Nursing - News April 11, 2013

Criminal Inquiry Into Stafford Hospital Death (Ananova)
The Health and Safety Executive has launched a criminal inquiry into the death of a diabetic woman at Stafford Hospital in 2007.

MSU researchers test methods for cancer treatment (Northern Michigan News)
Researchers at Michigan State University's College of Nursing will explore ways to help cancer patients use chemotherapy drugs at home using $2.5 million in two federal grants.

The number of people donating organs after death has increased by 50% in the last five years. (Congleton Guardian)
Over the last 12 months more than 1,200 people in the UK donated organs, NHS Blood and Transplant said, helping to transform 3,100 lives.

Hawking: Explore space for humanity's sake (CBS News)
Stephen Hawking, who spent his career decoding the universe and even experienced weightlessness, is urging the continuation of space exploration - for humanity's sake.

Coroner 'concerned' about notes added to Savita file after death (BreakingNews.ie)
A coroner has criticised the amount of information entered in the medical charts of Savita Halappanavar after she died.

Lawmakers seek nursing cut relief (Cal Coast News)
A bipartisan group of Sacramento lawmakers has mounted a campaign to give hospital-based skilled nursing services a financial break in the wake of cuts to Medi-Cal budgets.

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