Validation of this CPR, which is ongoing, could be used to assess disease severity and inform clinical decision making.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered the three manufacturers of duodenoscopes marketed in the United States to conduct postmarket surveillance studies for greater understanding of how the devices are reprocessed in real-world settings.
According to new research, there are four types of people who decide not to vaccinate due to issues of complacency, convenience, confidence, and calculation.
Things just got really specific with the new ICD-10 codes. How specific you ask? Diana Ernst, RPh, has your answer.
The newly expanded codes in ICD-10 will grant healthcare professionals greater specificity and clinical accuracy for noting procedures and diagnoses, but could also present obstacles and headaches in the transition from the previous ICD-9 codes.
The FDA has issued a safety alert to consumers regarding the consumption of juice and cider that have not been pasteurized.
Recently approved drugs have expanded options for treatment and agents in the development pipeline may further advance both HIV treatment and prevention.
Changing practices on how central lines are used and removing central lines as soon as possible is very important.
A combination of three antibiotics was effective against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) where as individual agents, would not have been effective against the pathogen.