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To Follow or Not: The Rules About Patient Safety

Susan E. Mazer, Ph.D

For the very first time ever, I was called for jury duty last week in the 2nd District Court in Washoe County, Nevada. I tried to think of some great excuse to get out of it, but, alas, none was to be had. So, I showed up on Monday, one among 45 other potential jurors. As luck would have it, I was chosen for the panel. For four hours, we were asked questions that revealed that this was a medical negligence case, and something about sepsis, and something else about patient safety protocols and he

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Chronic Condition Prevention: What the New FDA Tobacco Rule Could Mean for Public Health

Health Dialog

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration aims to reduce the use of tobacco, which remains the leading cause of preventable chronic conditions and death in the United States. The latest FDA rule , which will take effect August 8 th this year, extends regulations to include all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes (also called electronic cigarettes or electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS)), dissolvables, hookah tobacco, cigars, pipe tobacco, and any novel or future tobacco products.