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Hospitals running out of drugs, seeking medication alternatives
As the drug shortage continues, hospitals are seeking alternative medication and care treatments. In recent years, medications for cancer, cystic fibrosis, and even cardiac arrest have reached an
Blood test helps prevent serious contrast-agent complications
A simple blood test for certain patients about to receive an MRI exam can stem serious complications related to contrast agents, according to a study. During the past five years, use of
House committee approves medical liability reform
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to approve a bill that would place caps on medical liability for providers, reports AHA News Today. The bill, which was co-authored by Republicans and
Industry group questions FDA oversite of m-health devices
The mHealth Regulatory Coalition, an industry group comprised of many of the mobile health IT stakeholders, is weighing in on the issue of when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should regulate
Lax regulation of tube design harms patients
Weak federal oversight of tube design makes it all too easy for tubes with different functions to get mixed up in hospitals, harming patients, the New York Times reports. When the wrong connections
Doctor duped more than 100 chronically ill patients in stem-cell scam
An unlicensed physician who conned 134 chronically ill patients over the last four years into undergoing experimental stem cell procedures he claimed could cure diseases like multiple sclerosis and
New knowledge of radiation risks prompts FDA, providers to make changes
The United States accounts for half of the advanced procedures that use radiation in the world. But the CT scans and chest X-rays that have proven convenient and popular among doctors looking for
FDA looking to reduce radiation exposure to patients
With growing reports of unnecessary radiation exposure to patients, the Food and Drug Administration has stepped in to require safety controls that will eliminate excessive radiation doses, and also
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,
New IV flu drug approved for H1N1 use; First ED goes live on Calif. health info network;
> Peramivir, an intravenous flu drug, has been given emergency approval for some adults and children hospitalized with H1N1. The FDA granted the approval on Friday at the request of the CDC. This
