- Crain’s reported that MSKCC’s proposed Westchester cancer center plan was approved by the Public House and Planning Council.
- Dr. Peter B. Bach of MSKCC was quoted in a New York Times article about a recent study published in Lancet that examines the rate of operations performed on Medicare recipients in the final year of life.
- The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Brooklyn Infusion Center received the Award of Excellence in the 26th annual Modern Healthcare Design Awards.
Johns Hopkins ABX (Antibiotic) Guide is Now Available
The Library has recently purchased a site license for Johns Hopkins ABX (Antibiotic) Guide. The guide provides evidenced-based information on the treatment of infectious diseases to help you make decisions at the point of care. This web and mobile resource covers details of diagnosis; drug indications, dosing, pharmacokinetics, side effects and interactions; pathogens; management; and vaccines. Continue reading
Financial Conflict of Interest
Do Conflict of Interest (COI) regulations keep you awake at night? You do the right thing but worry you’ll accidentally violate the rules. If so, you should check out the new FAQs issued by the U.S. Public Health Service and HHS that deal with recently revised Financial COI standards. They apply to NIH funding. Arranged topically, the questions indicate whether the institution, the individual, or both are responsible for compliance.
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