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As sicker, more complex patients are increasingly cared for by home health nurses, the risk for needlestick injuries also increases. In a recent study, researchers identified the rate of needlestick-type injuries to be 7.6 per 100 nurses. At this rate, researchers estimate that there are nearly 10,000 needlestick injuries each year in home care.
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A death of a loved one, a job loss, the end of a marriage, an illness or disability. Everyone faces losses and grief, but the toll that grief can take on the mind and body can catch many people by surprise.
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A surgeon and a pediatrician are among the four American physicians who have been named recipients of the first Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards.
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The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), Alexandria, VA, has issued an alert warning members that fraudulent NHPCO membership dues invoices have been faxed to some members.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Alert warning of the deaths and injuries that resulted from the use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) outlined the following cautions:
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This is the second of a two-part article that discusses best practices for the care of patients with dementia.
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Hospital-at-home care may be a practical alternative to traditional hospital inpatient care for patients with acutely suddenly worsening chronic heart failure, according to a recent report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Pick up any newspaper or magazine or turn on the news, and you're likely to hear somebody talking about this country's obesity epidemic.
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Lean management techniques helped Lahey Clinic Medical Center, North Shore, in the city of Peabody, MA, boost patient satisfaction and reduce emergency department (ED) waiting times.
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Six deaths and 77 injuries associated with the use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) over the course of two years have prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue an alert to health care providers.
