Boise (Idaho) State University researchers have created a new vaccine that shows high promise in preventing Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium that can cause a range of illnesses such as skin infections and pneumonia.
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The National Quality Forum Board of Directors has endorsed a quality measurement framework for preventing and managing pressure ulcers across clinical care settings.
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A 12-member jury in Philadelphia has awarded a patient $2 million after the patient underwent a botched colonoscopy that eventually required two feet of his colon to be removed, according to a Legal Intelligencer report.
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Students in the 2013 class at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing have the chance to care for simulated “patients” as part of a landmark nationwide study, according to a JHU Gazette report.
Gardendale (Ala.) Surgical Associates has been given approval to proceed with an expansion expected to double the provider’s patient capacity by the end of 2011, according to a Birmingham Business Journal report.
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