Daily Archives: January 11, 2009

Study finds nursing home social workers inadequately trained

January 11, 2009 Personal Injury

Social workers play an important role in nursing homes, serving as an advocate for patients. However few are properly trained for the jobs they hold, according to the Iowa City Press Citizen, which referenced a national study on nursing home ... Read More

New labeling for CLL, NHL drug includes TEN warning

January 11, 2009 Pharmaceutical

The FDA has approved labeling for a drug to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), to include a warning of a rare but life-threatening reaction to medication known as toxic epidermal necrolysis, also known as TEN, according ... Read More