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EPA Wants to Clamp Down on Common Sterilization Gas
Agency seeks to better regulate ethylene oxide to protect workers from harm.
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Lack of Funding, Salary Support for Ethics Consultation Work
Demand for ethics consults is rising, but there is not enough financial support, nor enough staff with specialized training in bioethics. Without commitment and active engagement from leadership, clinical ethics consultants most likely will remain almost poorly resourced, albeit with dedicated volunteers.
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Living Donor Liver Transplant Raises Multiple Ethical Questions
Living donor liver transplantation could save more lives, but a lack of public awareness about the procedure, the lack of qualified surgeons available to perform the operation, and fears about the donor's long-term health all are obstacles to expansion.
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Use Caution When Leveraging Exception from Informed Consent Rule
The exception from informed consent (EFIC) regulation requires public engagement. This means researchers must publicly disseminate the details of their trials before they are finished and publish the results when the study is completed. Despite these requirements, there is lack of transparency about EFIC trials.
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Inconsistent Transparency on Physician Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Medical boards are not consistently transparent on physician sexual misconduct, even two years after the Federation of State Medical Boards released a policy calling for such.
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Congress Proposes Adding Thousands of Medicare-Funded Residency Positions
The bill would add 2,000 positions annually for seven years, which could alleviate healthcare staffing woes.
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Florida Hospital Tests Safety Bundle to Improve Alarm Management
With better communication and training, staff on a surgical ICU improved their responses to emergency alarms and alleviated alert fatigue.
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Congressional Proposal Would Reward Clinicians Who Practice in Rural Areas
The bill would expand medical school loan forgiveness in exchange for working in remote, underserved areas.
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California Lawmaker Pushes for More Mental Health Professionals in Hospitals
Employing trained mental health providers on site is important, but are there enough resources to meet the need?
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CDC: Candida auris Spreading at ‘Alarming’ Rate
The agency reported the number of clinical cases has risen each year since 2016, with the worst spike occurring during the 2020-2021 period.