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Sustainability Solutions That Work: How to Achieve Optimal Reprocessing Results
August 9th 2011Theres no question the healthcare industry is at a critical juncture. The pressure on healthcare providers to offer value without sacrificing quality has never been greater. But for change to happen, the responsibility to find innovative solutions to reduce costs and increase quality care must be shared equally by all stakeholders, including hospital executives, staff members and suppliers. With reform imminent and budgetary pressures mounting, the time for action is now. Its no longer enough for hospitals to implement short-term solutions such as staff or service cutbacks. To reduce healthcare costs without compromising the delivery of care, hospitals must devise and execute long-term, fully integrated sustainability solutions.
University Receives NIH Grant to Study New Rabies Vaccine that Clears Virus From Brain
August 8th 2011Thomas Jefferson University announces it has received a $4.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test a new rabies vaccine with the potential to cure the virus infection, even after it has made its way into a persons central nervous system (CNS). Today, if an unvaccinated person is infected with rabies and it spreads to the brain, there is little chance for survival.
