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Patient Safety
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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JUL 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to early studies on animals at John Hopkins School of Medicine, a current drug examined in clinical trials to ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 17, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Roughly 20,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease, better known as amyotrophic la ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 10, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Patients with a severe kind of heart disease can't always take a drug that keep their cholesterol in check.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to a randomized controlled trial, a TB drug by the name ‘Rifampin’ was seen to effectively kill TB ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 21, 2018Health & Medicine
Bariatric surgery, where the stomach is reduced or partially bypassed has come into favor in the last ten years due to b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 19, 2018Earth & The Environment
Monsanto has long been the scary monster lurking in the closet, with its seed-patenting and fertilizer-pushing. Now the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Adults typically produce billions of new blood cells every day.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Hailed as a revolutionary technique that had many potential applications, two new studies show that we should proceed wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2018Health & Medicine
Norovirus is a gastrointestinal bug that causes nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. While many know it as the “Cruise ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 10, 2018Health & Medicine
Putting child-safe caps on medication has been going on for decades, but the opioid crisis is looming large, and as a re ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 23, 2018Neuroscience
"Stress Kills" is a familiar refrain from healthcare providers, fitness professionals, counselors and anyone e ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 20, 2018Health & Medicine
The trend in healthcare is to have some doctors and primary care services available online for patients who cannot get t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug by the name of ‘ravidasvir’ is part of a hepatitis c combination treatment that may be an afforda ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 11, 2018Videos
When astronauts visit the International Space Station or the Moon, they're only a few days away from home in an emergenc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 03, 2018Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health concern. Around 23,000 Americans die of an antibiotic-resistant infection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system where the affected individual’s imm ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 25, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Mesothelioma is an aggressive and deadly form of cancer that occurs in the outer linings of the internal organs, particu ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 14, 2018Health & Medicine
The opioid addiction issue in the United States is called an epidemic for a reason. It’s a growing public health a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2018Cardiology
For people at a high risk of developing blood clots, a prescription for a type of drug called an anticoagulant is vital. ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new treatment for patients living with multi-drug resistant HIV. The treatm ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 26, 2018Health & Medicine
LSD was the drug of choice for many in the 1960s and 1970s. In the flower child era, recreational users of acid were enc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 24, 2018Chemistry & Physics
The word "elixir" comes from Greek origin of "powder for drying wounds". Its modern definition means ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 23, 2018Health & Medicine
According to a 2013 study on patient safety, approximated 400,000 people die prematurely in hospitals each year. Prematu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to early studies on animals at John Hopkins School of Medicine, a current drug examined in clinical trials to
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 17, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Roughly 20,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease, better known as amyotrophic la
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 10, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Patients with a severe kind of heart disease can't always take a drug that keep their cholesterol in check.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a randomized controlled trial, a TB drug by the name ‘Rifampin’ was seen to effectively kill TB
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 21, 2018
Health & Medicine
Bariatric surgery, where the stomach is reduced or partially bypassed has come into favor in the last ten years due to b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 19, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Monsanto has long been the scary monster lurking in the closet, with its seed-patenting and fertilizer-pushing. Now the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Adults typically produce billions of new blood cells every day.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Hailed as a revolutionary technique that had many potential applications, two new studies show that we should proceed wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2018
Health & Medicine
Norovirus is a gastrointestinal bug that causes nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. While many know it as the “Cruise
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 10, 2018
Health & Medicine
Putting child-safe caps on medication has been going on for decades, but the opioid crisis is looming large, and as a re
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 23, 2018
Neuroscience
"Stress Kills" is a familiar refrain from healthcare providers, fitness professionals, counselors and anyone e
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 20, 2018
Health & Medicine
The trend in healthcare is to have some doctors and primary care services available online for patients who cannot get t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug by the name of ‘ravidasvir’ is part of a hepatitis c combination treatment that may be an afforda
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 11, 2018
Videos
When astronauts visit the International Space Station or the Moon, they're only a few days away from home in an emergenc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 03, 2018
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health concern. Around 23,000 Americans die of an antibiotic-resistant infection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system where the affected individual’s imm
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 25, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Mesothelioma is an aggressive and deadly form of cancer that occurs in the outer linings of the internal organs, particu
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 14, 2018
Health & Medicine
The opioid addiction issue in the United States is called an epidemic for a reason. It’s a growing public health a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 13, 2018
Cardiology
For people at a high risk of developing blood clots, a prescription for a type of drug called an anticoagulant is vital.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new treatment for patients living with multi-drug resistant HIV. The treatm
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
LSD was the drug of choice for many in the 1960s and 1970s. In the flower child era, recreational users of acid were enc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 24, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The word "elixir" comes from Greek origin of "powder for drying wounds". Its modern definition means
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 23, 2018
Health & Medicine
According to a 2013 study on patient safety, approximated 400,000 people die prematurely in hospitals each year. Prematu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim