Tag: Death and dying

Lack of accurate information on patient deaths in California strains resources

Editor's Note In California, 20% of patients who have died were still being shown as alive with a serious illness in their medical records, leading to wasteful outreach and strain on hospital workers’ time, MedicalXpress December 4 reports. The findings were originally published in JAMA Internal Medicine.  Due to a…

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By: Brita Belli
December 4, 2023
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COVID-19 vaccinations prevented 20M deaths in their first year

Editor's Note Almost two thirds of the world’s population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine since December 2020. Vaccinations prevented 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million deaths related to COVID-19 worldwide in their first year, according to September 2022 findings published in The Lancet…

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By: Brita Belli
October 24, 2023
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Nursing students learn to deal with patient deaths through simulations

Editor's Note Patient death simulation training is now part of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing’s required curriculum, the June 5 UBNow reports. Students says the way they approach patient death has changed, and they feel more prepared and able to handle the situation. Simulation can give students opportunities…

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By: Judy Mathias
June 7, 2023
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