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Small business panel questions need for OSHA infectious disease rule, says expand BBP standard
After listening to employers ranging from funeral directors and dentists to administrators of small hospitals and surgery centers, a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel advised the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to put the brakes on its infectious disease rulemaking.
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Ebola funds may bring new resources to protect HCWs, patients as $576 million distributed
Health care workers face infectious disease risks every day, but the Ebola outbreak put those hazards into a harsh, new perspective: You have protective gear, and if you don’t wear it properly, you could die.
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Post-Ebola: OSHA steps of HCW involvement, says deadly virus falls under bloodborne standard
When two Dallas nurses became infected last fall while caring for the nation’s first domestic Ebola patient, the public grew alarmed about the possibility of spread in neighborhoods, stores and airplanes. But the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration was concerned about a more present danger: Workplace transmission.
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Health care jobs and tasks with potential exposure to hazardous drugs range from docs to support staff
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NIOSH: Pregnant workers should avoid hazardous drug exposures
Even the best safety program can’t eliminate the risk to employees handling hazardous drugs, so workers who are pregnant, trying to conceive or breastfeeding should be offered alternative duty, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health concluded in a draft guidance document.
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Clinical Briefs
Ambulatory BP Monitoring, A New Oral Treatment for Hyperkalemia: Patiromer, Obesity Leads to Overdiagnosis of Airflow Obstruction
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Strengthen the Feet to Treat Plantar Fasciitis
SYNOPSIS: A strength training exercise improved self-reported 3-month outcomes in treating plantar fasciitis compared with inserts and stretching.
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Effects of Coenzyme Q10 in Chronic Heart Failure Patients
SYNOPSIS: Treatment with coenzyme Q10 in addition to standard therapy for patients with moderate to severe HF is safe, well tolerated, and associated with a reduction in symptoms and major adverse cardiovascular events.
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Is BMI Good Enough to Measure Visceral Adiposity?
SYNOPSIS: A large international study found frequent discordance between body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), driven by the substantial variability in visceral adiposity. Within each BMI category, patients with the highest WC were more likely to have higher cardiometabolic risk.
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Health system, churches work together to support patients after discharge
A partnership between Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare and 512 Memphis, TN, churches, supports enrolled church members as they transition from the hospital to the community and has resulted in less utilization, lower healthcare costs, lower mortality, and fewer readmissions for participants in the program compared to a similar group.