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Penn Medicine Is The First Academic Medical Center in Philadelphia
Feb 26, 2014Penn Medicine is the first academic medical center in Philadelphia - one among just a handful of academic medical centers in the U.S.—to launch a program across multiple professional schools and affiliated hospitals at Penn to improve ...
Tags: LGBT, health, medical education, outreach
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Drug Shortages Remain a Serious Problem for Patient Safety
Jan 14, 2014According to newly published results from a survey of pharmacy directors, drug shortages remain a serious problem for patient safety. Nearly half of the responding directors reported adverse events at their facilities due to drug shortages, ...
Tags: drug shortages, patient care, adverse effects, patient outcomes
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Additional Steps May Need to Be Taken to Protect Children and Adults
Jan 6, 2014Germs that cause common illnesses, including ear infections and strep throat, can linger on surfaces such as cribs, children's toys and books for hours after contamination -- even after the objects are well cleaned -- according to a small ...
Tags: germs, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, surface
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Opioid Dependence Is a Risk Factor for HIV, Stis, and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection
Dec 27, 2013A survey of opioid treatment programs finds that the proportion offering on-site testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) declined substantially between 2000 and 2011, despite guidelines ...
Tags: opioid treatment programs, human immunodeficiency virus
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FDA Encourages Consumers and Others to Discuss and Weigh in on The Proposed Rule
Dec 19, 2013There is no evidence showing over-the-counter antibacterial soap products are any more effective at preventing illness than plain soap and water, officials say. Colleen Rogers, a lead microbiologist at the Food and Drug Administration, ...
Tags: 'antibacterial'Soap, FDA Rule
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Bert Rubinsky Has Been Issued a Patent by The United States Patent and Trademark Office
May 14, 2013Bert Rubinsky, CEO of Medical Grade Innovations (MGI), is announcing he has been issued a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on fabric with antimicrobial properties. The patent number is 13/207,392. The fabric, ...
Tags: MGI Bags Patent, Fabric
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ISO 13485: 2003 Certification Belongs to GCX
Jan 30, 2013International certification body TUV USA has granted ISO 13485:2003 certification to GCX, which provides medical instrument and IT mounting solutions. GCX's commercial products, which are used in virtually all health care settings, ...
Tags: GCX, medical instrument, IT mounting solutions, health care settings
