Health Care


WHO Forms MERS Emergency Committee

The committee's members are international experts who will meet July 9 and July 11.

HHS Issues Final Health IT Safety Plan

The Joint Commission will expand capacity to investigate health IT-related events, the agency also announced.

Hong Kong Closely Monitoring Avian Flu Cases

The Centre for Health Protection's latest update, issued July 3, said 50 suspected human cases have been received since March 31.

Fatal Prescription Painkiller Overdoses Rising Faster Among Women

A CDC study found they rose 400 percent among women from 1999 to 2010 compared with 265 percent among men.

AMA Updates Pain Management Education Program

It emphasizes balancing appropriate pain management and prevention of prescription drug abuse and diversion.

'Friends of NIOSH' Seek Stable Funding

The group's letter to House Appropriations leaders asks for "at least the Fiscal 2012 level."

Antibiotic Approved for Hospitalized Patients with Bacterial Pneumonia

It will aid "very ill patients who have exhausted or cannot take other available treatments," said Dr. Edward Cox, M.D., MPH, director of the Office of Antimicrobial Products in FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

Mayors Wrapping Up Annual Meeting Today

The U.S. Conference of Mayors' four-day meeting in Las Vegas focused on a wide range of issues, from pipeline safety to urban violence, water policy, energy, and vacant and abandoned properties.



ACS Presents Five Excellence Awards

The awards honored Quest Diagnostics, Walmart, and three others for promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing cancer risks among their employees.

MMWR Reports on Rubella Epidemic in Japan

Most of the 5,442 cases reported from Jan. 1 to May 1, 2013, are unvaccinated adult males.

Surgeon General Benjamin Stepping Down

Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, has served in the post since late 2009 and is the 18th surgeon general in U.S. history.

New Orleans Holding Emergency Preparedness Exercise

"This pilot program is a perfect example of how we in New Orleans can lead in resiliency, in an area that is particularly important during an emergency -- the identification of some of the most high-risk individuals in our community," Mayor Mitch Landrieu said.

HR's Biggest Show Coming to Chicago

Keynote speakers include Hillary Clinton and CNN journalist Fareed Zakaria as more than 15,000 attendees meet at McCormick Place to discuss hot-button issues ranging from immigration reform to implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Lautenberg's Legacy May Be Modernized TSCA

The late senator from New Jersey worked with another member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, conservative Republican David Vitter, on the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, introduced just two weeks ago.

Aging U.S. Population to Challenge EMS: FEMA Report

This age group is at a higher fire risk than the rest of the population, and high-frequency smoke alarms in many existing homes are a problem, it says.

Keys to Boosting CPR Quality

Dr. Bentley J. Bobrow discusses the lessons for employers in a study that involved resuscitation training and AEDs that provide real-time CPR feedback.

Canadian Air Ambulance Crash Kills Four

Ornge, which provides air medical service in Ontario, confirmed there were no survivors when the helicopter crashed May 31.

FDA Approves RFID Blood Tracking Device

The iTrace for Blood Centers device is the first to use Radio Frequency Identification technology, according to the agency.

New Sharps Regs Take Effect in Britain

The regulations implement a European Directive and build on already existing Health and Safety Executive rules.

Model PPACA Notices Issued for Distribution

These notices must be given out prior to Oct. 1, 2013.

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