U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FA) approved Voraxaze (glucarpidase)
On Jan. 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FA) approved Voraxaze (glucarpidase) to treat patients with toxic blood levels of methotrexate because of…
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FDA announces guidelines for polymyxin, vecuronium recall
On Jan. 12, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Bedford Laboratories states certain vials of polymyxin and vecuronium bromide, recalled because of…
2012 recommended immunization schedules released
Access the 2012 recommended immunization schedules on the website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention here.
HHS panel recommends mandatory flu vaccination for health care workers
On Feb. 9, AHANews.com reported the National Vaccine Advisory Committee has recommended that hospitals and other health care facilities not able to achieve a…
NEJM study assess BMD retesting
A study in the Jan. 19 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) found that in older, postmenopausal women with normal bone…
Number of early elective deliveries fall slightly, but more work needed
A survey from the Leapfrog Group released on Jan. 25 found that 39% of hospitals had an elective newborn delivery rate of 5% or…
Study of nurses with disabilities seeks participants
Leslie Neal-Boylan, PhD, RN, professor of nursing at Southern Connecticut State University, is conducting a study of registered nurses with permanent physical and/or sensory…
Number of deaths after surgery declines
The number of inpatient deaths occurring within 30 days of surgery declined from 1996 to 2006 despite an increase in surgical volume according to…
Surgeons between 35 and 50 years old provide safest thyroid surgery care
A multicenter study of 28 surgeons performing 3,574 thyroidectomies published in BMJ found that surgeons aged between 35 and 50 years provide the safest…
FDA approves expanded use of Prevnar vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Prevnar 13, a pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine, in people 50 years and…
IOM issues new report on modified tobacco products
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has released “Scientific Standards for Studies on Modified Risk Tobacco Products.” Read more.
FDA approves single REMS for transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a single shared Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl (TIRF) products. This…
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FA) approved Voraxaze (glucarpidase)
On Jan. 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FA) approved Voraxaze (glucarpidase) to treat patients with toxic blood levels of methotrexate…
FDA announces guidelines for polymyxin, vecuronium recall
On Jan. 12, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Bedford Laboratories states certain vials of polymyxin and vecuronium bromide, recalled…
2012 recommended immunization schedules released
Access the 2012 recommended immunization schedules on the website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention here.
HHS panel recommends mandatory flu vaccination for health care workers
On Feb. 9, AHANews.com reported the National Vaccine Advisory Committee has recommended that hospitals and other health care facilities not able to…
NEJM study assess BMD retesting
A study in the Jan. 19 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) found that in older, postmenopausal women with…
Number of early elective deliveries fall slightly, but more work needed
A survey from the Leapfrog Group released on Jan. 25 found that 39% of hospitals had an elective newborn delivery rate of…
Study of nurses with disabilities seeks participants
Leslie Neal-Boylan, PhD, RN, professor of nursing at Southern Connecticut State University, is conducting a study of registered nurses with permanent physical…
Number of deaths after surgery declines
The number of inpatient deaths occurring within 30 days of surgery declined from 1996 to 2006 despite an increase in surgical volume…
Surgeons between 35 and 50 years old provide safest thyroid surgery care
A multicenter study of 28 surgeons performing 3,574 thyroidectomies published in BMJ found that surgeons aged between 35 and 50 years provide…
FDA approves expanded use of Prevnar vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Prevnar 13, a pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine, in people 50…
IOM issues new report on modified tobacco products
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has released “Scientific Standards for Studies on Modified Risk Tobacco Products.” Read more.
FDA approves single REMS for transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a single shared Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl (TIRF)…
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