Nurses News

• The FDA Knew the Heart Pumps Could Be Unsafe, Yet They Were Used Inspectors repeatedly found manufacturing and device quality problems with the HeartWare heart pump. The FDA did not penalize the company, and the device was implanted without patients knowing the facts.
  ProPublica, August 05, 2021
• COVID-19 Vaccines May Protect Patients' Lungs In vaccinated patients with breakthrough COVID-19 infections, the disease may not affect the lungs as much as in unvaccinated patients, new data from India suggest.
  Reuters Health Information, August 04, 2021
• Piece of Tape Improves Patients' Mask-Wearing Adherence Applying a piece of tape to a mask on the bridge of the nose is a simple, low-cost way to ensure people wear it correctly, staffers in an Indianapolis emergency department have found.
  Reuters Health Information, August 04, 2021
• US Developing Plan to Require Foreign Visitors to Be Vaccinated: Official The Biden administration is developing a plan to require nearly all foreign visitors to the United States to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
  Reuters Health Information, August 04, 2021
• Texas COVID-19 Wave Is Climbing More Steeply Than Past Waves The Texas Department of State Health Services said the rolling 7-day average of new COVID-19 cases has soared by 92% from last week, while hospitalizations rose by 49% and fatalities grew by 15%.
  Associated Press, August 05, 2021
• White House Says US Can Provide COVID-19 Boosters if Needed The White House said it is prepared to provide COVID-19 booster shots, if needed, suggesting it would not heed a call by WHO to delay providing additional vaccinations.
  Reuters Health Information, August 04, 2021
• Physician Group Pushes for Preoperative COVID-19 Tests Even Among Vaccinated All patients undergoing non-emergency surgeries or medical procedures should get a PCR test for COVID-19 before getting operated, irrespective of their vaccination status, according to new guidance.
  Reuters Health Information, August 04, 2021
• Global COVID-19 Cases Surpass 200 Million as Delta Variant Spreads Coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 200 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the Delta variant threatens areas with low vaccination rates.
  Reuters Health Information, August 04, 2021
• Barbie Debuts Doll in Likeness of British COVID-19 Vaccine Developer British coronavirus vaccine developer Sarah Gilbert has many science accolades to her credit but now shares an honor with Beyonce, Marilyn Monroe, and Eleanor Roosevelt: a Barbie doll in her likeness.
  Reuters Health Information, August 04, 2021
• Walgreens Sees Surge in US COVID-19 Vaccinations in Recent Weeks Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance said on Wednesday it had administered more than 29 million COVID-19 vaccines at its stores so far.
  Reuters Health Information, August 04, 2021
• Israeli Airline El Al to Carry Out Mid-Flight COVID Test Trial Passengers on an El Al flight will be tested for the coronavirus on the plane itself or before boarding on Thursday to speed up procedures upon arrival in Israel.
  Reuters Health Information, August 04, 2021
• EU Seals Deal With Novavax for Up to 200 Million COVID-19 Vaccines The European Commission has approved a supply contract with Novavax for the purchase of up to 200 million of its potential COVID-19 vaccine, the Commission said on Wednesday.
  Reuters Health Information, August 04, 2021
• FDA Aiming to Give Final Approval to Pfizer Vaccine by Early Next Month: NY Times The US FDA is aiming to give full approval for the Pfizer COVID vaccine by early September, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing people involved in the effort.
  Reuters Health Information, August 04, 2021
• Moderna Says Boosters May Be Needed After 6 Months Because of this, the company expects an increase in breakthrough infections with a need for boosters before winter.
  WebMD Health News, August 05, 2021
• Senate Shelves Drug Pricing Rule to Fund Infrastructure Senators are pushing the rule aside and claiming to save billions of dollars, which they want to use on new projects.
  Kaiser Health News, August 05, 2021
• COVID Nurse Is Thrilled to Be Back on Pro Bowling Circuit Now back on the tour, McCarthy is splitting her time between hospital work and traveling to meets to regain her momentum on the lanes.
  WebMD Health News, August 05, 2021
• Florida Hospital Defers Elective Surgeries, Beds in Meeting Rooms 'This is the highest number of patients Memorial has ever seen,' said the chief medical officer. 'It's the sheer number coming in at the same time.'
  Associated Press, August 05, 2021
• Retracted Study Using Fraudulent Surgisphere Data Still Cited This despite a quick and widely publicized retraction of the COVID-19 cardiovascular study and stratospheric fall of the healthcare analytics company.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2021
• Myocarditis Tied to COVID-19 Shots More Common Than Reported? Myocarditis may develop rapidly in younger people, mostly after the second dose, while pericarditis affects older adults after either the first or second dose; both remain rare, new results show.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2021
• No Higher Risk for Rheumatic Flares Seen After COVID Vaccination The findings may help rheumatologists to convince patients to get Pfizer and Moderna shots.
  Medscape Medical News, August 05, 2021