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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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NOV 17, 2016Cannabis Sciences
Dude…where’s my memory? It sounds funny, but new research on the effects of cannabinoids on the brai ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 04, 2016Microbiology
Here’s a question. Is Lyme disease more common nowadays? Lyme disease used to be a disease specific to the ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 02, 2016Cardiology
A large study of nearly two thousand patients with left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) has confirmed to scientists ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 01, 2016Cancer
To treat invading tumors in the body, doctors often recommend radiation therapy – a procedure that zaps the tumor ...OCT 14, 2016Videos
In cancer treatment it could be said that the stakes are life and death. Treatment that works is essential for patients ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 06, 2016Cardiology
Warfarin is a blood-thinning drug that requires continuous blood tests to ensure its efficacy and safety, and there are ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 03, 2016Immunology
Why can the immune system recognize and attack primary tumors but not metastatic tumors? Researchers from the University ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 20, 2016Cardiology
The window of safety and efficacy for administering tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), the only FDA-approved medication ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 01, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The beloved actor Gene Wilder died earlier this week from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was one of the ...AUG 29, 2016Cardiology
For unknown reasons, some people are sensitive to certain medications to treat heart conditions like cardiomyopathy. Sci ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 23, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For the 44 million people worldwide who are affected by Alzheimer’s disease, and the countless more who are at ris ...JUL 26, 2016Cardiology
Trauma patients rushed into the hospital are at a great risk for complications from blood clots, and some researchers be ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 20, 2016Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) can be devastating, to those who have it, and to those that care for them. The progress o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 28, 2016Cardiology
The new cardiac patch technology is more than just a pacemaker, researchers from Harvard University describe in a new st ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 28, 2016Immunology
Researchers recently proposed that open communication about a national vaccine safety reporting system could improve pub ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 27, 2016Immunology
T cells are the body’s natural fleet of cancer-attacking lymphocytes, but in recent years scientists have found a ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration just approved a new line of treatment for obese patients who struggle with the con ...JUN 17, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A trial of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been proposed for use in a human patient. The National Institute ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2016Cardiology
Have you ever had someone waiting for you at the entrance to a store while you finish shopping? Does this person have a ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 03, 2016Cancer
After earning priority review status, the French-based pharmaceutical company Advanced Accelerator Applications just rec ...JUN 02, 2016Plants & Animals
Psilocybin is the active ingredient in ‘magic mushrooms’ that leads to hallucinations and other psychologica ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 12, 2016Neuroscience
Traumatic brain injuries, or TBI, are known to cause a variety of problems. TBI has been indicated in Chronic Traumatic ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 11, 2016Cardiology
Drugs used to treat heartburn and acid reflux may damage kidneys and lead to kidney failure, new research shows. An ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 10, 2016Neuroscience
While most of the scientific and medical community is focused on research into the causes and treatments for dementia, t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 17, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
Dude…where’s my memory? It sounds funny, but new research on the effects of cannabinoids on the brai
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 04, 2016
Microbiology
Here’s a question. Is Lyme disease more common nowadays? Lyme disease used to be a disease specific to the
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 02, 2016
Cardiology
A large study of nearly two thousand patients with left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) has confirmed to scientists
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 01, 2016
Cancer
To treat invading tumors in the body, doctors often recommend radiation therapy – a procedure that zaps the tumor
...
OCT 14, 2016
Videos
In cancer treatment it could be said that the stakes are life and death. Treatment that works is essential for patients
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 06, 2016
Cardiology
Warfarin is a blood-thinning drug that requires continuous blood tests to ensure its efficacy and safety, and there are
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 03, 2016
Immunology
Why can the immune system recognize and attack primary tumors but not metastatic tumors? Researchers from the University
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 20, 2016
Cardiology
The window of safety and efficacy for administering tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), the only FDA-approved medication
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 01, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The beloved actor Gene Wilder died earlier this week from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was one of the
...
AUG 29, 2016
Cardiology
For unknown reasons, some people are sensitive to certain medications to treat heart conditions like cardiomyopathy. Sci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 23, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For the 44 million people worldwide who are affected by Alzheimer’s disease, and the countless more who are at ris
...
JUL 26, 2016
Cardiology
Trauma patients rushed into the hospital are at a great risk for complications from blood clots, and some researchers be
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 20, 2016
Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease (PD) can be devastating, to those who have it, and to those that care for them. The progress o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 28, 2016
Cardiology
The new cardiac patch technology is more than just a pacemaker, researchers from Harvard University describe in a new st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 28, 2016
Immunology
Researchers recently proposed that open communication about a national vaccine safety reporting system could improve pub
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 27, 2016
Immunology
T cells are the body’s natural fleet of cancer-attacking lymphocytes, but in recent years scientists have found a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration just approved a new line of treatment for obese patients who struggle with the con
...
JUN 17, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A trial of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been proposed for use in a human patient. The National Institute
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2016
Cardiology
Have you ever had someone waiting for you at the entrance to a store while you finish shopping? Does this person have a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 03, 2016
Cancer
After earning priority review status, the French-based pharmaceutical company Advanced Accelerator Applications just rec
...
JUN 02, 2016
Plants & Animals
Psilocybin is the active ingredient in ‘magic mushrooms’ that leads to hallucinations and other psychologica
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 12, 2016
Neuroscience
Traumatic brain injuries, or TBI, are known to cause a variety of problems. TBI has been indicated in Chronic Traumatic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 11, 2016
Cardiology
Drugs used to treat heartburn and acid reflux may damage kidneys and lead to kidney failure, new research shows. An
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 10, 2016
Neuroscience
While most of the scientific and medical community is focused on research into the causes and treatments for dementia, t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim