All
RSSArticles
-
Morcellation: Has it Improved Outcomes or Put Women at Risk?
Widespread concern over malignant tumor dissemination with morcellation threatens to undermine advances in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery that have benefited women. Before providers abandon this technique, they should put the risks and benefits in perspective.
-
Can Cerebroplacental Ratio Predict Neonatal Mortality?
Recent articles show the cerebroplacental ratio to be a useful predictor of immediate and later neonatal morbidity, particularly, in late-onset intrauterine growth restriction.
-
Quality of Information on Pelvic Organ Prolapse on the Internet
After review of more than 400 websites, most web-based information available to women regarding pelvic organ prolapse treatment is incomplete. The best-quality information was found on government-sponsored websites.
-
Flibanserin: A Billion Dollar Market?
On the third attempt, the FDA approved the treatment for generalized hypoactive sexual desire disorder in premenopausal women.
-
Stroke Mimics: A Clinical Dilemma
MONOGRAPH: A quarter of patients with symptoms apparently due to an acute ischemic stroke have another condition that mimics it.
-
Active shooter drills increasing, should hospital security be armed?
A wave of violence continues to threaten healthcare employees and patients, increasing preparations but opening new questions about arming staff and security.
-
AOHP issues new respiratory position statement stressing competence, training
The Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare recently adopted a new position statement emphasizing that respiratory protection is a “critical area of competence” for OHPs in healthcare.
-
Following last year’s misfire, EH programs may get more pushback, questions about flu shots
Employee health professionals with voluntary seasonal influenza vaccination can expect a tougher sell this year to skeptical healthcare workers, many of whom will recall last year’s mismatched batch that whiffed on a widely circulating H3N2 strain that had antigenically drifted.
-
Efficacy questioned, but consider pertussis revaccination of HCWs during outbreak
If there is an increased risk of pertussis in a healthcare setting evidenced by documented or suspected healthcare-associated transmission of pertussis, employee health professionals can consider revaccination of healthcare personnel with Tdap vaccine, the CDC recommends.
-
One case of measles leads to more than 1,000 exposures to HCWs and patients
There are maddening, laborious measles exposure incidents in hospitals, and then there is the epic disaster that unfolded in May 2014 at Inova Health System in Fairfax, VA.