The Drug Quality and Security Act signed into law on Nov. 27 created a new category of "outsourcing facilities" that may compound drugs, either by or under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
By providing basic "this is what you do and why" instructions, you help employees protect themselves.
The bill attempts to regulate manufacturers such as the New England Compounding Center, which distributed contaminated injectable steroids that were linked to a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak in which 64 people died.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Nov. 22 announced the approval of Olysio (simeprevir) to treat chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
Researchers will try to correlate head injuries with later health problems through the two-year, $2.4 million study.
The U.S. Senate has approved H.R. 3204, a bill introduced by U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mo., meant to improve oversight on compounding pharmacies.
"Blood exposure among health care workers is a serious occupational risk that health care facilities strive to reduce," said Linda Good, director of Employee Occupational Services for Scripps Health and co-author of the EXPO-S.T.O.P. survey. "For the first time, we now have stick and splash exposure benchmark rates that represent the United States nationally."
The 2013 Scientific Sessions taking place in Dallas includes the Resuscitation Science Symposium. Besides 18,000 in-person attendees, more than 1.5 million virtual attendees are participating.
The updated Malaria Vaccine Technology Roadmap says the world should have vaccines capable of reducing cases by 75 percent by that date.
The Brain and Body Health component of The Trust allows former players who had concussions during their careers to have a brain MRI done at the UNC Brain and Body Health Program, Tulane University and Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine, or the Cleveland Clinic's facilities in Cleveland, Ohio; Las Vegas; and Weston, Fla.
With the government estimating some 4.5 million people have been affected in the central Philippines, WHO is mobilizing supplies.
We all feel the hurt when employee health is not addressed.
The new rule will help ensure the safety of animal food, which in turn will hopefully minimize the spread of foodborne illnesses in both animals and humans.
The Senate voted 62-35 Oct. 30 to confirm Katherine Archuleta as director of the Office of Personnel Management for a four-year term.
Research shows that by implementing quality and safety programs, hospitals in the state saved $116 million in costs from 2011 to 2012.
The FDA has approved a powerful pain killer, Zohydro, and many are worried about the likelihood of it being abused.
Three organizations work together to create a guidance tool for companies that helps them complete health risk assessments and biometric screenings.
Dr. Dipak Desai of Las Vegas is eligible for parole after 18 years, and his co-defendant received a term of eight to 21 years in prison.
The posted agenda for the public meeting indicates it will include the announcement of a new federal advisory committee.
With concerns raised about the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), with a majority of cases being reported in Saudi Arabia, health authorities boosted surveillance and health education for incoming pilgrims and installed a new lab at Mena Alwadi Hospital to rapidly conduct tests for suspected cases.