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Good news: Recent research indicates that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil (Merck & Co.; Whitehouse Station, NJ) also provides about 40% cross-protection against other common oncogenic strains of HPV, in addition to its established strains.
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The richer nations of the world have stepped up their collective response to the global AIDS pandemic, with the number of HIV-positive people in low- and middle-income countries receiving treatment increasing from 400,000 to 2 million between 2003 and 2006.
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Circle the calendar now for the annual Contraceptive Technology conference. Sessions will be held March 6-8, 2008, in Boston, and April 3-5, 2008, in San Francisco.
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Thoracoabdominal trauma, both from blunt and penetrating etiologies, poses a diagnostic dilemma for the physician. Is CT scanning sufficient to diagnose a pneumothorax? Is the FAST exam reliable in the multiply injured trauma patient? Are there management differences for the pediatric patient versus the adult patient?
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A new facility in Atlanta is turning the concept of "health care" upside down. Rather that treating sick patients, the health care professionals, called "partners," will see individuals, called "participants," who as far as they know are not sick at all.
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The bad news: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a more widespread public health threat than scientists had previously thought.
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The Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC) and the Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) have partnered to initiate a statewide program that will standardize the colored wristbands worn by patients to indicate allergies, fall risk, and other potential threats to patient safety.
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Increased patient involvement in their own care is encouraged by The Joint Commission and other organizations as one of the keys to improving patient safety.
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Patients who are treated at the nation's top-rated hospitals have on average a 71% lower chance of dying compared with the lowest-rated hospitals as reported in the 10th annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study.
