Behavioral emergency response team improves safety
A behavioral emergency response team helps de-escalate behavioral emergencies, thereby reducing assaults and use of restraints, according to a study in Worldviews on Evidence-based…
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FDA approves first treatment for Erdheim-Chester Disease
On Nov. 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded approval of Zelboraf (vemurafenib) to treat certain adult patients with Erdheim-Chester Disease. (more…)
HIV patients at greater risk for heart, kidney disease
Patients with HIV who are at high risk for a heart attack or stroke are also at substantially greater risk for chronic kidney disease…
Virtual reality used to reduce blood draw pain in children
A study in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology reports that virtual reality can be used to significantly reduce patients’ and parents’ perception of acute…
Arrested Utah nurse reaches settlement, plans donations
Alex Wubbels plans to donate some of the $500,000 she receives from Salt Lake City and the University of Utah (both entities agreed to…
Prolonged SRI use and risk of diabetes
Prolonged use of serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) in children and adolescents may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study…
Surgical site infections and nurse staffing
The risk of surgical site infections after elective total hip arthroplasty is lower in hospitals where nurses assess staffing as adequate, according to a…
Oral anticoagulants may reduce risk of dementia in patients with AF
Oral anticoagulants may reduce the risk of dementia in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study in the European Heart Journal. (more…)
Managing stress in health care with meditation: Got a minute?
Providing bedside care is stressful, and finding ways to reduce that stress can be difficult in a sometimes chaotic and unpredictable environment. Research shows…
FDA clears new robotically-assisted surgical device
On Oct. 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Senhance System, a new robotically-assisted surgical device (RASD) that can help facilitate…
Nearly half of medical care in U.S. is delivered in EDs
A study in International Journal of Health Services reports that 47.7% of medical care in the United States is delivered in emergency departments (EDs).…
Hypertension increases risk of mitral regurgitation
Long-term hypertension increases the risk of mitral regurgitation in patients without cardiovascular disease, according to a study in PLOS Medicine. (more…)
Behavioral emergency response team improves safety
A behavioral emergency response team helps de-escalate behavioral emergencies, thereby reducing assaults and use of restraints, according to a study in Worldviews…
FDA approves first treatment for Erdheim-Chester Disease
On Nov. 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded approval of Zelboraf (vemurafenib) to treat certain adult patients with Erdheim-Chester…
HIV patients at greater risk for heart, kidney disease
Patients with HIV who are at high risk for a heart attack or stroke are also at substantially greater risk for chronic…
Virtual reality used to reduce blood draw pain in children
A study in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology reports that virtual reality can be used to significantly reduce patients’ and parents’ perception…
Arrested Utah nurse reaches settlement, plans donations
Alex Wubbels plans to donate some of the $500,000 she receives from Salt Lake City and the University of Utah (both entities…
Prolonged SRI use and risk of diabetes
Prolonged use of serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) in children and adolescents may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to…
Surgical site infections and nurse staffing
The risk of surgical site infections after elective total hip arthroplasty is lower in hospitals where nurses assess staffing as adequate, according…
Oral anticoagulants may reduce risk of dementia in patients with AF
Oral anticoagulants may reduce the risk of dementia in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study in the European Heart…
Managing stress in health care with meditation: Got a minute?
Providing bedside care is stressful, and finding ways to reduce that stress can be difficult in a sometimes chaotic and unpredictable environment.…
FDA clears new robotically-assisted surgical device
On Oct. 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Senhance System, a new robotically-assisted surgical device (RASD) that can…
Nearly half of medical care in U.S. is delivered in EDs
A study in International Journal of Health Services reports that 47.7% of medical care in the United States is delivered in emergency…
Hypertension increases risk of mitral regurgitation
Long-term hypertension increases the risk of mitral regurgitation in patients without cardiovascular disease, according to a study in PLOS Medicine. (more…)