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Most people who want H1N1 vaccine can't get it
It's a poor reflection on our public health status, but it seems to be the reality. According to a new study by researchers form Harvard University School of Public Health, the majority of Americans... Read more...
Rate of C. diff cases continues to climb outside hospitals
Findings presented at this year's American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting suggest that Clostridium difficile infections are becoming more common outside of hospitals, a grim development... Read more...
Study: Methadone common cause for painkiller deaths
A new study suggests that methadone is commonly a culprit in prescription opioid deaths--and that Medicaid enrollees could be at particular risk. The study, which was released by the CDC, concluded... Read more...
Liquid Tamiflu shortage puts pressure on pharmacists, parents
Not a day goes by without some fear that the H1N1 vaccine will remain out of reach for too many, too long. Now, it's the children's dose of liquid Tamiflu that has parents scouring pharmacies,... Read more...
Hospitals, clinics strain amid the swine flu surge
The dreaded swine flu is pushing hospital emergency rooms and flu immunization clinics to the brink of their capacity. The 220 people who sought treatment at Metro Hospital's ER in Wyoming, for... Read more...
Hospitals will have more leeway thanks to H1N1 emergency declaration
HHS now will be able to give hospitals more leeway in how they handle any incoming surges incoming patients thanks to President Obama's declaration last week that the H1N1 swine flu is a national... Read more...
WHO recommends quick H1N1 treatment, even before test results
In most situations, you wouldn't hear a public health body encouraging providers to treat an illness before they had officially confirmed that a patient actually had that illness. But in this case,... Read more...
CDC: H1N1 deaths tied to presence of other bacterial infections
A new report from the CDC concludes that many people who have died of the H1N1 flu in the U.S. also had other bacterial infections that contributed to their deaths. According to the CDC's Morbidity... Read more...
Study suggests fears about swine flu superbug overblown
As we've noted in FierceHealthcare over the last few days, evidence has been trickling in that the H1N1 virus will turn into a "superbug," or at least prove more virulent than expected. Thankfully,... Read more...
Feds offer $40M in stimulus funds to fight healthcare-associated infections
The federal government has set aside $40 million in stimulus funds to help hospitals fight healthcare-associated infections, part of a larger government and industry push to eliminate these costly,... Read more...
