First Zika-Related Death in Puerto Rico Reported
Result of severe thrombocytopenia caused by infection with the virus
Article Discusses Workplace Violence in Health Care
Workplace violence often underreported; health care sector among industries most subject to violence
Shared Decision-Making Should Be Encouraged in ICU
Shared decision-making process should be used to define overall goals of care
Rates of Acid Suppression Med Rx Still Too High in NICUs
Meds in hospitalized high-risk infants linked to necrotizing enterocolitis, increased risk of death
Doctors Have a Only a Few Weeks Left to Review Financial Data
Physicians have a few weeks left to review, dispute reports relating to their financial ties to industry
U.S. Health Report Card Finds Racial, Ethnic Disparities Persist
But infant mortality rates, numbers of uninsured are improving, government analysis reveals
Detecting, Isolating C. difficile Carriers Beneficial
Strategy linked to decrease in the incidence of health care-associated C. difficile infection
Coronary Heart Disease Risk Up for Women Working Night Shifts
But researchers found that the effect waned after nurses stopped working odd hours
Many Americans Turn to ‘Laying on of Hands’ to Promote Healing
And, nearly nine out of 10 have asked for divine intervention for someone else
Physicians Can Get Involved in Developing Payment Models
New payment models relating to bone metastases, breast cancer developed by ASTRO
