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Very few hospitals have policies that allow family access during resuscitation and other treatment in the ED, even though research has shown that the public overwhelmingly desires it and a growing number of emergency physicians and nurses support the idea.
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When the lights go out, brace yourself for a surge in patients even if things seem relatively peaceful. That was the lesson learned during the blackout that recently crippled the northeastern United States.
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Azithromycin is an effective, single-drug therapy for mild-to-moderate community-acquired pneumonia.
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Carbapenems are a class of ß-lactam antibiotics that offer broad-spectrum therapy for patients with a variety of infections, including skin/skin structure, intra-abdominal, lower respiratory tract, meningitis, urinary tract, and bone/joint infections.
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The challenge facing the global community is to immediately marshall sufficient resources to ensure rapid scale-up of life-saving prevention strategies. Global HIV Prevention Working Group 2003
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Management of Lipodystrophy in HIV: A Mini-Update; Yersiniosis Outbreak in Black Infants; Transfusion- Associated WNV
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Updated EMTALA rule eases hospitals risk; Johns Hopkins program loses its accreditation; AMA to provide ethics alerts to MDs
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The privacy regulations enacted as part of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) have caused some unforeseen complications for hospitals trying to ensure patient safety and improve communication between providers and patients, say health care professionals and legal experts.