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University of Maryland Health and Medical News: 11-20-2004
Roughly 118,700 registered nurses entered the U.S. workforce in 2003, including more than 87,000 under age 34, according to a study published Nov. 17 on the Health Affairs Web site. . . The American Hospital Association - November 17, 2004...
Less than half of uninsured Americans either typically use or are aware of a "safety net provider" in their community, according to a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC). . . The American Hospital Association -...
The State of Maryland today outlined tough new measures for youth group homes in Maryland that will require 40 hours of mandatory training for staff, minimum monitoring standards and higher standards for facilities. . . The Maryland Department of Health...
. . .The study estimates that if the crisis is not resolved, reduced spending by hospitals and physicians. . . will cost Maryland 1,850 jobs by the end of this year, and a loss of 3,000 jobs in 2005. The...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing an external surgical marker tag intended to minimize the likelihood of wrong-site, wrong-procedure and wrong-patient surgeries. The device is the first such surgical marker to utilize radio frequency identification (RFID)...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Tarceva (erlotinib) tablets as a single agent treatment for patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common form of lung cancer in the U.S....
The most comprehensive federal report available on state-specific cancer rates for the first time includes information on incidence and death rates, as well as data for Hispanics and a new section on mesothelioma and Kaposi’s sarcoma. . . The Centers...
AIDS and the HIV virus are spreading at an alarming pace in Russia, but the government lacks the political will to combat the epidemic that may claim tens of thousands of lives within the next few years, leading experts warned...
Tissue banks that process donated skin, ligaments and bones for transplant must meet new federal safety standards, aimed at preventing infection and disease, under regulations issued Thursday. . . CNN.com - November 18, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/11/18/tissue.banks.ap/index.html...
An unexpectedly high number of U.S. soldiers injured in the Middle East and Afghanistan are testing positive for a rare, hard-to-treat blood infection in military hospitals, Army doctors reported on Thursday. . . CNN.com - November 19, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/11/19/soldiers.blood.reut/index.html...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday that Senate testimony by a veteran FDA researcher regarding safety risks for five drugs does not reflect the views of the agency. . . CNN.com - November 19, 2004 http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/19/news/fortune500/fda.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes...
Scientists at Harvard and the University of Utah say that much of our anatomy was shaped 2 million years ago when the earliest humans developed the bones, ligaments and joints necessary for long-distance running. . . The Baltimore Sun -...
Americans are increasingly worried about dangerous -- even deadly -- mistakes in hospitals, but an overwhelming majority say the solution lies in easy-to-read, published safety report cards, not more medical lawsuits, a national survey released yesterday found. . . The...
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ordered a strong, new warning for Pfizer Inc.'s injectable contraceptive called Depo-Provera, saying it could permanently weaken bones. . . The Washington Post - November 18, 2004 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58038-2004Nov17.html...
About two dozen doctors in white coats rallied today in front of the State House, saying long-term reform is needed to deal with rising malpractice premiums, not stopgap measures. . . The Baltimore Sun - November 17, 2004 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-malpractice1117,1,3603428.story?coll=bal-local-headlines...
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