OSHA assessed 10 serious violations for alleged violations at CTO Management LLC, dba Health East Ambulatory Surgical Center in Englewood, N.J.
Its findings, published in Vital Signs, call on states, communities, medical facility CEOs, health care providers, and patients to take steps to prevent serious infections.
The New York City Fire Department and the FDNY Foundation are presenting the symposium March 14-15.
The Senate passed S. 242 late last week, and HELP Committee Ranking Member Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., urged the House to follow suit.
Health care and human factors are in the spotlight in March and April, with AIHce 2013 and Safety 2013 following close behind.
From the NECC fungal infection nightmare to a record payment to NHTSA for not reporting vehicle safety defects in a timely manner, there are more than enough items on 2012's Worst Actor list. Fortunately, Best Actor contenders are even more plentiful.
In a new scientific statement published in Circulation, the American Heart Association says this could boost the number of bystanders willing to intervene.
Starting Oct. 1, employers no longer need to utilize trainers approved by the Health and Safety Executive.
Remembered for his stands on smoking and AIDS, he may have been the most famous surgeon general in U.S. history.
Its summary indicates as many as 5 million people worldwide are bitten by snakes per year and 4.5 million people in the United States alone are bitten by dogs annually. Worldwide annual human deaths from rabies are estimated at 55,000.
The seven-part documentary is the first to be made about the nightclub fire, and episode 1 premiered on the 10th anniversary of that tragic event.
Beginning June 1, smoking is prohibited inside state office buildings, universities, hospitals, sports stadiums, restaurants, and on trains, at railway stations, and near entrances to subways.
At least six Centers of Occupational Health and Education sponsors will be chosen, two more than currently operate in the program.They provide education and financial incentives to more than 2,000 health care providers to encourage use of best practices in occupational health.
Partial or complete cease and desist orders were issued to 11 pharmacies for a range of violations. DPH also cited another 21 pharmacies for minor deficiencies that have since been corrected or are being addressed.
A survey suggests the law has worked well workers and even for employers, according to the agency.
Publisher Karen Cavallo wears two hats at 1105 Media Inc. She is also group publisher of the Home Medical Equipment Group.
The FDA issued draft guidance Jan. 9 to aid manufacturers trying to devise abuse-deterrent opioids. A county attorney in Arizona and the U.S. Navy recently tried other methods to deter abuse of synthetic drugs.
Four labels already are required that warn of oral cancer and addiction, but the agency has established a public docket to accept comments on how to increase public understanding of the risks.
The association's executive director submitted comments to HHS that say workers who choose not to participate should not be penalized.
Recently posted by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the paper says antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus infection continues to evolve.