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  • Seattle Activists Protest for Safe Disposal of Medical Waste
    SEATTLE—Local activists have been protesting at area hospitals over the practice of trucking infectious medical waste through local communities to be treated at a remote facility. ...More
    January 3, 2013
    Posted in News
  • Do Cancer Patients Get Adequate Care for Fatigue?
    Many people who have been through cancer and its treatment have trouble with their recovery because of severe, debilitating fatigue that can last for months or even years. But even though a variety of treatments exist for cancer-related fatigue, few doctors are recommending ...More
    December 31, 2012
    Posted in News, Disorders
  • Nurses Union Against Mandated Masks for Nurses
    CANTON, Mass.—As the state prepares for the upcoming influenza season, the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), the state's largest union of registered nurses and health professionals, strongly opposes a new policy being implemented by a number of hospital and health ...More
    December 27, 2012
    Posted in News, Industry Issues
  • Business Man Gives $2.5 Million to Fund GI Research
    BALTIMORE—Your primary care physician may be your first choice for assistance with most health-related issues, but according a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, primary care physicians agree they may not be the best ...More
    December 21, 2012
    Posted in News, Industry Issues
  • Study: Doctors Feel Unqualified to Treat Obesity
    BALTIMORE—Your primary care physician may be your first choice for assistance with most health-related issues, but according a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, primary care physicians agree they may not be the best ...More
    December 21, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Good Nursing Environment Lowers Readmissions
    PHILADELPHIA—New research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has found that Medicare patients treated in hospitals with a good work environment for nurses had up to 10 percent lower odds of readmission than those treated in hospitals with a poor work ...More
    December 20, 2012
    Posted in News, Industry Issues
  • Mayo Clinic Researches Gut-Function Biomarkers
    ROCHESTER, Minn.—Mayo Clinic announced today that it will receive funding through the Biomarkers of Gut Function and Health program within the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative. ...More
    December 20, 2012
    Posted in News
  • How Should Your Team Handle Medical Mistakes?
    ANN ARBOR, Mich.—At the University of Michigan Health System, the response to medical errors, near-misses, unexpected clinical problems and unintended outcomes is a model for the nation that other hospitals can and should copy, according to a new paper in the healthcare ...More
    December 18, 2012
    Posted in News, Industry Issues
  • Researchers Say Dogs Can Detect Clostridium difficile
    LONDON—A new study published in British Medical Journal conducted by investigators at two large hospitals in The Netherlands shows that a trained dog was able to detect Clostridium difficile with high estimated sensitivity and specificity, both in stool samples and in ...More
    December 17, 2012
    Posted in News
  • ECRI Institute: Facility Health Equals Patient Health
    PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.—Patient safety issues extend far beyond tending the patient at bedside and include maintenance issues of healthcare facilities, the ECRI Institute announced in a news release. Patient safety includes the pipes, wiring, walls, floors, and even the ...More
    December 17, 2012
    Posted in News
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