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National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2

by Eusebia Hyden on April 6, 2021 in Hospital

Supplementary guidance to support implementation of NEWS 2

The RCP has also produced supplementary guidance to support implementation of NEWS2. Advice is given in five categories – new confusion, escalation/response guidance, oxygen scales, receiving acute patients into hospital, and what to do when the NEWS2 scores are incomplete.

An example of a structured document of clinical response to deterioration can be found here.

NEWS2 and deterioration in COVID-19

See our new guidance on using NEWS2 to manage deterioration in patients with COVID-19.

NEWS2 has received formal endorsement from NHS England and NHS Improvement to become the early warning system

11 Leading Medical Device Companies in 2020

by Eusebia Hyden on April 5, 2021 in Medical Devices

A look into the 11 top medical device companies leading the industry for 2020.

Young Adults’ Pandemic Mental Health Risks

by Eusebia Hyden on April 4, 2021 in Health News

“Our college students are emerging adults,” said Betty Lai, an assistant professor of counseling psychology in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College. At this age, you are still learning, still figuring things out as you go, she said, including what career you are going to pursue, and “who are the people you are going to have as part of your life long-term? All of these important developmental tasks come up.”

The pandemic is changing their opportunities to figure out those issues, and also, of course, changing their opportunities to go to school, to see their

University Hospitals misled public over fertility clinic disaster, ex-director alleges

by Eusebia Hyden on April 4, 2021 in Hospital

Editor’s Note: The above video aired on March 9, 2021

3News investigates: Ex-University Hospital fertility head fires back

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University Hospitals and its attorneys coerced its fertility clinic director to mislead and deceive the public on the events leading to the 2018 storage tank disaster that destroyed thousands of embryos and eggs, court records show.

The scathing allegations, which include claims of criminal conduct, deception by UH officials and the destruction of evidence, are laid out in a 79-page motion filed by Dr. Andrew Bhatnager this week in connection with the ongoing litigation.

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College athletes’ mental health being overlooked, medical experts say

by Eusebia Hyden on April 2, 2021 in Health News

SportsPulse: Mackenzie Salmon connected with Yale’s Dr. Sten Vermund, who specializes in the field of infectious diseases, to get his thoughts on the conferences that are still attempting to play college football in the fall. He did not hold back.

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As colleges grapple with the decision of when to resume athletic competition, the NCAA’s chief medical officer suggested mental health issues — especially among Black athletes — are getting insufficient attention.

“That’s often not discussed in this whole return to sport, is how are we addressing mental health issues,’’ said Dr. Brian Hainline, a clinical professor of