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Study of trauma patients evacuated from frontlines provides insight into en route care

A groundbreaking study of nearly 4,000 trauma patients evacuated from the frontlines in Afghanistan over a six-year period offers insight that can inform decisions on team composition, staff training and skill mix on the battlefield and beyond.

2 Apr 2018

Medicaid minus stigma: In Indian country, it’s part of the fabric of life

On a crisp sunny day, Tyson Toledo, a precocious 5-year-old boy, hobbled into a private health clinic to have his infected foot examined.

2 Apr 2018

UTA professor wins AHA grant to study biomechanical influences on ventricular development

A University of Texas at Arlington researcher is working to determine how blood flow and cardiac muscle contraction affects gene development that leads to ventricular chamber development in the heart.

31 Mar 2018

Researchers link teenage driving behaviors to ADHD, other mental health disorders

Teenage drivers ages 16 to 19 are three times more likely to get into fatal accidents than their older counterparts. In this age group, around 20 percent in the United States have been affected by symptoms associated with mental health disorders, including 9 percent with a lifetime history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

30 Mar 2018

New report sheds light on older adults’ oral health

A new report by the Center for Oral Health found that a significant number of older Californians are plagued by oral health problems despite the fact that dental disease is largely preventable.

30 Mar 2018

Scrutinizing Medicare coverage for physical, occupational and speech therapy

For years, confusion has surrounded the conditions under which older adults can receive physical, occupational and speech therapy covered by Medicare.

29 Mar 2018

International researchers discover link between congenital heart defects and adrenal gland cancer

An international team led by Dr. Patricia Dahia, M.D., Ph.D., of UT Health San Antonio, discovered a genetic mutation that explains why adults with severe congenital heart defects--who live with low oxygen in their blood--are at dramatically high risk for adrenal gland cancer.

29 Mar 2018

Women of childbearing age with rheumatic heart disease face double danger

Today, most people in the United States rarely think of rheumatic heart disease (RHD)-or the rheumatic fever that causes it-as more than a historical footnote.

28 Mar 2018

Realigning the brain clock to fit night shift patterns could result in better sleep, health

New research published in The Journal of Physiology shows that our brain clock can be shifted by light exposure, potentially to align it with night shift patterns.

28 Mar 2018

Screening strategies could reduce multiple myeloma prevalence, mortality

Multiple myeloma is a rare incurable disease that is diagnosed in more than 30,000 people each year in the United States.

27 Mar 2018

Mental health symptoms associated with risky driving behaviors in novice teen drivers

Mental health symptoms related to attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct disorder are associated with increased errors in a driving simulator and self-reported risky driving behaviors in adolescents, according to study in Nursing Research, published by Wolters Kluwer.

27 Mar 2018

Using VR to Go Back in Time for Those Living with Alzheimer's

Currently, there are an estimated 46 million people worldwide living with dementia. There is currently no cure, and no way to prevent the onset of dementia. The Wayback Project was created by a group of friends and former colleagues who wanted to create virtual reality films that allow patients to go 'back in time'.

26 Mar 2018

As Trump targets immigrants, elderly brace to lose caregivers

After back-to-back, eight-hour shifts at a chiropractor’s office and a rehab center, Nirva arrived outside an elderly woman’s house just in time to help her up the front steps.

26 Mar 2018

Research provides better understanding of how some cancer cells resist treatment

An international team of researchers led by Lucio Miele, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair of Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Justin Stebbing, BM BCh MA, PhD, Professor of Cancer Medicine and Medical Oncology at Imperial College of Medicine in London, has found new genetic mutations that promote the survival of cancer cells.

23 Mar 2018

Radiologist creates dramatic teaching tool using power of VR

Physicians, trainees and even laypeople can now stand right beside an expert radiologist as he performs one of the most difficult medical procedures of its kind - in virtual reality.

23 Mar 2018

NMSU researchers publish findings on effective measures to remedy stress among adolescents

Four faculty members at New Mexico State University have published findings of their study involving effective measures to remedy stress among adolescents.

22 Mar 2018

Discovery of new ALS gene points to cytoskeleton as potential target for drug development

An international team of researchers led by John Landers, PhD, at UMass Medical School, and Bryan Traynor, MD, PhD, at the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health, has identified KIF5A as a new gene associated with the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

21 Mar 2018

Women in medicine shout #Metoo about sexual harassment at work

Annette Katz didn't expect to be part of a major social movement. She didn't set out to take on a major health organization. But that all began to change when a co-worker saw her fighting back tears and joined Katz to report to her union what amounted to a criminal sexual offense at a Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 2012 and 2013.

20 Mar 2018

Race and pre-pregnancy BMI may be key predictors of maternal weight gain

Race and pre-pregnancy body mass index both affect leptin and adiponectin levels, and leptin levels in mid-pregnancy may be an important predictor of weight gain during pregnancy, new research suggests.

19 Mar 2018

Review reveals essential themes for successful care transitions for persons with dementia

For older adults with multiple chronic conditions and complex care requirements, transitioning between levels of care and across care settings is common.

16 Mar 2018

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Study of trauma patients evacuated from frontlines provides insight into en route care

Medicaid minus stigma: In Indian country, it’s part of the fabric of life

UTA professor wins AHA grant to study biomechanical influences on ventricular development

Researchers link teenage driving behaviors to ADHD, other mental health disorders

New report sheds light on older adults’ oral health

Scrutinizing Medicare coverage for physical, occupational and speech therapy

International researchers discover link between congenital heart defects and adrenal gland cancer

Women of childbearing age with rheumatic heart disease face double danger

Realigning the brain clock to fit night shift patterns could result in better sleep, health

Screening strategies could reduce multiple myeloma prevalence, mortality

Mental health symptoms associated with risky driving behaviors in novice teen drivers

Using VR to Go Back in Time for Those Living with Alzheimer's

As Trump targets immigrants, elderly brace to lose caregivers

Research provides better understanding of how some cancer cells resist treatment

Radiologist creates dramatic teaching tool using power of VR

NMSU researchers publish findings on effective measures to remedy stress among adolescents

Discovery of new ALS gene points to cytoskeleton as potential target for drug development

Women in medicine shout #Metoo about sexual harassment at work

Race and pre-pregnancy BMI may be key predictors of maternal weight gain

Review reveals essential themes for successful care transitions for persons with dementia

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