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International Group Develops Best Practices for Drug Packaging
Global regulators recommend adoption of ready-to-use/administer syringes and premixed IV solutions
AMA Calls for Inclusive Family, Medical Leave Policies
Association will advocate for policies inclusive of LGBTQ workers
TECH Parenting Can Limit Negative Impact of Media on Kids
Talk, educate, co-view, house rules approach can promote more effective media management
HCV-Infected Kidney Transplant More Efficient in HCV-Infected
Increases quality-adjusted life expectancy, reduces costs versus transplant of HCV-uninfected kidney
Transfeminine Persons Have Increased VTE Incidence
More pronounced differences in VTE, ischemic stroke for those who initiated hormone tx during follow-up
Programs Can Lower Diabetes Distress in Adults With T1DM
Both education/behavioral and emotion-focused approaches produce similar results
Patient Interest Fairly High for Melanoma Genetic Risk Testing
Reduced interest seen in minority and less educated populations
Public Health Vaccine Opposition Growing in the United States
Inverse association identified between NME rate and MMR vaccine coverage of kindergarteners
Error Rate 7.4 Percent in Speech Recognition-Assisted Notes
Overall, 15.8 percent of errors at level of speech recognition-assisted notes involve clinical info
Recent Years Have Seen U.S. Military Reinventing Trauma Care
Redesigned tourniquets supplied to front-line soldiers; surgical teams positioned far forward