Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NH hospital in hepatitis C case must give records
(AP)—A New Hampshire judge says a hospital tied to a hepatitis C outbreak must grant public health officials broad access to patient records.
Nov 2, 2012
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Page 16 - News tagged with guidance
Pediatrics
Many grandparent caregivers unaware of newer safety guidelines
The number of grandparent caregivers continues to grow, and while these older adults may be experienced in caring for young children, many are unaware of more recent safety and other recommendations – including those related ...
Oct 21, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Guidance to rehabilitate patients with hearing and balance problems and tinnitus
Hearing and balance-related problems are often chronic conditions which can be managed but not always cured. Now new guidance by the British Society of Audiology – devised in collaboration with the National Institute for ...
Aug 31, 2012
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Health
Randomized trial finds counseling program reduces youth violence, improves school engagement
A new study by the University of Chicago Crime Lab, in partnership with the Chicago Public Schools and local nonprofits Youth Guidance and World Sport Chicago, provides rigorous scientific evidence that a violence reduction ...
Jul 13, 2012
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Immunology
ACP Immunization Advisor app makes it easier for doctors to identify vaccines for patients
The latest vaccine indications are available for doctors and other clinicians through the ACP Immunization Advisor app currently available for iPhone and iPad at http://immunization.acponline.org/app.
Jul 2, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
New clinical trial design promises to accelerate cancer drug approvals
Patients with early-stage breast cancer usually have to wait years to receive new cancer drugs but new guidance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) promises to reduce substantially the time and cost of getting ...
Jun 14, 2012
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Health
New Avalere study IDs 5 key practices that lead to successful hospital-to-home transitions
Community health plans are improving how patients transition from hospital to home by breaking down silos of care, coordinating among providers, and directly engaging with patients, according to a new report entitled Transitions ...
Apr 24, 2012
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Cardiology
Canadian Journal of Cardiology publishes new atrial fibrillation guidelines
The Canadian Journal of Cardiology has published a focused update to the Canadian Cardiovascular Society's atrial fibrillation guidelines.
Mar 20, 2012
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Health
How can guideline development and policy development be linked?
In the second paper in a three-part series on health systems guidance, John Lavis of McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada and colleagues explore the challenge of linking guidance development and policy development at global ...
Mar 13, 2012
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Other
Developing health systems guidance: New series
In the first paper in a three-part series on health systems guidance, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland and colleagues examine in this week's PLoS Medicine how guidance ...
Mar 6, 2012
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