A new law signed by Gov. Corbett on Oct. 31 will provide for access to emergency epinephrine in schools. Prompt administration of epinephrine may be … Read More ›
Category: Patient Care & Quality
Knowing that the flu vaccine was not as effective this year as it has been in past years, physicians knew that the best preventive measure … Read More ›
Twenty five million Americans live with diabetes. According to the most recent statistics available from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, between 899,000 and 999,000 adults … Read More ›
Tools to help physicians treat patients with Type 2 diabetes are more important than ever as the number of children and adults diagnosed with diabetes … Read More ›
In a Jan. 28, 2016, health advisory, Pennsylvania’s Department of Health (DOH) shared two guidance documents related to management and diagnosis of pregnant women and … Read More ›
On Dec. 15, 2014, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) forwarded a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Advisory regarding the potential for … Read More ›
A U.S. Senate investigation report released on Jan. 13 reveals details regarding patients infected with potentially deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacteria due to contaminated duodenoscopes. The design … Read More ›
The number of calls to poison centers nationwide involving e-cigarette liquids containing nicotine soared from one a month in September 2010 to 215 in February … Read More ›