The will to live – and living well
Groucho Marx said, “Marriage is the chief cause of divorce.” When we mentioned this to a friend of ours, he retorted, “Yes—and life is the chief cause…
Oncology
A summer of learning
The period from Memorial Day to Labor Day is a special time—a stretch of (ideally) sunny days when school is out and vacation time becomes a priority.…
Reducing readmissions in in COPD patients
A preventable and treatable lung disorder of adults, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common causes of hospitalizations and readmissions. It affects 15 million Americans; nearly one in five…
FDA approvals
On June 1, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Netspot, the first kit for the preparation of gallium Ga 68 dotatate injection, a…
What you need to know about safe opioid prescribing
In an attempt to halt the current epidemic of overdose deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug…
Improving outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma
Over the last decade, progress in multiple myeloma (MM) treatment has extended survival with good quality of life. We’ve increased our understanding of how…
2016 American Nurse Today’s Spirit of Caring
We are pleased to announce that COLLEEN BIDWELL from Los Alamitos Medical Center, who was nominated by Judy Chabot, has received the most votes this year…
FDA approves new treatment for bladder cancer
On May 18, the U.S. the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tecentriq (atezolizumab) to treat urothelial carcinoma. Read more
Patient-centered simulations can strengthen collegial relationships
A few years ago, when Cone Health (based in Greensboro, North Carolina) decided to strive for top-decile health-system status by 2015, work began on changing the culture to match…
Understanding confidence intervals helps you make better clinical decisions
PERHAPS YOU DIDN’T LEARN about the confidence interval (CI) in your formal education or you don’t hear the term in daily conversation. Confidence interval just doesn’t roll of the tongue of a staff nurse…
FDA expands use of Xalkori
On March 11, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Xalkori (crizotinib) to treat people with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors…
Does a right to refuse treatment include a right to demand it?
According to the dictionary, the word integrity is a noun, and it means either adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character;…
The will to live – and living well
Groucho Marx said, “Marriage is the chief cause of divorce.” When we mentioned this to a friend of ours, he retorted, “Yes—and life is the…
A summer of learning
The period from Memorial Day to Labor Day is a special time—a stretch of (ideally) sunny days when school is out and vacation time becomes…
Reducing readmissions in in COPD patients
A preventable and treatable lung disorder of adults, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common causes of hospitalizations and readmissions. It affects 15 million Americans; nearly one…
FDA approvals
On June 1, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Netspot, the first kit for the preparation of gallium Ga 68 dotatate…
What you need to know about safe opioid prescribing
In an attempt to halt the current epidemic of overdose deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food…
Improving outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma
Over the last decade, progress in multiple myeloma (MM) treatment has extended survival with good quality of life. We’ve increased our understanding…
2016 American Nurse Today’s Spirit of Caring
We are pleased to announce that COLLEEN BIDWELL from Los Alamitos Medical Center, who was nominated by Judy Chabot, has received the most votes…
FDA approves new treatment for bladder cancer
On May 18, the U.S. the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tecentriq (atezolizumab) to treat urothelial carcinoma. Read more
Patient-centered simulations can strengthen collegial relationships
A few years ago, when Cone Health (based in Greensboro, North Carolina) decided to strive for top-decile health-system status by 2015, work began on changing the…
Understanding confidence intervals helps you make better clinical decisions
PERHAPS YOU DIDN’T LEARN about the confidence interval (CI) in your formal education or you don’t hear the term in daily conversation. Confidence interval just doesn’t roll of the tongue of…
FDA expands use of Xalkori
On March 11, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Xalkori (crizotinib) to treat people with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)…
Does a right to refuse treatment include a right to demand it?
According to the dictionary, the word integrity is a noun, and it means either adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of…
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