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Updated 2016 Hospital Crash Cart Recommendations

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ATLANTA, GA - The crash cart is indispensable during cardiopulmonary arrest.  However, their contents are not standardized.  In a much needed remedy to this...

Yawning: America’s New Epidemic

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YAHNSBERG, YAWNSIN - The first case of yawning was reported in 622 BC by Cepheyawneas.  Historians may continue to debate if this case was Patient Zero, but...
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Cardiology Highlights in 2014

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Thirteenfold Therapy Increases Bleeding in Patients with Active Bleeding With the proliferation of antithrombotic agents available for the treatment of conditions like acute coronary syndrome,...
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Clinic Handing Out Free Organ Samples

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OXFORD, MS - Remember the good old days when you could get free drug samples from your doctor?  Well, clinicians at Mississippi Health do. ...
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“Rewards” Program for Frequent Flyers Includes Unlimited, Complimentary Discharges

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ATLANTA, GA - Atlanta University Hospital (AUH) has unveiled a new tiered hospital rewards program for frequent flyers that provides numerous benefits, including free...

Pros and Cons of a Nephrologist

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See also: - Pros and Cons of a Hospitalist - Pros and Cons of a Stethoscope
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Proposition 46 in California Designed by Inebriated Trial Lawyers, Sparks Proposition 47 and 48

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SACRAMENTO, CA - A ferocious yearlong battle over Proposition 46 will be decided in California at the polls this upcoming November.  Proposition 46 includes proposals...

Ortho Outraged Pharmacy Doesn’t Carry Methicillin, Wonders How to Treat Patient with MSSA

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WOONSOCKET, RI - Despite numerous cultures coming back as Methicillin Sensitive Staph aureus, most pharmacies no longer carry the ancient antibiotic. This hasn't been an...
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Routine Blood Work Comes Back Positive for Urine

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LOUISVILLE, KY - Alissa Morgan returned to see her primary care doctor (PCP), Dr. Mel Oberlin, today to go over her routine blood work,...