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…
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2012 recommended immunization schedules released
Access the 2012 recommended immunization schedules on the website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention here.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
Vaginal progesterone in women with short cervix may decrease preterm delivery
According to a meta-analysis published by the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, using vaginal progesterone in “asymptomatic women with a sonographic short cervix”…
What new nurses like
According to a Nursing Research and Practice study of 1,152 newly registered nurses, what they like best about nursing can be summed up in…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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.
Vaginal progesterone in women with short cervix may decrease preterm delivery
According to a meta-analysis published by the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, using vaginal progesterone in “asymptomatic women with a sonographic…
What new nurses like
According to a Nursing Research and Practice study of 1,152 newly registered nurses, what they like best about nursing can be summed…
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