Patient education is one of the most important aspects of nursing care. It builds patients’ self-esteem, self-awareness, sense of responsibility, and provides them with effective coping mechanisms. Furthermore, it reduces...
Read MoreJust when you think you’ve seen everything, along comes the AspireAssist. This device, not yet FDA-approved, consists of a tube implanted in the stomach, which leads to a port that is exposed on the surface of the abdomen. Now,...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Invokana (canagliflozin) tablets, used with...
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The costs associated with hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge are high. CMS and other...
Read MoreThe New York Times reports that law schools in the U.S., already smarting from the collapse of the market for lawyers, are establishing law firms so they can hire their graduates and give them something to do. Regarding such a...
Read MoreTears rolled down my face as I came across an article written 2 years ago. A veteran pediatric nurse took her own life several months after administering a fatal overdose of an electrolyte to an infant. After investigations and...
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On March, 26, 2013, the American Diabetes Association will be encouraging the public to take the...
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You often see a football player on the sidelines breathing oxygen after running a long distance or...
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The Particulars: Data are lacking on the long-term benefits and risks of total hip arthroplasty...
Read MoreThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Dotarem (gadoterate meglumine) for use in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain, spine and associated tissues of patients ages 2 years and older. Dotarem is a...
Read MoreFollowing suit with stock prices and home sales, physician turnover rate is rising, reaching the highest rate since 2005 and exceeding pre-recession levels. According to the 8th annual Physician Retention survey from Cejka...
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The Particulars: Previous research has not provided well-defined predictors of complications and...
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The Particulars: Previous studies have indicated that success rates with total knee arthroplasty...
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The Particulars: Previous research has shown that smoking is linked to prolonged healing and...
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Differential diagnosis of dementia in patients with equivocal clinical presentations may be...
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The Particulars: Previous investigations have suggested that osteoarthritis of the hip and knee...
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Bicycle, trampoline and roller sport injuries decline; football and soccer injuries still...
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Many of today’s running shoes feature a heavy cushioned heel. New research presented today at the...
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Military Personnel Return to Duty Following Severe Injury to the Lower Extremity Return to Duty of...
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The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world’s largest professional association of...
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