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Patient Safety: is the prevention of harm to patients. Emphasis is often placed on the system of care delivery that prevents errors, learns from the errors that occur and is built on a culture of safety that involves health care professionals, organizations and patients. Patient safety practices have been defined as those that reduce the risk of adverse events related to exposure to medical care across a range of diagnoses or conditions.
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MAY 26, 2021Microbiology
Foodborne illness can be prevented by cooking meat to a proper temperature and avoiding cross-contamination. But when th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2021Health & Medicine
Chronic itch —clinically known as chronic pruritus — is characterized as an unrelenting sensation to scratch ...Written By: Angela DowdenMAY 12, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that hospitalized cannabis users with arrhythmia, a heart rhythm disorder, are 4.5 times more lik ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 11, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care, and early diagnosis is a decisive factor in determini ...Sponsored By: bioMérieux IncMAY 04, 2021Health & Medicine
In a leap that will eliminate the risks of vaping or smoking, Canada has just approved an Israeli-made inhaler that is a ...Written By: Angela DowdenAPR 21, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Berkeley researchers have created the next generation of deep tissue oxygen sensors: A tiny, wireless device that ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 18, 2021Plants & Animals
Dogs help us in a lot of ways. Now they may help us get back to normal after the pandemic by using their exceptional abi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Vaccines are mostly known as tools to prevent illness. But cancer vaccines are a bit different, and aim to treat existin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2021Immunology
Australian researchers have used a breakthrough therapy to cure a patient diagnosed with a rare brain lymphoma, a form o ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 20, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
A study found that a new once-weekly basal insulin injection holds similar efficacy, safety and lower rate of low blood ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 11, 2021Health & Medicine
Thirty-five states in the USA now have medical cannabis programs and a 2017 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, ...Written By: Angela DowdenMAR 01, 2021Cancer
In an effort to address the high probability of relapse for elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia, researchers fr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 26, 2021Microbiology
Eczema is a skin condition that causes a chronic, itchy rash. The most common form of the disorder, atopic dermatitis, i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Australian researchers have developed a COVID-19 triaging tool that serves as a crystal ball for healthcare workers. Onc ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 16, 2021Genetics & Genomics
While people carry mostly the same genes, there are small differences in the sequences of those genes that can have prof ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel have found that medical cannabis may reduce blood pr ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 10, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Ketamine has been known for some time for its ability to tackle depression. Now, however, researchers have found that or ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 02, 2021Immunology
Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped bacteria, often given a bad rap thanks to its association with food poisoning. But c ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 02, 2021Immunology
By the time stomach cancer is diagnosed, it’s often bad news for patients. The disease often presents with relativ ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 26, 2021Immunology
In a period of just over three weeks, over four million people received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Out of all the ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 26, 2021Cancer
Experiments conducted in cell cultures and mice models provide evidence for the effectiveness of a new intervention to p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 18, 2021Cancer
New research published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology & Physics describes a new me ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 17, 2021Immunology
In the race for finding the right vaccine for the COVID-19 pandemic, a new vaccine candidate emerged. Researchers at Sta ...Written By: Heba El-wassefJAN 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a rare disorder that impacts around 400 people in the world. Many people have he ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2021
Microbiology
Foodborne illness can be prevented by cooking meat to a proper temperature and avoiding cross-contamination. But when th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2021
Health & Medicine
Chronic itch —clinically known as chronic pruritus — is characterized as an unrelenting sensation to scratch
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
MAY 12, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that hospitalized cannabis users with arrhythmia, a heart rhythm disorder, are 4.5 times more lik
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 11, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care, and early diagnosis is a decisive factor in determini
...
Sponsored By:
bioMérieux Inc
MAY 04, 2021
Health & Medicine
In a leap that will eliminate the risks of vaping or smoking, Canada has just approved an Israeli-made inhaler that is a
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
APR 21, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Berkeley researchers have created the next generation of deep tissue oxygen sensors: A tiny, wireless device that
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
Dogs help us in a lot of ways. Now they may help us get back to normal after the pandemic by using their exceptional abi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Vaccines are mostly known as tools to prevent illness. But cancer vaccines are a bit different, and aim to treat existin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2021
Immunology
Australian researchers have used a breakthrough therapy to cure a patient diagnosed with a rare brain lymphoma, a form o
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 20, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
A study found that a new once-weekly basal insulin injection holds similar efficacy, safety and lower rate of low blood
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 11, 2021
Health & Medicine
Thirty-five states in the USA now have medical cannabis programs and a 2017 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
MAR 01, 2021
Cancer
In an effort to address the high probability of relapse for elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia, researchers fr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 26, 2021
Microbiology
Eczema is a skin condition that causes a chronic, itchy rash. The most common form of the disorder, atopic dermatitis, i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Australian researchers have developed a COVID-19 triaging tool that serves as a crystal ball for healthcare workers. Onc
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 16, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
While people carry mostly the same genes, there are small differences in the sequences of those genes that can have prof
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel have found that medical cannabis may reduce blood pr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 10, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Ketamine has been known for some time for its ability to tackle depression. Now, however, researchers have found that or
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 02, 2021
Immunology
Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped bacteria, often given a bad rap thanks to its association with food poisoning. But c
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 02, 2021
Immunology
By the time stomach cancer is diagnosed, it’s often bad news for patients. The disease often presents with relativ
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 26, 2021
Immunology
In a period of just over three weeks, over four million people received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Out of all the
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 26, 2021
Cancer
Experiments conducted in cell cultures and mice models provide evidence for the effectiveness of a new intervention to p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 18, 2021
Cancer
New research published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology & Physics describes a new me
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 17, 2021
Immunology
In the race for finding the right vaccine for the COVID-19 pandemic, a new vaccine candidate emerged. Researchers at Sta
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
JAN 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a rare disorder that impacts around 400 people in the world. Many people have he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch