Recalls and Safety Alerts:
FDA, NIOSH and OSHA Joint Safety Communication: Blunt-Tip Surgical Suture Needles Reduce Needlestick Injuries and the Risk of Subsequent Bloodborne Pathogen Transmission to Surgical Personnel
FDA, CDC, NIOSH, and OSHA strongly encourage health care professionals to use blunt-tip suture needles as an alternative to standard suture needles when suturing fascia and muscle to decrease the risk of needlestick injury...
Dialysate Concentrates Used in Hemodialysis: Safety Communication - Alkali Dosing Errors
Be aware that metabolic alkalosis (pre-dialysis serum bicarbonate levels > or = to 27 mEq/L) has been associated with a higher risk of death in hemodialysis patients...
FDA Safety Communication: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
At this time, FDA believes there is no reliable evidence from controlled clinical trials that this procedure is effective in treating Multiple Sclerosis (MS)...
Pediatric X-ray Imaging
The FDA has bolstered its efforts in radiation protection in medical imaging, particularly for pediatric patients...
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