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SPOKANE, Wash., March 13 (UPI) — Obstetrical anesthesia provided by certified registered nurse anesthetists or anesthesiologists is extremely safe, says a team of U.S. researchers.
Daniel Simonson of The Spokane Eye Surgery Center in Spokane, Wash.; Melissa Ahern of Washington State University in Spokane; and Michael Hendryx of West Virginia University School of Medicine […]

LONDON, March 13 (UPI) — Inadequate guidelines on kidney stone emergency care could put pilots, train operators and their passengers at risk, says a London urologist.
“If transport workers, such as pilots and train drivers, are suddenly incapacitated by kidney stone pain, it can pose a real safety risk to them and their passengers,” co-author […]

By TODD ZWILLICH UPI Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 13 (UPI) — Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Mark McClellan this week urged the agency to overhaul its system for monitoring the safety of the U.S. drug supply.
McClellan, who headed the agency for a year and a half in President Bush's first term, said the FDA […]

By OLGA PIERCE UPI Health Business Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 13 (UPI) — Amid the debate about covering the nation's 9 million uninsured children, the importance of quality coverage may be lost, experts said this week.
“Our system needs more than just an insurance card, more than just coverage,” said Debbie Chang, executive director of Nemours Health […]

By STEVE MITCHELL UPI Senior Medical Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 13 (UPI) — Despite some groups' efforts to block legislation at the state level that would make Merck's cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil mandatory for adolescent girls, the vaccine's uptake will probably not be impacted much, if at all, experts said Tuesday.
“This might have a short-term effect […]