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On Sept. 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved revised labeling for the Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV), making the device available to patients who have inoperable aortic valve stenosis. Read More.

FDA expands access to artificial heart valve to inoperable patients

FDA issues final guidance for mobile medical apps

Study: Antidepressants may pose risk for type 2 diabetes

Leapfrog Group says hospital safety improvements too slow

Study: Lower blood glucose may be good for brain function

Study: Antihypertensives decrease risk of Alzheimer disease

How to recognize and intervene for hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome

Study: Report cards for hospital pressure ulcers may not be accurate

Study: Healthcare spending expected to grow 6.2% in 2014

Study: Appropriate nurse staffing lowers hospital readmission rates

Study: Cost analysis of ACL reconstruction surgery

Study: High glucose in patients with diabetes increases risk of dehiscence after surgery for chronic wounds

Business success requires four types of leaders

Study: Social media may help with smoking cessation

Study: Smoking increases risk of complications after colorectal surgery

Stopping the pain: The role of nurse leaders in providing organizational resources to reduce disruptive behavior

Providing workplace renewal opportunities for nurses

Holistic nursing

Holistic nursing: Focusing on the whole person

When nurses speak up, they pay a price

What works: Facilitating staff participation in nursing research

Improving depression screening in patients with chronic illness

Tobacco cessation for nurses and patients

The new health insurance marketplace

How to make the most of your nursing minutes

A woman’s reproductive health: Clues to future heart disease?

Our Readers Respond

Quiz Time

On “braking” the law

Once more unto the breach

FDA approves first generic capecitabine to treat breast and colorectal cancers

Study: Low-dose vancomycin as effective as high dose against C. diff

New program addresses women’s needs when developing medical devices

New pain drug developed

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Study: Smartphone app valid cognitive dysfunction screening

Study: Regular colonoscopy screening could prevent 40% of colorectal cancers

According to a study in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes,

Study: ICU transfer timing affects mortality