Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have found, in rare instances, a link between the chickenpox, shingles vaccine and corneal inflammation, according to Infection Control Today.
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The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives is incentivising innovators to create a national patient identifier through a $1 million award, according to MedCity News.
University of California San Francisco and Stanford (Calif.) researchers analyzed the use of CT scans for minor injuries.
The first generation of HIV medicine-trained physicians is now retiring, resulting in a shortage, according to Los Angeles Times.
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety named Mark V. Williams, MD, to the advisory board.
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The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program recognized Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital for its excellent surgical patient outcomes in 2014, according to Mountain Xpress.
In a paper published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued advice for prescribing antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections in adults.
Prime Healthcare Accountable Care Organization is now a Medicare Shared Saving Program Accountable Care Organization.
The Northeast Indiana Patient Safety Coalition is simplifying its emergency alert system codes, according to Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly.
Researchers found a single course of antibiotics caused an increase in genes associated with antibiotic resistance, according to prvada.ru.