A South Yorkshire healthcare company has won a prestigious national award for a safety device which reduces the risk of needle injuries to healthcare workers. B. Braun Medical's Introcan Safety® cannula, which also cuts the infection risk for patients, scooped the IV Therapy category in the...
An international team of senior nuclear safety experts have completed a two-week International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) review of the governmental and regulatory framework for nuclear safety in the United States. The team identified good practices within the U.S. system and offered...
In a move aimed at combating abuse and neglect in the nation's long-term care facilities, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded the state of Alaska $1.5 million to design comprehensive applicant criminal background check programs for jobs involving direct patient care. As...
Need roominess, good ride, ability to haul stuff etc. My beloved Honda has 200k miles and is starting to fade with its performance, but has been a great vehicle. SHould I stay with Honda or venture out?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule that clarifies what safety information must be reported during clinical trials of investigational drugs and biologics. "This final rule will expedite FDA's review of critical safety information and help the agency monitor the safety of...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it has begun a safety review of the diabetes drug Actos (pioglitazone), after receiving preliminary results from a long-term observational study designed to evaluate the risk of bladder cancer associated with use of this drug. The preliminary...
I have noticed that most police are more interesting in make person safe more than what their own rights are under constitution?
Example: When there is one guy move into a small town where mostly racist live in. Let say this guy become victim by several different crime by people in this small...
In an article published in the September issue of Health Affairs, AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., says the next generation of physicians will drive a culture of patient safety in health care and that residents are important agents of...
Due to the potential threat from Hurricane Earl, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing recommendations for residents in the American Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and on the mainland from North Carolina to Maine. FSIS urges those in the projected storm path to watch the...
Politico: Problems in the nation's response to the current salmonella outbreak and the resulting recall of 600 million eggs is related to the Senate's year-long stall of pending food safety legislation, according to consumer groups and experts. "The House approved its version of the food safety...
The Canadian MOREOB patient safety program has a measurable, positive impact on the health of mothers and babies. This is the conclusion of a study featured in the August edition of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, entitled Outcomes of the Introduction of the MOREOB Continuing...
Doctors who are rude to colleagues could pose a threat to patient safety and quality of care. The day to day stresses of modern medical practice can easily lay the foundations of a situation where a doctor may cause offence. The UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS is warning doctors...
Is my ass vibrating again or am I about to run headlong into a Mack truck? Well, if a prototype out of the Yale School of Engineering comes to pass, in my hypothetical future both could be true! Wild ride! More »
Utilization management programs that use evidence-based guidelines to ensure appropriate use of diagnostic imaging tests could help prevent dangerous radiation overdoses like the one highlighted in a recent New England Journal of Medicine editorial, said MedSolutions, a leading provider of...
A strong public safety warning about the dangers of swimming pools comes in the wake of 19 drownings or near-drownings treated by doctors at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt since May 27. Thomas Abramo, M.D., professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine and director of...
Should we give people the liberty to live how they want? Even if it isn't for the greater good? Or should we find out whats best for a person despite all subjective views on life, even if we have to take away his or her freedom? What if a person chooses the path of death when it could not only...