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The term hospitalist can mean a variety of things.
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In November, Oregon voters were asked to consider a once unthinkable measure: abolish private health insurance in favor of a taxpayer-funded, single-payer health system that would cover everyone.
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The federal investigation into alleged billing fraud and unnecessary surgeries at a Redding, CA, hospital also has shed new light on potential abuses of a unusual Medicare reimbursement mechanism designed to help hospitals who perform difficult procedures or care for very sick patients.
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Once a final decision is made regarding some proposed research involving very young children and an older smallpox vaccine, there could be long-term repercussions for IRBs nationwide.
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The 10-page human subjects consent form proposed for the Dryvax vaccination study of children, ages 2 to 5, has a number of flaws, according to the IRBs and experts who have reviewed the study proposal and consent form.
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In an interview with IRB Advisor, Greg Koski talks about the initiatives launched and the success realized during his time as director of the Office for Human Research Protections.
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Recently updated guidelines for human subjects biomedical research highlight the international research communitys concerns that studies conducted in poor nations may give too little attention to the health and well-being of participants who have few options and fewer medical resources.
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The proposal for the study, A Multicenter, Randomized Dose Response Study of the Safety, Clinical and Immune Responses of DryVax Vaccine Administered to Children 2 to 5 Years of Age, provides the following details.
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The continuing publicity surrounding both ever increasing public financial support for clinical research and claims of improper human research activities has led to calls for additional oversight of the clinical research enterprise.
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The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) published in October 2002 its revised and updated International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects. Here is a brief look at the new and revised guidelines.
