President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The European Union has stepped up tough rules on the exports of Covid vaccines, while also piling pressure on AstraZeneca to deliver more shots to the region. It comes as the region’s sluggish vaccine rollout… Read More »
Are there different rules for sending messages to colleagues and staff via text versus email? People seem to be texting at work more, and the level of informality makes me uncomfortable.OMG, ROTFL, BTW — FWIW LMK WDYT OK? EOM. Pretty soon we won’t even need an alphabet — we’ll just use emojis. You should assume… Read More »
A judicial ruling this month that will stop questionable stem-cell treatments at a clinic in Florida is widely seen as a warning to a flourishing industry that has attracted huge numbers of patients, who pay thousands of dollars for unproven, risky procedures. But with little regulatory oversight for the hundreds of clinics operating these lucrative… Read More »
FRIDAY, Feb. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Paramedics have a “remarkably low” rate of compliance with hand hygiene standards, which could put patients at risk for deadly infections, according to a new report. For the study, researchers observed 77 paramedics in Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Australia as they dealt with 87 patients. The paramedics’ compliance… Read More »