ECRI Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing patient care, released its annual list of the "Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for Healthcare Organizations," according to Healthcare Finance News.
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Nurse practitioners and physician assistants in Florida will soon be able to write prescriptions for controlled substances, according to a Forbes report.
Twenty organizations are pushing for improved clinical trial reporting, according to STAT.
A poll from the United Nurses and Allied Professionals organization shows that a majority of registered nurses working in Rhode Island hospitals believe that patient care is adversely impacted by unsafe staffing practices and compelling nurses to care for too…
A CDC report confirmed Zika virus causes microcephaly and other serious birth defects, according to Drug Target Review.
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In 2015, U.S. spending on prescription drugs increased 8.5 percent, according to NBC News.
Zika virus has been connected to two serious autoimmune neurologic conditions, according to Medscape.
Researchers found FDA coining a drug as a "breakthrough" may lead physicians to misinterpret the drug's actual benefits, according to WedMD.
Hillary Clinton has an unlikely supporter in Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, according to The Hill.
Anna Schuchat, MD, CDC's deputy director, said Zika is "a bit scarier" than the CDC initially predicted during a White House press briefing, according to The Hill.