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- 10/14/2013
New guideline addresses radiotherapy for prostate cancer
Document a combined effort of radiation oncologists and urologists - 10/14/2013
U.S. hospital giant fails in bid to swipe nurses’ sick days
One of the country’s largest and most profitable hospital chains has been defeated in its effort to take away its nurses’ sick days, according to the union that mounted nine strikes there over the past two years. - 10/14/2013
Press Review - October 15, 2013
Check out our review of recent healthcare stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>Health authority apologizes, defends B.C. hospital's decisions after bleeding 90-year-old woman sent home by cab. Read this and - 10/14/2013
Whole-blood bedside rapid pregnancy test now available
MONTREAL | Abbott says its i-STAT b-hCG is the only in vitro diagnostic point-of-care whole blood test for the early detection of pregnancy capable of delivering both quantitative and qualitative results within 10 minutes at the patient's bedside. - 10/14/2013
B.C. study shows new HIV test helps reduce disease spread
VANCOUVER | British Columbia will be the first jurisdiction in Canada to use a new, more accurate HIV detection test. - 10/14/2013
Ex-hockey player starts new life as nurse
They draped a ribbon over Jim Ennis’s neck Monday night in Worcester, but it wasn’t the kind of honor typically bestowed on ex-athletes. - 10/14/2013
Campaign against ‘hospital service cuts’ in Scarborough launches
Patients, nurses and employees of Rouge Valley Health System and The Scarborough Hospital are launching a campaign on Tuesday, Oct. 15, against “hospital service cuts” in Scarborough and Ajax. - 10/14/2013
HSCN offers second professional development day in December
TORONTO | Following what it calls a “highly successful” professional development day offered at the HSCN conference in May, the Healthcare Supply Chain Network has announced a second professional development day for the supply chain community, Dec. 4-5.