FDA approves vaccine for meningococcal disease
On Oct. 29, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Trumenba, the first vaccine licensed in the United States to prevent invasive meningococcal…
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Ebola resources
Access ebola-related resources from Nebraska Medicine and the American Nurses Association.
FDA approves new labeling for Embeda ER capsules
On Oct. 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved new labeling for Embeda (morphine sulfate and naltrexone hydrochloride) extended-release (ER) capsules, an…
Staggering number of alarms identified
A study in PLOS ONE found more than 2.5 million patient monitoring alarms in one month in one hospital. Many were caused by a…
Study finds link between vitamin D and prostate cancer
Researchers writing in Prostate report that the gene GDF-15, known to be upregulated by Vitamin D, is notably absent in samples of human prostate…
FDA approves two drugs for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
On Oct. 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Ofev (nintedanib) http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm418994.htm and Esbriet (pirfenidone) for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.…
CDC develops new faster test for enterovirus D68
On Oct. 14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it has started using a new, faster lab test for detecting…
Ebola resources from ANA
Access ebola information from the American Nurses Association (ANA) http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/WorkplaceSafety/Healthy-Work-Environment/DPR/Ebola-Information.html.
FDA issues recommendations for strengthening cybersecurity of devices
On Oct. 1, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized recommendations to manufacturers for managing cybersecurity risks to better protect patient health and…
Mortality risk for obesity similar for blacks, whites
A study in PLOS One has found that the increased risk of premature death associated with a higher body mass index (BMI) is similar…
CDC provides enterovirus D68 information
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has dedicated a section of its website to the nationwide outbreak of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) associated…
JAK inhibitors effective in stopping tumor growth in some colon cancers
Researchers have found that medicines called JAK inhibitors halted tumor growth in patients with colon cancer who had a genetic mutation that is present…
FDA approves vaccine for meningococcal disease
On Oct. 29, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Trumenba, the first vaccine licensed in the United States to prevent…
Ebola resources
Access ebola-related resources from Nebraska Medicine and the American Nurses Association.
FDA approves new labeling for Embeda ER capsules
On Oct. 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved new labeling for Embeda (morphine sulfate and naltrexone hydrochloride) extended-release (ER)…
Staggering number of alarms identified
A study in PLOS ONE found more than 2.5 million patient monitoring alarms in one month in one hospital. Many were caused…
Study finds link between vitamin D and prostate cancer
Researchers writing in Prostate report that the gene GDF-15, known to be upregulated by Vitamin D, is notably absent in samples of…
FDA approves two drugs for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
On Oct. 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Ofev (nintedanib) http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm418994.htm and Esbriet (pirfenidone) for the treatment of idiopathic…
CDC develops new faster test for enterovirus D68
On Oct. 14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it has started using a new, faster lab test…
Ebola resources from ANA
Access ebola information from the American Nurses Association (ANA) http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/WorkplaceSafety/Healthy-Work-Environment/DPR/Ebola-Information.html.
FDA issues recommendations for strengthening cybersecurity of devices
On Oct. 1, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized recommendations to manufacturers for managing cybersecurity risks to better protect patient…
Mortality risk for obesity similar for blacks, whites
A study in PLOS One has found that the increased risk of premature death associated with a higher body mass index (BMI)…
CDC provides enterovirus D68 information
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has dedicated a section of its website to the nationwide outbreak of enterovirus D68…
JAK inhibitors effective in stopping tumor growth in some colon cancers
Researchers have found that medicines called JAK inhibitors halted tumor growth in patients with colon cancer who had a genetic mutation that…