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| Abortion sparks contentious debate despite legalization in 1973 |
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| No other bioethics topic stirs passionate debate, political controversy, and religious disapproval quite the way that abortion does — and has since its legalization with a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Roe v. Wade in 1973. | |
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| Are you ready for an emergency? Don't get caught unprepared |
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| Equipment, supplies often unavailable in life-threatening emergencySupplies that were the incorrect size. Missing items. Empty oxygen tanks. Drained batteries on equipment. Unstocked or unlocked crash carts. | |
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| ASHP launches antimicrobialstewardship initiative to head off bacterial Armageddon |
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| Hospital pharmacists are among the front-line warriors, fighting to maintain the antimicrobial arsenal in a battle in which it appears the bacteria are winning. | |
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| Clostridium Difficile Infection in Critically Ill Patients |
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| Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a common and severe nosocomial infection which is being seen with alarming frequency in hospitalized patients. Although the organism was first described more than 70 years ago, clinicians didn't start seeing serious C. difficile outbreaks until the past decade. Since 2000, epidemiologists have chronicled a frightening increase in CDI severity, associated mortality, and reduced efficacy of therapies. | |
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| Don't overlook clinical needs of homeless patients in your ED |
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| Each time a homeless person comes to your ED, you are faced with many challenges. Your patient is likely to have poor hygiene, multiple chronic medical problems, no funds for prescriptions, no transportation, and also might be intoxicated. | |
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| Hospitals must reduce readmissions as CMS moves to cut reimbursement |
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| In just a few years, your hospital could lose a significant amount of money if its 30-day readmission rate is higher for Medicare patients with certain diagnoses than the rate at other hospitals. | |
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| State-sponsored programs help PA hospitals reduce HAIs |
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| In quality improvement circles, certain states have gained a reputation for excellence, and recent statistics out of Pennsylvania seem to indicate that this particular state's reputation is well deserved. | |
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| Synthetic cornea may offer hope for corneal blindness |
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| Patients who suffer from corneal disease but have no access to a donor for transplant might benefit from a new biosynthetic cornea transplant, according to Eyegenix, a division of Cellular Bioengineering (CBI; Honolulu). | |
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