Hospital

Disposable gowns designed to deflect the splatter of bodily fluids, used in thousands of U.S. hospitals, have underperformed in recent and ongoing laboratory tests and may fall short of safety standards, leaving health care workers with a greater risk of infection than advertised. A peer-reviewed academic study, published to little notice amid the coronavirus pandemic, found that isolation gowns commonly worn in medical units or intensive care units ripped too easily and allowed about four to 14 times the expected amount…

Travis Barker has been hospitalized after experiencing health issues.According to TMZ, Barker was rushed to a local Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday, as his wife Kourtney Kardashian was by his side. The outlet notes the pair showed up at West Hills hospital, before Barker was transported by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical center. The Blink-182 drummer was photographed lying on a stretcher with Kardashian beside him.It’s unclear why Barker was hospitalized, although he took to Twitter several hours prior and wrote, “God…

Travis Barker, drummer for the rock band Blink-182 and husband of reality-TV star Kourtney Kardashian, has been hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue. The musician was rushed to West Hills Hospital and Medical Center near Calabasas on Tuesday after experiencing a health issue, TMZ first reported. He was later transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. for additional care.Representatives for Barker did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for comment. TMZ’s photos showed medical staff…

Source: Luke Filipowicz / iMore A UK woman has narrowly avoided hospital after swallowing one of her AirPods when she mistook it for a vitamin. Outspoken TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp took to Twitter Sunday stating: In other news I just swallowed an AirPod while downing my vitamins, I don't recommend it. I've managed to chuck it back up without having to go to hospital, but my throat is really quite sore. Allsopp claims she accidentally ingested one of the buds while "downing my vitamins", but says she avoided having to…

By: Todd Feathers, Simon Fondrie-Teitler, Angie Waller, and Surya Mattu Want to learn video editing?How to get started with video editing — 6 tips from expertsA tracking tool installed on many hospitals’ websites has been collecting patients’ sensitive health information—including details about their medical conditions, prescriptions, and doctor’s appointments—and sending it to Facebook. The Markup tested the websites of Newsweek’s top 100 hospitals in America. On 33 of them we found the…

Aster DM Healthcare on Friday announced the launch of its latest integrated advanced 550-bedded healthcare facility at Trivandrum in Kerala. The company plans to invest a total of Rs. 500 crores for the entire project. This would be Aster’s 7th Hospital in Kerala and 16th Hospital in India. The 550 bedded hospital will have several centres of excellence fulfilling the needs of a super-specialty hospital in the region. This super-specialty facility will house several…

Many hospital websites have a tracking tool that sends sensitive medical information to Facebook when people schedule appointments, according to an investigation by The Markup. Experts say that the hospitals using the tool may be violating the medical privacy law the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. The Markup found that 33 of the top 100 hospitals in the United States were using a tracker called the Meta Pixel on their websites. Installing the Meta Pixel gives groups access to analytics…

John Arnold antagonized public-employee unions and pharmaceutical firms with campaigns to reform government-funded pensions and bring down high drug prices. Now the Texas billionaire has a new foe: big-hospital monopolies. A philanthropic organization founded by the ex-energy trader and his wife Laura is providing financial backing to three lawsuits against giant hospital systems in Wisconsin, Connecticut and North Carolina, alleging the systems used their market power to squash competition and illegally inflate prices.…

Nick is often seen playing softball with his friends and family on weekends. Wife Priyanka Chopra, who is currently in Paris, has been spotted alongside Nick before his softball gamesNick Jonas. Pic/Yogen ShahAmerican actor and singer Nick Jonas sustained injuries while playing softball on Sunday. Now, videos of the Jonas Brother Singer getting into an Emergency room has gone viral on social media.Page Six shared the video, in which Nick can be seen limping into the hospital along with his older brother Kevin. According…

Hackers sponsored by the Iranian government last year attempted a "despicable" cyber attack against Boston Children's Hospital that threatened to disrupt services to patients, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Wednesday.Wray, in a speech delivered at a conference hosted by Boston College, detailed the incident as he warned about the rising threat cyber attacks sponsored by nation states like Iran, Russia and China pose to companies and US infrastructure."We got a report from one of our intelligence partners indicating…