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ID System Reduces NICU Errors. Mistakes made when entering clinical orders in one hospital’s electronic medical records system were reduced after implementation of a unique naming system to reduce confusion and miscommunication in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).Clinicians Explore EV-D68, Paralysis Link. The mysterious cases of acute flaccid paralysis in children might be an unusual manifestation of the enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infections that are also circulating.MMR Vax Proves Safe Over Time in U.S. Adults. Over a 10-year period, more than 3,000 U.S. adults who received the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) reported some adverse event following the inoculation, but the number of serious reactions was low.EMA Panel Says No Heart Risk With Testosterone. A European Medicines Agency (EMA) review committee has concluded that there’s no consistent evidence that testosterone increases the risk of heart problems in men with hypogonadism.Tagged as: Endocrinology, Infectious disease Comments are moderated before they are published. Please read the comment policy.
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