NHSC opens applications for student loan repayment program
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC), a federal program that helps nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives deal with their student debt, while addressing…
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Nurses discuss the future of nursing in NEJM
On Dec. 15 The New England Journal of Medicine published two perspective articles by nurses. Linda H. Aiken, PhD, RN’s “Nurses for the Future”…
NIH plans new center for promoting drug development
A National Institute of Health (NIH) advisory board has approved the creation of National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, a move intended to accelerate…
FDA recommends removing Avastin’s breast cancer indication
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recommending that the breast cancer indication for Avastin be removed from its label “because the drug…
Medication adherence pays prompts lower healthcare costs
A study in Health Affairs found that the increased pharmacy costs associated by medication adherence was offset by a substantial savings in healthcare costs…
Compared to nsNSAIDs and coxibs, opioid use in older adults with arthritis increases risk of safety events
In older adults with arthritis, opioid use increases the risk of fractures and safety events requiring hospitalization, compared to nonselective NSAIDs (nsNSAIDs) and selective…
New report says more than 13% of Medicare patients experience adverse events during hospital stay
A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services says an estimated 13.5% of Medicare patients experience adverse events during their hospital…
RWJF launches new website
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has launched http://www.thefutureofnursing.org, a resource that includes the research and data behind the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Future…
Study shows geographic variation in prescribing patterns
A New England Journal of Medicine study of Medicare patients found that prescribing patterns varied by hospital-referral region. For example, 44% of patients in…
High-volume texting teens more likely to engage in risky behavior
Teens who text and send more than 120 messages per school day are 40% more likely to engage in risky behavior according to a…
Propoxyphene taken off market
Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which makes Darvon and Darvocet, the brand versions of the prescription pain medication propoxyphene, has agreed to withdraw the medication from…
Alcohol ranked as most harmful of 20 drugs
Members of the Independent Scientific Committee on Drug in the UK ranked alcohol as the most harmful of a list of 20 drugs, followed…
NHSC opens applications for student loan repayment program
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC), a federal program that helps nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives deal with their student debt,…
Nurses discuss the future of nursing in NEJM
On Dec. 15 The New England Journal of Medicine published two perspective articles by nurses. Linda H. Aiken, PhD, RN’s “Nurses for…
NIH plans new center for promoting drug development
A National Institute of Health (NIH) advisory board has approved the creation of National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, a move intended…
FDA recommends removing Avastin’s breast cancer indication
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recommending that the breast cancer indication for Avastin be removed from its label “because…
Medication adherence pays prompts lower healthcare costs
A study in Health Affairs found that the increased pharmacy costs associated by medication adherence was offset by a substantial savings in…
Compared to nsNSAIDs and coxibs, opioid use in older adults with arthritis increases risk of safety events
In older adults with arthritis, opioid use increases the risk of fractures and safety events requiring hospitalization, compared to nonselective NSAIDs (nsNSAIDs)…
New report says more than 13% of Medicare patients experience adverse events during hospital stay
A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services says an estimated 13.5% of Medicare patients experience adverse events during…
RWJF launches new website
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has launched http://www.thefutureofnursing.org, a resource that includes the research and data behind the Institute of Medicine…
Study shows geographic variation in prescribing patterns
A New England Journal of Medicine study of Medicare patients found that prescribing patterns varied by hospital-referral region. For example, 44% of…
High-volume texting teens more likely to engage in risky behavior
Teens who text and send more than 120 messages per school day are 40% more likely to engage in risky behavior according…
Propoxyphene taken off market
Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which makes Darvon and Darvocet, the brand versions of the prescription pain medication propoxyphene, has agreed to withdraw the…
Alcohol ranked as most harmful of 20 drugs
Members of the Independent Scientific Committee on Drug in the UK ranked alcohol as the most harmful of a list of 20…