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Archive for 2009

Nearly Half of all Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities Not in Compliance with Proper Safety Protocols

WASHINGTON, DC—According to the results of a recent investigation, nearly half of all more...

MRSA a Problem Beyond Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities

CHICAGO, IL—The last decade has seen an explosion in drug-resistant infections, more...

HHS Has Recently Created a Nationwide Action Plan for Hospital Associated Infections

ARLINGTON, VA—Eighteen months ago, the Department of Health and Human Services received a less than stellar grade more...

The Two Major Challenges Facing the Medical Community Regarding MRSA and Other Hospital-related Infections

CHARLESTON, SC—There are two major challenges facing the medical community when it comes more...

Inability to Act Quickly Impedes the Food and Drug Administration in its Enforcement Efforts

WASHINGTON, DC—It is not a matter of lack of personnel or authority, but the ability to act more...

Possible Botched Procedures Conducted Through a Brachytherapy Program to Treat Prostate Cancer at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center

PHILADELPHIA, PA—Investigators from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Congress are looking into more...

How to Streamline the Disability Benefits Claim Process at the Department of Veterans Affairs

WASHINGTON, DC—President Obama has called on federal employees to submit recommendations more...

Stigma: A Major Deterrent for Military Psychological Health Care

As a brigade commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004 and 2005, Army Brig Gen Gary Patton more...

Clinical Briefs

FDA Issues Warnings to Makers of Topical Ibuprofen Products

The Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters more...

Progress Notes

MEDICAL IMAGING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS reached a milestone this year, attaining over 1 billion stored more...

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