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Anchor lead: Does poor custodianship of human pathogens increase the likelihood they’ll be used as bioterrorism instruments? Elizabeth Tracey reports One widespread fear in the wake of the discovery of unknown smallpox stores in a federal laboratory is the idea …
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Anchor lead: Why do we keep dangerous human pathogens in storage? Elizabeth Tracey reports The recent unearthing of smallpox samples in a federal laboratory calls into question not just laboratory safety practices but why such virulent human pathogens are kept …
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Anchor lead: How worried should we be about smallpox vials found in a government laboratory? Elizabeth Tracey reports Six vials of unacknowledged stored smallpox virus were found recently in an FDA lab on the campus of the National Institutes of …
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This week’s topics include stroke and risk, pill color and compliance, telecare for pain management, and niacin for prevention of heart disease. Program notes: 0:34 Pills changing color and compliance 1:30 About half don’t adhere to medications 2:35 No explanation …
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Anchor lead: Florida has had success in stemming the tide of opioid deaths, Elizabeth Tracey reports Prescription opioid medications have outpaced street drugs in causing drug overdose deaths, the most recent national data demonstrate. The state of Florida took aim …
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Anchor lead: Can a hospital space devoted to ideas solve some problems in healthcare? Elizabeth Tracey reports What’s the best way to solve procedural problems in the workplace? Chip Davis, president of the Johns Hopkins Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, …
