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Patient Safety

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The latest patient safety-related news headlines.

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Safety Feature Story

As Air Becomes Cleaner, Life Span Lengthens

Less pollution has apparently been good for residents in U.S. cities

Want to live longer? You might want to move out of the city. Research now suggests that breathing in fine-particle pollutants, the type so ubiquitous in metropolitan areas, can shorten your life span. full story»

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