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The cardiovascular field last month saw the unveiling of a couple of significant new developments in the cardiovascular arena, one a study for a combination medical device/biotechnology therapy for the enhancement of revascularization and the other a pivotal trial for a self-expanding carotid stent system.
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Screening adds safety to smallpox vaccination. Despite widespread fears about the smallpox vaccine, there were few serious adverse reactions and no known spread to contacts in the first month of the vaccination program.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that these adverse events after smallpox vaccination be reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting Systems and to state health departments.
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Hospitals that give more autonomy to nurses and have less hierarchy qualities that gained them designation by the Magnet Recognition Program of the American Nurses Credentialing Center in Washington, DC have lower levels of emotional exhaustion and burnout, lower rates of needlestick injuries, higher job satisfaction, and better retention and recruitment of nurses, according to several recent studies.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an adverse event can be causally attributed to vaccine more readily if one of the following is true.
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How ready are hospitals to respond to an act of terrorism that results in contaminated patients and mass casualties? Preparedness experts worry that the smallpox vaccination program may be diverting resources from other types of emergency capability.
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When Lise Borel, DMD, developed symptoms of a severe latex allergy in 1994, she was barely aware of the risks associated with the gloves and powder. Today, thanks in part to her advocacy efforts through the organization, ELASTIC of Torrington, CT, latex allergy is widely recognized as a major occupational health hazard for health care workers.
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The following 14 characteristics have been identified as key elements of magnet hospitals.
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