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With approximately 95% of all new HIV infections now occurring in developing countries, the search for a global AIDS vaccine is increasingly critical. Some barriers have fallen, but the virus is an elusive target, said Gary J. Nabel, MD, PhD, director of the vaccine research center at the National Institutes of Health.
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Increased reimbursement, a new nasal delivery system, and the lingering shadow of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) should combine to make for a memorable 2003-2004 flu vaccination season.
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Many hospitals will be besieged and severely overcrowded if an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) occurs during the 2003-2004 influenza season, a government watchdog agency recently warned Congress.
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For almost two years now, we have had an active, very fun, and effective hand hygiene monitoring program.
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Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865) pioneered hand hygiene in medicine when trying to control the spread of puerperal (childbed) fever caused by Streptococcus pyogenes.
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Prognostic Value of ABPMs in patients with Treated Hypertension; Tazarotene Cream in the Treatment of Psoriasis; Antihyperglycemic Effect of Oolong Tea in Type 2 Diabetes; Metformin and Thiazolidinedione Use in Medicare Patients with Heart Failure; Alcohol Consumption Patterns and Biologic Markers of Glycemic Control; Azelaic Acid Gel as a New Treatment for Papulopustular Rosacea
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Two years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the United States is drastically underfunding local emergency responders and remains dangerously unprepared to handle a catastrophic attack on American soil.
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In this second part of a two-part series, we explore how the Health Insurance Portabil-ity and Accountability Act (HIPAA) may complicate the issue of cameras in the ED and why a local news crew requires the most vigilance. Last month, ED Management looked at the need for exercising tight control over camera crews in your ED.