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Red Cross issues emergency call for blood donations
(HealthDay)—The holidays, winter weather, and the flu season have all prompted a blood shortage, the American Red Cross warns.
Jan 15, 2019
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Environmental sustainability should be inherent to dietary guidance
It is the position of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) that environmental sustainability should be inherent to dietary guidance, whether working with individuals or groups about their dietary choices ...
Jan 8, 2019
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Medications
Nonprofit drugmaker Civica Rx aims to cure a health care system ailment
Several years ago, drug shortages became headline news when supplies of three different drugs used to treat childhood cancers were running low in major hospitals. Sometimes shortages like those are resolved before patients ...
Oct 24, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Pathology staff shortages causing delays to cancer diagnosis, says report
NHS pathology departments are suffering from chronic staff shortages, finds a new report.
Sep 18, 2018
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Medications
FDA extends EpiPen expiration dates to tackle shortage
(HealthDay)—The expiration dates of certain batches of EpiPens have been extended by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in an effort to reduce shortages of the life-saving devices.
Aug 22, 2018
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Medications
The creeping problem of drug shortages
Dozens of drugs are suddenly unavailable every year. In Canada, we read about shortages of Epipens, opioids and antibiotics and before that, it was saline. In India, it is anti-HIV drugs for children. The problem is global, ...
Jun 28, 2018
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AMA: docs declare drug shortages public health emergency
(HealthDay)—At the annual meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA), physicians adopted policy declaring drug shortages an urgent public health crisis.
Jun 26, 2018
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Medications
Drug shortages pose a public health crisis in the US
On June 12, the American Medical Association announced that drug shortages pose an urgent public health crisis. This crisis should be of concern to all Americans.
Jun 18, 2018
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Medications
ASHP: SVP, injectable opioid shortages threaten patient care
(HealthDay)—The widespread shortages of injectable opioids and small-volume parenteral (SVP) solutions are jeopardizing patient care and placing a strain on hospital operations, according to a report published by the American ...
May 31, 2018
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The other opioid crisis: shortages at U.S. hospitals
(HealthDay)—U.S. hospitals are running short of the injectable opioids and anesthesia drugs that most surgery patients need during and after their procedures, a new survey shows.
May 2, 2018
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