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Study outlines steps to prepare patients for elective surgery following COVID-19 Acknowledging that COVID-19 may be here to stay, Oregon Health & Science University has laid out a series of steps to prepare patients for elective surgery following their illness. The evaluation, outlined in a commentary published in the journal Perioperative Medicine, is believed to be the first published protocol laying out a COVID-era path forward in American medicine. "We think this is groundbreaking," said senior author Avital O'Glasser, M.D., associate professor of medicine (hospital medicine) in the OHSU...

‘But the concern is about a second and third wave as is being seen in many European countries’, says an insurer

Autumn 2019 The scenario is distressing: Your elderly parent is hospitalized and becomes confused, withdrawn, anxious, and not himself. He may very well have delirium, a sudden change in mental status that is common, serious, and costly—and often goes unrecognized. With proper attention, however, many cases of delirium can be prevented. “Delirium comes on acutely. Someone can be OK one day and totally out of it the next day,” says HMS Professor of Medicine Sharon Inouye, MD, MPH, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. An internationally known expert on delirium, she ...

Kaiser is postponing all elective and non-urgent surgeries at Northern California facilities due to the surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations. They plan to reschedule services as soon as feasible while making sure patients and staff stay safe. As of now, University of California San Francisco Medical Center is not cancelling elective procedures, but the situation could change. Stanford Health is also going ahead with elective procedures that do no require a hospital bed, while Kaiser Permanente is delaying many as a response to California's COVID-19 surge. "We're still doing surgeries, for insta...

NewsHour Weekend’s Connie Kargbo joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss some of her most impactful work from 2020: necessary ‘elective’ surgeries being suspended during the pandemic due to hospital overflow; vaccine hesitancy; and how aging caregivers, at risk for COVID, ask themselves-- who will care for my diasbled loved one when I’m no longer around? Read the Full Transcript Michael Hill: In another of our year-end interviews, Hari Sreenivasan spoke with NewsHour Weekend producer Connie Kargbo on some of the stories she produced for Christopher Booker as the coronavirus dominated the ne...