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Colorado Drug Diversion Law Requires Fingerprints
After a series of highly publicized drug diversion incidents by healthcare workers in Colorado in recent years, the state passed a law that requires surgical technologists to register and submit to a background check.
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Mayo Clinic Reaching Out to Physicians in Peril
As an aging population of physicians approaches a demographic cliff that may cause a shortage of medical doctors, there is renewed interest in prolonging and safeguarding the careers of those in the healing profession.
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Zika Riddle: Did Virus Spread to Caregiver?
A dying patient in Utah with a staggering level of circulating Zika virus apparently infected a family caregiver in what may be the first case of non-sexual person-to-person transmission of the emerging virus.
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MERS Outbreak Takes Emotional Toll on HCWs
A hospital outbreak of MERS caused emotional turmoil and stress in healthcare workers, particularly after some of their own colleagues became so seriously infected they had to be put on ventilator support, a recent study reports.
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‘Super-spreaders’ Threaten Healthcare Workers
The quasi-medical term “super-spreader” was coined to describe a single person who infects an unusually large number of contacts, including healthcare workers and other patients.
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Overshadowed by Zika, MERS Still a Looming Threat to HCWs
Though Zika has eclipsed it as a national concern, another virus that has already caused many occupational infections and even deaths in healthcare workers is still emerging in hospital outbreaks a plane ride away: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.
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Warming Oceans Spawn Deadly Bacteria
Researchers connect rising temperatures to the prevalence of bacteria harmful to fish and humans.
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Meningitis Outbreak Rattles Los Angeles’ LGBT Community
Public health officials urge vaccinations for all gay and bisexual men in Los Angeles County.
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FDA Actions
In this section: FDA approves generic influenza treatment; major pharma loses statin battle; FDA gives thumbs up to agonist to treat type 2 diabetes; agency green lights dry eye disease solution; and approves over-the-counter acne treatment.
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Study: Knee Replacement Can Lead to Chronic Opioid Use
Total knee replacement is the surgical procedure most commonly associated with chronic opioid use in opioid-naïve patients.