January 28, 2012

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How Can a Doctor Choose Medications for Patients Without Data Comparing New Ones to Existing Ones? Half of the Time, They Don’t Have That

When doctors are choosing medications for patients, this study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, shows that they do not have the evidence they need to make the best decisions they can for their patients’ individual needs.

Would You Spend All You Had to Buy Time If You Had Cancer? See Who Would or Wouldn’t

An important new study examined which cancer patients would spend all that they have to prolong their lives—and who would not. The study appears in the current issue of the journal, Cancer.

New Technology May Help Care-Givers Wash Their Hands Consistently…This Is a Big Deal

The latest dirt about hospital care-givers’ failure to….wash their hands. Also there is news about how it may be possible to clean up this scandal.

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