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(AAMI) Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation |
FDA names first two accredited issuing agencies for UDI |
TJC unveils changes to diagnostic imaging standards |
Security breach affects 90,000 patients |
FDA and AAMI announce S3 Challenge 2014 |
FDA aims to speed medical device development |
FDA report examines personalized medicine |
Clinical alarms top ECRI's annual health technology hazards list |
CDRH Unveils Priority Lists for Guidance Documents |
The AAMI Defibrillator Committee Survey on usage and incident reports of AEDs |
Popular steam sterilization standard gets update |
FDA marks second anniversary of initiative to prevent surgical fires |
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ADA (American Dental Association) |
Surgeon General updates tobacco, oral health links |
FDA issues acetaminophen safety recommendation |
HIPAA case settled |
2013 electronic health information report released |
Fluoridation anniversary approaches |
Ad Council campaign launches 'Toothsavers' gaming app |
Dental practice curtailed in chemical spill area |
ADA House resolution urges dental lab registration |
International Medical Relief seeks volunteers for trips to the Philippines |
Task force says it can't recommend for or against oral cancer screenings by physicians |
FDA launches mobile friendly website |
OSHA extends complaint process |
FDA safety communication advises of potential malfunction in Philips defibrillators |
A revitalized JADA enters its second century in 2014 |
JADA's Dr. Glick receives Crawford Award from OSAP |
U.S-signed treaty ‘upholds use of amalgam' |
ADA poised to help dentists adjust to changing landscape |
Swedish study finds no association between fluoridated water and hip fracture |
FDI Annual World Dental Congress to convene in India |
Safety Awareness Campaign reminds members to check equipment, supplies |
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ADEA (American Dental Education Association) |
ADEAGies Foundation announces winners of the 2014 William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation and Achievement |
2014 ADEA Annual session & exhibition |
ADEA dental student virtual fair |
ADEA partners with the Dugoni School of Dentistry for underrepresented minority student recruitment and community-based dental education |
Online dental education resource introduces new module: Oral health care for older adults |
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ADHA |
Annual session |
ADHA endorses smiles for life, a national interprofessional oral health curriculum |
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AGD (Academy of General Dentistry) |
AGD celebrates dedication of new headquarters |
2014 Annual meeting & exhibits |
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APIC (Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology) |
Latest on avian influenza A (H5N1) virus |
MRSA infection rates drop in Veterans Affairs long-term care facilities |
Clean your home to prevent winter illness |
Holiday hand hygiene |
Drug regimen may eliminate colonization with superbug CRE |
Get smart about antibiotics . . . and antibiotic resistance! |
Influenza and pneumococcal immunization |
MRSA declines are sustained in Veterans hospitals nationwide |
Evaluation of hospital infection prevention policies can identify opportunities for improvement: study |
Celebrate IIPW this week |
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CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) |
Surgeon General report says 5.6 million US children will die prematurely unless current smoking rates drop |
50th Anniversary of the Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health |
First reports of Chikungunya in Western Hemisphere |
CDC looks back at 2013 health challenges, ahead to 2014 health worries |
Public gets early snapshot of MRSA and C. difficile infections in individual hospitals |
New report highlights benefits of flu vaccine |
Measles still threatens health security |
CDC report documents health disparities |
New guidance limits antibiotics for common infections in children |
CDC accredited for emergency management |
Emerging tobacco products gaining popularity among youth |
Malaria cases in U.S. reach 40-year high |
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DANB (Dental Assisting National Board) |
Winter 2013 Certified Press |
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FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) |
Check adult portable bed rails often for safer use |
FDA taking closer look at 'antibacterial' soap |
Phasing out certain antibiotic use in farm animals |
FDA proposes new food defense rule |
FDA approves Sovaldi for chronic hepatitis C |
FDA reaches $1.25 million settlement with Advanced Sterilization Products and company executives |
FDA issues safety communication on HeartStart automated external defibrillators from Philips Healthcare |
FDA study helps provide an understanding of rising rates of whooping cough and response to vaccination |
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HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services) |
HHS makes progress on Health IT Safety Plan with release of the SAFER Guides |
World AIDS Day 2013 |
FDA approval of avian flu vaccine moves preparedness forward |
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IOM (Institute of Medicine) |
Including health in global frameworks for development, wealth, and climate change - Workshop summary |
The global crisis of drug-resistant tuberculosis and leadership of China and the BRICS: Challenges and opportunities - Summary of a joint workshop |
Leveraging culture to address health inequalities: Examples from native communities - Workshop summary |
Preparedness, response, and recovery considerations for children and families - Workshop summary |
Elder abuse and its prevention - Workshop summary |
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NIDCR (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research) |
E-Newsletter: November 25, 2013 |
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NIH (National Institute of Health) |
Hypothermia and older adults |
NIH Statement on World AIDS Day 2013 — December 1, 2013 |
NIH announces plan to increase funding toward a cure for HIV/AIDS |
NIH scientists develop candidate vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus |
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NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) |
Workers' compensation insurance: A primer for public health |
NIOSH eNews - December, 2013 |
TWH™ in Action! November 2013 |
NIOSH eNews November 2013 |
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OSHA (US Dept. of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration) |
Worker safety in hospitals |
Workplace safety and the flu |
Whistleblowers can now file complaints online with OSHA |
OSHA announces proposed new rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses |
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The Joint Commission |
Facts about the Universal Protocol |
2014 National Patient Safety Goals |
Facts about hospital accreditation |
Antimicrobial stewardship |
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WHO/UN (World Health Organization/United Nations) |
Chikungunya |
Surge in animal-human diseases calls for more holistic approach to health, UN reports |
Cancer rates on the rise, driven by sharp rise in breast cancer among women – UN reports |
Global partners commit $12 billion to UN-backed fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria |
The right to health |
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