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Bad behavior common among nurses, doctors, survey finds
A survey by the American College of Physician Executives found more than 97% of respondents reported behavior problems among physicians and nurses. The most common complaints included degrading comments, yelling, cursing, inappropriate jokes and refusal to work with one another. Modern Healthcare (free registration) (11/4)
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Report lists cancer types most affected by obesity
The American Institute for Cancer Research has released a report linking about 100,500 new cancer cases to obesity every year. The report lists breast, endometrial and kidney cancers among the cancer types most strongly linked to extra weight. USA TODAY (11/5)
Obesity a risk factor for hospitalization from H1N1 flu
About 58% of people hospitalized for H1N1 influenza are obese, putting obesity on par with pregnancy as a risk factor for flu complications, study data showed. Experts said obese patients often have other health problems, including chronic lung disease, and compromised immune systems. Los Angeles Times (11/4)
Nurses raise kidney disease, transplant awareness
Nurses and social workers who held informal gatherings with friends and families of chronic kidney disease patients raised awareness and promoted kidney donations, according to a study done in The Netherlands. Participants said they were better informed about kidney disease and within three months of attending a meeting, in each case, someone from the patient's circle of friends offered to donate a kidney. Medscape (free registration) (11/4)
U.S. data show 32% of deaths occur in hospital
U.S. data showed 32% of all deaths in 2007 occurred in a hospital and the top cause of patient death was septicemia. The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality report said the average hospital cost for a patient who died was almost three times as much as for patients discharged alive. ABC News/Reuters (11/4)
Video trains rural providers in sexual assault evidence collection
A video to help teach emergency department nurses and physicians in rural areas to collect evidence from sexual assault victims features forensic nurses from St. Francis Hospital and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York state. The video shows how and why evidence is collected, details crime lab processing, and explains how prosecutors use the information. The Times Herald-Record (Middletown, N.Y.) (11/5)
"Scrubs" magazine offers lifestyle stories for nurses
"Scrubs" is a new magazine for nurses to be published three times a year, and its founding sponsor is Strategic Partners, which makes medical and nursing apparel. Editorial director Catherine Ettlinger said the magazine is aimed at lifestyle issues of nurses and won't contain clinical stories. Los Angeles Times/Booster Shots blog (11/4)
House leaders move swiftly toward Saturday health care vote
Democratic leaders in the House set in motion procedures that would permit a vote on a massive overhaul of the nation's health care system as soon as Saturday. The filing of a 42-page amendment making last-minute changes to the bill prompted a 72-hour
waiting period that Democrats had pledged to give Republicans before a vote. Bloomberg (11/5) The Wall Street Journal (11/5) Yahoo!/The Associated Press (11/5) The Politico (Washington) (11/5) CNN (11/4)
FDA program to curb medication errors
The FDA plans to better prevent errors in dosing and dispensing of pharmaceuticals through the Safe Use program. As part of the program, the agency released guidance on dosage for makers of over-the-counter drugs that come with droppers or other dosing devices. The Washington Post (11/4) CNN (11/4)
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