The agency has cited Kaiser Foundation Hospitals in Vallejo, Calif., for exposing workers to injury and infection from used needles at a collection box for biomedical waste and also water well services company M&W Pumps, Inc. for failing to follow high-voltage safety orders.
Citing the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, FDA reported 30-40 percent of civilian deaths by traumatic injury result from bleeding, and of those deaths, 33 to 56 percent occur before the patient reaches a hospital.
According to WHO's Dec. 7 announcement, from Ukraine to Afghanistan, 603 health workers were killed and 958 injured in 2014 attacks in 32 countries, according to data compiled by the WHO from various sources.
The Hawaii Department of Health reported Dec. 7 that a total of 139 cases of dengue fever have been confirmed as of that date on Hawaii Island.
Grace Peng, Ph.D., program director of Rehabilitation Engineering at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, said the three "highly innovative projects demonstrate the power of encouraging leaders in the field of robotics to focus their attention on solving issues that pertain to health."
The reduction came about partly because of the ACA, which prioritizes efforts to prevent these infections, including through Medicare payment incentives to improve the quality of care and the HHS Partnership for Patients initiative.
Sanitizing, disinfecting, and cleaning chemicals are likely to be found throughout the facility. It is important to know the particular brands and styles that are being used to verify that proper precautions are being taken.
OSHA has issued a notice to Hunter Holmes Mcguire VA Medical Center.
Anthim from Elusys Therapeutics and Raxibacumab from GlaxoSmithKilne are monoclonal antibody therapeutics. HHS’ BARDA is spending $54.6 million in support of them, the agency announced Nov. 12.
A global action plan to tackle this growing problem was endorsed at the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly in May 2015; a key objective of the plan is to improve awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance through effective communication, education, and training.
The American Heart Association and Google Life Sciences will set up a single research team that will seek novel strategies to reverse and prevent coronary heart disease, the number one killer of Americans.
More than 65,000 people from 80 countries attended the 30th A+A trade fair last month in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Slips, trips, and falls are an everyday risk at hospitals and comprise one of the top accident categories.
A study published in Environmental Research Letters says the excess pollution directly contributed to the deaths of 60 people in the U.S.
The ANA has asked nurses to get the flu vaccine as well as advise their patients to do the same.
More than 8 million Americans have diabetic retinopathy and total cases of the disease are projected to increase by 35 percent by 2032 and by 63 percent by 2050.
Highly addictive medicines are overprescribed, and the council urged DEA to require more education for the medical practitioners who prescribe them.
CDC awarded a total of $11 million to six academic institutions, which will work to identify possible new ways to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as Ebola in health care facilities.
Robert Lytle of Rapid City, S.D., marketed the QLaser devices with labeling claims they could be used for treating conditions such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, and diabetes. "Although two of the devices are cleared for providing temporary relief of pain associated with osteoarthritis of the hand, none of the devices have been cleared by the FDA or otherwise approved to treat any other medical conditions," according to DOJ.
"These products are intended to offer greater options and help create a continuum of care in a mass casualty incident. Together, they have the potential to eliminate resource-intensive steps, shorten hospital stays, and improve patient outcomes," said BARDA Director Robin Robinson, Ph.D.