The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration has granted University of California – San Diego and nine other UC system campuses an exception from using potent greenhouse gases to safety-test lab fume hoods, due to the toxic effect of the…
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Researchers have recently suggested peripheral venous catheter-related Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is an oft-overlooked complication in healthcare settings, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
A judge in South Carolina has ruled that Janssen Pharmaceutica — a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson — must pay the state $327 million for deceptive drug marketing, according to a Wall Street Journal report. A jury concluded earlier this…
Pamela Ertel, president of the Pennsylvania Ambulatory Surgery Association, said the tremendous growth seen in the development and usage of ASCs in the state over the last decade has likely hit its peak, according to a report in the Reading…
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Pain sensitivity at the site of affected joints is closely related to joint pathology in people with hemophilia, according to a study in the journal PAIN.
In the past few years, Sullivan Digestive Center, an endoscopy center in Kingsport, Tenn., shrank from five partners to just one, Michael Sullivan, MD. But even though the center lost some volume, it still logs 4,500 procedures a year and…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created three free, downloadable posters relating to sharps safety to help healthcare facilities prevent needlesticks and other sharps-related injuries to healthcare personnel.
Research findings suggest nurses are a vital key in transitional care and maintaining high-quality healthcare, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
Based on data compiled by Maryland's Office of Health Care Quality, preventable errors increased dramatically, from 190 errors in 2009 to 265 errors in 2010, though health officials said the increase could be attributed to improved reporting by hospitals, according…