Health Care


MRSA Confirmed in Third Tampa Bay Buccaneers Player

This third case reportedly involves a rookie cornerback on the football team. A Duke Infection Control Outreach Network specialist spoke with the players and the team’s staff on Friday and answered their questions.

Study Links Survival Rate Rise to Increased Bystander CPR

The study reported this month in JAMA involved patients in Denmark who suffered out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and for whom resuscitation was attempted between 2001 and 2010.

Epidemic of Drug-Dependent Newborns Worsens in Tennessee

The state's health department predicts more than 800 will be born this year.

Hazmat Chemical Jeopardizes Health of Hotel Residents

A San Francisco hotel reports 15 illnesses from an accidental release of bear repellent.

China adopted a swath of new safety regulations recently, and 3M offered assistance during the process, Frank Little said.

A World of Experience

Frank Little, vice president and general manager of 3M's Personal Safety Division, explains how the company builds its competency in countries all over the world and interacts with safety authorities and customers as they manage issues such as disease outbreaks and disasters.

AMA Webinar Addresses Genetics' Role in Patient Response to Opioids

The free Sept. 25 presentation by Dr. Charles E. Argoff, M.D., professor of neurology at Albany Medical College and director of the Comprehensive Pain Center at Albany Medical Center, will explain how certain genetic variations affect a patient's reaction to opioids.

FDA Mandating Unique IDs for Medical Devices

The agency's rule will require most Class III devices, such as automated external defibrillators, to have unique device identifiers on their label and packaging within a year.

OSHA Awards $10.1 Million in Susan Harwood Safety and Health Training Grants

The money was awarded to over 70 different nonprofit organizations and community groups.



CDC Foundation Launches Business Pulse

The first Business Pulse coincides with this September's National Preparedness Month and features a business continuity discussion between CDC and UPS.

This image is a screen capture from an American Heart Association video promoting hands-only CPR.

Physio-Control, PulsePoint in Partnership to Boost SCA Survival

The AED maker will help meet the public safety agency demand for PulsePoint’s app that alerts CPR-trained citizens by smartphone to nearby sudden cardiac arrest emergencies.

CDC amd the U.S. Senate HELP Committee are focused on eliminating infections this month.

CDC Warns Antibiotic Resistance a Major Threat

The agency's new report lists four core actions it says must be taken to prevent the spread of infections. Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate HELP Committee has set a Sept. 24 hearing on ways to reduce health care-associated infections.

Physicians can be fined more heavily for patient data breaches after the revisions take effect Sept. 23, 2013, according to the AMA.

AMA Produces Toolkit for New HIPAA Changes

It will help physicians cope with the tougher environment after revisions take effect Sept. 23, 2013, according to the organization.

Surgery May Have Exposed Several Patients to CJD

Eight patients potentially were exposed through neurosurgical equipment "because the prion that causes sporadic CJD is not eradicated by the standard sterilization process mandated at hospitals," it stated, according to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services' announcement.

Chicago

Celebrating the National Safety Council's First Century

Chicago's McCormick Place once again will host one of the world's largest conferences for environmental, health, and safety professionals.

What Is a Safe Lift?

What Is a Safe Lift?

When training is done well, in combination with engineering controls, it is a very effective way to reduce back injuries and create safer lifting environments.

Nashville Hospital's VPP Journey Recounted

A presentation by officials from Saint Thomas Health, TOSHA, and federal OSHA traced the Midtown Hospital's four-year effort to become the first health care VPP site in the state last year.

L&I Makes Available Online Delivery of Claims Materials

If enough injured workers, employers, and health care providers opt in, the agency could save at least $1.3 million in the first year alone.

CDC Raises Estimate of Lyme Disease Burden

"This new preliminary estimate confirms that Lyme disease is a tremendous public health problem in the United States and clearly highlights the urgent need for prevention," said Dr. Paul Mead, M.D., MPH, chief of epidemiology and surveillance for CDC's Lyme disease program.

In this side-by-side photo, the newer ambulances on the left are much more visible than the older ambulance in Northumberland County EMS

Green Ambulances Stand Out in Ontario Community

The Northumberland County EMS has begun using three new ambulances with lime green coloring and highly reflective prismatic material to make them more visible, especially at night.

FDA Warns Again About NuVision Pharmacy Products

FDA Warns Again About NuVision Pharmacy Products

All sterile drug products made and distributed by NuVision Pharmacy of Dallas may still pose a serious risk to patients, according to the agency.

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