A New Weapon Against Nukes: Social Media
A top State Department official wants to unleash the power of Twitter, Facebook and other services to crowdsource the fight to control the world's nuclear weapons.raquo; E-Mail Thisnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; raquo; Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Retained Surgical Items - Prevention System Created
In order to avoid leaving surgical items, such as needles, sponges, retractors, blades and other items used during operations, in the body, surgical teams have relied on counting and recounting the items for decades. However, a new system using innovative technologies has been developed by the University of Michigan Health System. The new system reduces potentially serious medical errors, by ensuring that no foreign objects are accidently left in the patient's body during surgery. Ella Kazerooni, M.D., M.S... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)