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The television crews are gone and other news items lead the 6 o'clock news, but the devastation of hurricanes Katrina and Rita are still everyday stories ...
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Licensed practitioners of all types who are employees of health care providers are often covered by malpractice insurance that is paid for by their employers.
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It is through education that the patient's goals and outcomes are met.
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In the state of Michigan, no one has brought different groups from across health care settings together at one table.
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When a case manager or social worker at Saint Luke's Medical Center is concerned about a patient who is being discharged, he or she asks the RNs staffing the hospital's Nurseline to make a follow up call after the patient gets home.
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Synopsis: In these 2 studies, the quadrivalent measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV) vaccine, with increased potency of varicella compared to the current monovalent varicella vaccine, provides a varicella response rate of 81% and 91% after 1 dose, and 99% and 100% after 2 doses.
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The American Society for Microbiology Periodically publishes updates, called Cumitechs, to their recommendations regarding specific areas of clinical microbiology. The following is a brief summary, written primarily from a clinicians point of view, of their recent monograph on blood cultures. The recommendations, with the exception of the recommended volume of blood draws, apply to both children and adults.
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Synopsis: Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) is increasing in incidence and severity, and is appearing in patients even in the absence of recent hospitalization or antimicrobial use.
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Synopsis: The US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) periodically updates their guidelines for antiretroviral therapy. The latest iteration of these guidelines was published in October 2005.
