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U.S. not prepared for emerging diseases

October 30, 2008 — 9:17am ET | By Anne Zieger
We haven't had a severe outbreak of the flu or other type of illness in recent years, and yet 170,000 Americans die each year from new or re-emerging infectious diseases. A new report from the Trust... Read more...

Nevada plans to release more doctor malpractice history

June 17, 2008 — 1:04pm ET | By Anne Zieger
Right now, the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners Web site lists the names of doctors who've been disciplined and the nature of the infraction--but the only way to get more information is to contact... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Demand for health IT pros to soar; Pharmas lobbying hard in DC; and much more...

April 21, 2008 — 6:59am ET
> Industry researchers are predicting that it will take a huge increase in the volume of professionals available (more than 40,000) to meet the near-term demand for skilled health IT pros. Read more...

ALSO NOTED: IT leaders, other execs clash over spending priorities; Med mal insurer offers discounts for PHR use; and much more

February 28, 2008 — 7:59am ET
> It seems that IT leaders disagree with others in the healthcare executive suite when it comes to where the money should be spent. Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Lipitor ads under fire; MD faces doctor shortage; and much more...

January 8, 2008 — 7:59am ET
> Federal lawmakers have begun investigating whether the Lipitor ads starring world-famous artificial heart inventor Dr. Robert Jarvik are misleading. Read more...

Case study: NY hospital isolates MRSA patients

October 29, 2007 — 7:59am ET
Here's a story of one New York hospital which has taken its battle against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to a new level. Syracuse, NY-based Crouse Hospital operates a 17-bed... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: MRSA school outbreaks hit the news; Joint Commission may yank DC hospital accreditation; and much more...

October 19, 2007 — 6:59am ET
> Reports of MRSA outbreaks in schools surfaced in several states this week, including one outbreak in which seven players on a Maryland high school football team were infected. Read more...

ALSO NOTED: C. difficile outbreak in the U.K.; Kaiser offers nurse buyouts; and much more...

October 12, 2007 — 6:59am ET
> There's been a virulent clostridium difficile outbreak in hospitals in south-central England, resulting in 90 deaths to date. Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Potential breakthrough made for Down syndrome; INCB wars on counterfeit drugs; and much more...

February 28, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

> The International Narcotics Control Board is warning that the flood of counterfeit medicines available in many countries could have fatal consequences for consumers. Release

> Potential breakthrough made for Down syndrome. Report

> Cancer researchers pursue genetically guided …

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LA hospital cited in NICU deaths

January 24, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

A Los Angeles hospital's decision to turn over instrument sterilization to insiders may have cost some infants their lives, state officials have ruled. In early December, White Memorial Medical Center was forced to close its busy neonatal ICU after an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa made five babies sick and lead, most likely, to the deaths of two of those infants. A follow-up investigation by the California Department of Health Services has concluded that staffers charged with …

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