Healthcare workers who wear gloves while treating patients are much less likely to wash their hands before and after patient contact, according to a study published in the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
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The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program has announced it is hosting a free collaborative webcast with the AOA Bureau of Hospitals to provide an update on the current activities of the MHA Keystone Center, according to an HFAP blog post.
Massachusetts regulators announced yesterday they have approved an average 4.8 percent increase in base premiums for individuals and small businesses proposed by state insurers, according to a Boston Herald report.
Gregg Homer, MD, a Laguna beach-based plastic surgeon, announced he has developed a laser surgery that can change brown eyes to blue, according to a SmartPlanet report.
The FDA approved 35 first-of-a-kind prescription drugs in fiscal year 2011, which marks the second highest number in the past decade and continues the upward trend after a slow decade, according to Bloomberg Business report.
University of Toronto anesthesiologist Joseph Fisher, MD, says a collar no tighter than a set of headphones worn around the neck during games could protect athletes from head injuries during sports, according to a Star report.
The FDA's pre-market approval of Edwards Lifesciences' Sapien transcatheter device marks the first time such a device has been approved in the U.S. market, according to a Mass Device report.
Jurors in the involuntary manslaughter case of Conrad Murray, MD, the physician of late pop superstar Michael Jackson, begin deliberations today after a six-week trial, according to an Associated Press report.
As part of its PainSAFE initiative, the American Pain Foundation released new educational material on the safe use of complementary and alternative medicine, according to a news release.
A new study found antidepressants decreased pain by 30 percent after one month of treatment with the antidepressant escitalopram, according to findings by researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine and published in the journal Pain.