Children in hospitals often experience adverse patient safety events such as medical injuries or errors in the course of their care, new research shows.
A major nationwide study has found that the long hours worked by hospital staff nurses may have adverse effects on patient safety.
The U.S. Attorneys office in Western District of Washington state has announced that Richard W. Gibson, 42, of SeaTac, WA, pleaded guilty in federal court in Seattle to wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information for economic gain. The case is the first criminal conviction related to the health information privacy provisions of HIPAA that became effective in April 2003.
This case highlights the problems that can stem from traumatic lacerations, a common childhood injury.
Thomson American Health Consultants is offering an audio conference with the information necessary to help you recognize the ethical and regulatory issues related to working with children in clinical trials.
In an adjuvant breast cancer trial conducted more than 20 years ago, older patients were randomized to treatment with tamoxifen and prednisone or no adjuvant therapy. Now, at 21 years of follow-up, it is clear that disease-free and overall survival remain better for those who received treatment.
In this largest reported series of surgical Stage I UPSC patients, recurrence rates were lower than those published in previous studies, suggesting a potential benefit of comprehensive surgical staging in these patients. The risk of recurrence and the mean overall survival were similar between surgical Stage I UPSC patients who were managed conservatively and those treated with adjuvant radiation therapy.
