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Parent's exposure to dirty air may spell heart trouble for offspring, study suggests

A parent's exposure to dirty air before conception might spell heart trouble for the next generation, a new animal study suggests.

5 Dec 2018

Prenatal famine exposure may lead to early menopause and premature ovarian failure

Previous studies have demonstrated that fetal malnutrition can lead to adult chronic disorders such as type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. A new study out of China now suggests that it also can lead to early menopause and premature ovarian failure.

5 Dec 2018

Low-income women in Texas are not receiving contraception after childbirth, study shows

Low-income women in Texas who have delivered a baby are not getting the contraception they want at their six-week postpartum visit, a new study from the Texas Policy Evaluation Project shows.

5 Dec 2018

DHEA therapy may help prevent bone loss and increase muscle mass in older women

Women 55 and older have an increased risk of bone and muscle loss but therapy with the hormone Dehydroepiandrosterone may help prevent bone loss and increase muscle mass in older women, according to a new study led by Catherine M. Jankowski, PhD, FACSM, an exercise physiologist and associate professor at the University of Colorado College of Nursing at the Anschutz Medical Campus.

5 Dec 2018

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Study: 39% of B cell lymphoma patients treated with CAR T therapy remain in remission

A new article published today in The Lancet Oncology shows 39 percent of large B cell lymphoma patients treated with the chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy Yescarta remained in remission more than two years following therapy, and more than half of the patients treated remain alive.

4 Dec 2018

Rural children with mild head injuries pay more for medical care and get less of it

Families of rural children with mild head injuries pay more for medical care and get less of it, a Washington State University analysis has found.

4 Dec 2018

Alcohol consumption may attenuate long-term weight loss in people with Type 2 diabetes

Research shows that losing weight can help prevent or delay the onset of diabetes. While best practice for weight loss often includes decreasing or eliminating calories from alcohol, few studies examine whether people who undergo weight loss treatment report changes in alcohol intake and whether alcohol influences their weight loss.

3 Dec 2018

Study shows outcomes of CAR T-cell therapy when used as standard of care for lymphoma

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, or CAR T, was named the 2017 Advance of the Year by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The FDA approved two CAR T products last year for treatment of adult large B-cell lymphoma based on the exceptional patient outcomes seen in clinical trials.

3 Dec 2018

Medicare cuts payments to nursing homes whose patients keep ending up in hospital

The federal government has taken a new step to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions of nursing home patients by lowering a year's worth of payments to nearly 11,000 nursing homes. It gave bonuses to nearly 4,000 others.

3 Dec 2018

UBC review highlights importance of sleep hygiene practices for children

Sleep hygiene, which includes practices like providing a cool and quiet sleeping environment or reading before bed time to help kids unwind, is increasingly popular among parents looking to ensure their children get a good night's rest.

3 Dec 2018

Health science professionals and students analyze nurses' role in interprofessional pharmaceutical care

The University of Alicante has joined the European project DeMoPhaC (Development of a model for nurses' role in interprofessional pharmaceutical care)to establish a common framework for nursing professionals in interprofessional pharmaceutical care.

2 Dec 2018

Scoring models underestimate risk of hospital readmission in neurocritical care patients

Scoring models used to predict 30-day readmission risk in the general hospital population may not accurately predict readmissions for patients in the neurocritical care unit, reports a study in the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, official journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

29 Nov 2018

Report recommends creation of health monitoring, research program on Gulf War and post-9/11 veterans

To help determine if the descendants of Gulf War and post-9/11 veterans are at risk for health effects resulting from the service members' exposure to toxicants during deployment, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends the creation of a health monitoring and research program.

29 Nov 2018

UA receives grant to provide sexual assault nurse examiners training

The Western Region Public Health Training Center at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, in collaboration with the UA College of Nursing, has received a $1.49 million, three-year federal grant to provide sexual assault nurse examiners training and certification to expand services to sexual assault victims in rural areas.

29 Nov 2018

Transfusions with older blood may increase risk of death, adverse events

After a serious injury, the leading cause of death is loss of blood. Major trauma victims who receive transfusions of packed blood 22 days old or older may face increased risk of death within 24 hours, according to a new study in Annals of Emergency Medicine.

28 Nov 2018

Study: Racial disparities found in oral anticoagulant use

Black patients with atrial fibrillation are significantly less likely to receive oral anticoagulants--particularly newer, more effective versions--than white and Hispanic patients, according to a new study published today in JAMA Cardiology.

28 Nov 2018

Healthy lifestyle may offset acceleration of atherosclerosis during menopause

A healthy lifestyle during the transition to menopause may offset the acceleration of atherosclerosis, the slow narrowing of the arteries that increases with age, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

28 Nov 2018

One twin’s difficult birth puts a project designed to reduce C-sections to the test

The tiny hand and forearm slipped out too early. Babies are not delivered shoulder first. Dr. Terri Marino, an obstetrician in the Boston area who specializes in high-risk deliveries, tucked it back inside the boy’s mother.

27 Nov 2018

UC San Francisco scientists identify 'Achilles heel' of drug-resistant cancers

UC San Francisco scientists have figured out why some lung cancers become drug-resistant after initially responding to targeted therapies.

27 Nov 2018

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Latest Nursing News and Research

Parent's exposure to dirty air may spell heart trouble for offspring, study suggests

Prenatal famine exposure may lead to early menopause and premature ovarian failure

Low-income women in Texas are not receiving contraception after childbirth, study shows

DHEA therapy may help prevent bone loss and increase muscle mass in older women

LetsGetChecked: The Company That's Revolutionizing Consumer Healthcare

Study: 39% of B cell lymphoma patients treated with CAR T therapy remain in remission

Rural children with mild head injuries pay more for medical care and get less of it

Alcohol consumption may attenuate long-term weight loss in people with Type 2 diabetes

Study shows outcomes of CAR T-cell therapy when used as standard of care for lymphoma

Medicare cuts payments to nursing homes whose patients keep ending up in hospital

UBC review highlights importance of sleep hygiene practices for children

Health science professionals and students analyze nurses' role in interprofessional pharmaceutical care

Scoring models underestimate risk of hospital readmission in neurocritical care patients

Report recommends creation of health monitoring, research program on Gulf War and post-9/11 veterans

UA receives grant to provide sexual assault nurse examiners training

Transfusions with older blood may increase risk of death, adverse events

Study: Racial disparities found in oral anticoagulant use

Healthy lifestyle may offset acceleration of atherosclerosis during menopause

One twin’s difficult birth puts a project designed to reduce C-sections to the test

UC San Francisco scientists identify 'Achilles heel' of drug-resistant cancers

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