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Recent outbreaks of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) are a wake-up call to boost infection control practices. But they also underscore the prevalence of HCV and the continued occupational risk.
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Do you want to make changes needed to keep your patients happy, but unsure what needs to be changed? Ask them!
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You would think that going five years without an incident of wrong-site surgery would bring contentment to any surgery program. At Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, however, leaders are constantly trying to improve, so they have incorporated a script, poster, and checklist into their surgery processes.
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Researchers predict that by as early as 2010, there could be a shortage of 1,300 general surgeons.
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The drowned patient represents a unique and difficult challenge. A wide range of physiologic insults may occur, making each management decision critical. This review describes the epidemiology, pathophysiology, critical actions, and prognostic factors the emergency physician must know to provide the best care for the drowned patient.
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Family planning clinicians have become familiar with providing Gardasil (Merck & Co.), the quadrivalent vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV), to young women. Will their practice extend to include young men if the vaccine is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
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What if a vaginal ring could deliver protection against unplanned pregnancy and HIV infection? Scientists are testing a ring loaded with multiple antiviral drugs to prevent HIV infection, and they also are weighing its use in pregnancy prevention.
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While not yet available in the United States, international researchers are examining use of contraceptive progestins in two birth control methods: a transdermal patch using gestodene and an oral contraceptive formulation using dienogest.
