A research team assessed the safety of conditionally immortalized proximal tubule epithelial cells for bioartificial kidney application, by using in vitro assays and athymic nude rats. They demonstrate that these cells do not possess key properties of oncogenically transformed cells, including anchorage-independent growth, lack of contact inhibition and apoptosis-resistance. Taken…
Patient safety is being ENDANGERED by crippling shortage of nurses
Patient safety is being ENDANGERED by crippling NHS shortage of 40,000 nurses in England, royal college warns Just 9,900 nurses have been recruited to hospitals in England since 2013/2014 But that number is dwarfed by additional 1,557,074 admissions over same period Royal College of Nurses says shortages mean patients missing…
Parent Perception of E-Cig Safety Varies With Smoking Habits
TUESDAY, March 12, 2019 — Parents who both smoke cigarettes and electronic cigarettes are less likely to have smoke-free car and vape-free car or home policies compared with cigarette users, according to a study published online March 11 in Pediatrics. Jeremy E. Drehmer, M.P.H., from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston,…