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VRSA Case Reported in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA—The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting today that a patient at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital has acquired vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) most likely from a lack of antibiotic stewardship. ...More

April 9, 2010

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma

Most Transplant Candidates Accept Infection Risk

WASHINGTON—Most kidney transplant candidates are willing to receive a kidney from a donor at increased risk of viral infection, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology. ...More

March 26, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Pharma’s Promotional Items May Influence Med Students

WASHINGTON—Exposure to small promotional items from pharmaceutical companies, such as clipboards and notepads, appears to influence medical students’ unconscious attitudes toward the marketed product, according to a report in the May 11 issue of Archives of Internal ...More

May 12, 2009

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management

Two Medical Centers to Publicly Disclose Financial Ties

CLEVELAND--Physicians and biomedical researchers affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic and the University of Pennsylvania announced they will publicly disclose their industry ties last month. ...More

January 8, 2009

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma

Genetic Link Found in Early Kidney Transplant Complications

PHILADELPHIA—Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found an association between the genetics of donor-recipient matches in kidney transplants and complications during the first week after transplantation. ...More

November 27, 2008

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

New anemia measure predicts risk of death in dialysis patients

WASHINGTON—A new indicator of variations in hemoglobin level over time is a strong predictor of the risk of death among patients receiving dialysis for end-stage renal disease, according to a study in the December Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. ...More

November 14, 2007

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

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