroconversion, in contrast to similar studies in adults.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2022
• US Eyes Baby Formula Imports Amid Nationwide Shortage US health regulators will announce action on baby formula imports as soon as Monday to address a nationwide shortage that has left parents scrambling to feed their babies, the Food and Drug Administration's chief said.
  Reuters Health Information, May 16, 2022
• Two Investigational Meds Promising for Myasthenia Gravis Two investigational medications are safe and effective for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• FDA Allows Abbott to Release Some Infant Formula Amid Shortage The specialty and metabolic formulas can be released on a case-by-case basis.
  WebMD Health News, May 12, 2022
• AGS 2022 Cannabis-Related ED Visits Up 18-fold for Older Californians Researchers say more work needs to be done to explain why the rate of marijuana-related emergencies skyrocketed among older adults from 2005 to 2019.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• Safety of COVID-19 Vaccine a Concern for Pregnant Women A Canadian survey suggests that safety is an important question for pregnant women who accept the COVID-19 vaccine and for those who do not.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• Global Contrast Media Shortage Blamed on COVID Lockdown in China The shortage is expected to last 6 to 8 weeks, and US hospitals are working to minimize the effect of limited supplies on patient care.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2022
• Major US Retailers Limit Infant Formula Purchases on Shortage US retailers including Target, CVS, and Walgreens said on Tuesday they have limited purchases of infant formula due to a supply shortage.
  Reuters Health Information, May 10, 2022
• 'Bane of My Existence:' The Burden of Medicare Advantage Denials Medicare Advantage plans may deny prior authorization and payment requests for medically necessary care that meet Medicare coverage rules, a new report reveals.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2022
• Breast Cancer Test Recommended for Extended Endocrine Therapy The Breast Cancer Index is the only genomic test that should be used to guide extended endocrine therapy decisions for women with early-stage, hormone receptor–positive breast cancer, says ASCO.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2022