Patients, Docs Rip ED Waits in Massachusetts John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, October 6, 2009 Nearly two-thirds of Massachusetts emergency physicians report more patients are seeking emergency care as… Read more »
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Oct 6 09 ACEP: 2/3 of ED docs are seeing more patients and increased wait times due to MA “health reform”
Oct 7 09 From MDPH: Video on administration of live, attenuated nasal spray flu vaccine
The updated Handling and Patient Administration of Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) video is now available on FluMist.com. Click the following link to watch this video to learn how FluMist… Read more »
Sept 10 09 U of Washington and SUNY study shows Swine flu (H1N1) vaccine will come too late to stem outbreak
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) — The height of this year’s fall H1N1 swine flu outbreak is expected in October, but a planned vaccine may… Read more »
Oct 7 2009 Study: Probiotics very effective in preventing colds and influenze like symptoms in pre-schoolers
Leyer GJ, Li S, Mubasher ME, Reifer C, Ouwehand AC Pediatrics. 2009;124:e172-179 Summary Leyer and colleagues conducted a randomized trial with 2 treatment arms and 1 control arm, in a… Read more »
Oct 7 09 Correct Flu declination form now on MDPH website and attached
At the insistence of MNA, the MA Department of Public Health has removed from its website a link to a vaccination declination form that the MA Hospital Association has been… Read more »
Oct 7 09 ACEP Recs re H1n1 and seasonal flu — N95s, Triage, Testing, Admission criteria, Antivirals etc
ACEP is identifying information to help you manage the current outbreak of H1N1 influenza. If you have questions or best practices to share,
Oct 07 2009 Reassortment Patterns in Swine Influenza Viruses
Oct 7 O9 ACEP Study: Physicians Fail to Recognize Symptoms in Nearly Half of Children in Flu Pandemic Drill
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Oct 7 O9 ACEP Study: Physicians Fail to Recognize Symptoms in Nearly Half of Children in Flu Pandemic Drill
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Oct 7 2009 Study: Probiotics very effective in preventing colds and influenze like symptoms in pre-schoolers
William T. Basco, Jr., MD