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Preventing Blood Clots
September 28, 2010 2:53 PM by Amanda Koehler
It was 4 months after my mother was diagnosed with brain cancer, and for someone who had recently had brain surgery, she was doing quite well: walking, talking, even driving herself to her own radiation appointments. In August, my dad decided we should Read More...
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Live Coverage: Green Histology
September 26, 2010 11:04 AM by Kerri Penno
After a couple of days in the beautiful pacific northwest, with clear views of the bay and Mount Rainier, what topic could be more appropriate than going green? Lawrence Patton, HT, a trainer and technical support specialist with Leica, offered practical Read More...
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Editorial: Food Safety No Laughing Matter
September 3, 2010 12:06 AM by Matthew T. Patton
Any time I hear the latest food recall or FDA or CDC alerts on foodborne illnesses, I think of a classic Ellen Degeneres comedy skit: “The local news wants you watch every broadcast they’ve got. It’s not good enough that you’re watching the one you’re Read More...
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MRSA Rates Down
August 16, 2010 11:14 AM by Amanda Koehler
In a survey conducted by the CDC, the government recently found methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is declining in healthcare settings. The CDC found a 28 percent drop in MRSA cases contracted in hospitals from 2005-2008. Although authorities Read More...
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Violence in the Healthcare Setting
June 5, 2010 8:23 PM by Matthew T. Patton
A new Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert warns that healthcare facilities today are being confronted with steadily increasing rates of crime, including assault, rape and murder. The Alert urges greater attention to the issue of violence and to controlling Read More...
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Mine Tragedy Makes No Sense
April 12, 2010 11:35 PM by Matthew T. Patton
Just a simple blog post to say what an absolutely horrible, meaningless tragedy the most recent mining accident in West Virginia. The death toll now stands at 25. My brother, Mickey L. Travis, was killed in a mining accident in 2002. (See here for the Read More...
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Appreciation From a Frequent Flier
January 19, 2009 11:09 AM by Matthew T. Patton
I travel pretty frequently for both work and pleasure. Last year, I logged more than 35,000 actual flight miles on USAirways alone. Earlier this year, I chatted with a pilot enroute to Dallas who was traveling on American Airlines as a passenger. We were Read More...
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FDA Says LabCorp Violating Law
October 9, 2008 10:16 AM by Amanda Koehler
Today the FDA told LabCorp, Burlington, NC, that it is violating the law by marketing its OvaSure test without regulatory approval. The FDA said in a letter that if LabCorp did not stop selling the ovarian cancer test, it could face seizure, injunction Read More...
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New Guidelines
July 21, 2008 9:36 AM by Kerri Penno
In response to a disastrous mix-up wherein 400 breast cancer patients in Newfoundland were given inaccurate test results between 1997-2005, the Canadian Association of Pathologists has announced new guidelines for the country's laboratory services. CTV.ca Read More...
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Immunity and the Avian Flu
July 9, 2008 5:55 PM by Kerri Penno
"Bring out your dead." That was the call heard through the streets during the 1918 flu pandemic, when the deaths surpassed modern resources and casket shortages forced families to surrender their loved ones to a wagon piled with bodies. Not a pretty image. Read More...
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Rudimentary Precautions
June 24, 2008 3:57 PM by Kerri Penno
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently reported some disturbing news about the CDC's infectious disease lab in Atlanta. Researches studying Q fever, a disease caused by Coxiella burnetii , were working in a room with a containment door sealed with Read More...
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Joint Commission's 2009 Safety Goals
June 19, 2008 3:24 PM by Frank Fraser
The Joint Commission announced on June 17 the 2009 National Patient Safety Goals and related requirements for its accreditation programs and Disease-Specific Care Certification Program Of the Joint Commission's 16 total goals-three of which have been Read More...
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Artificial Blood Risks
April 29, 2008 3:28 PM by Kerri Penno
The FDA is under fire today, in the wake of a report released in JAMA yesterday, detailing the organization approved artificial blood substitute trials even after studies showed the products increased risk of heart attack and death. "It's hard to understand," Read More...
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CLMA ThinkLab Update
March 17, 2008 2:51 PM by Amanda Koehler
We asked CLMA to update us on the status of ThinkLab '08, to be held March 29-April 1 in Atlanta, where a recent tornado did some damage to the Georgia World Congress Center. Here's what they said: "CLMA is closely monitoring the situation in Atlanta Read More...
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Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Snow ...
February 27, 2008 2:34 PM by Amanda Koehler
Being that it's the end of February, we've been getting some nasty weather here in Pennsylvania. "Wintry mix" seems to be the favorite phrase of weathermen (and women) in our area. At our company, editorial staff members have the option to work from home Read More...
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