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Psychiatric APNs share 'comprehensive response' to Marathon bombings

Psychiatric advanced practice nurses (APNs) played a critical role in supporting psychological recovery after the Boston Marathon bombing-not only for injured patients, but also for family members and hospital staff, according to an article in Clinical Nurse Specialist, official journal of the the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists.

3 Mar 2014

State highlights: N.C. Medicaid reform plan unveiled; cutting back Medicaid estate recoveries

A selection of health policy stories from Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Florida, New York, and North Carolina.

3 Mar 2014

States: N.C.'s Medicaid managed care proposal; narrow provider networks; Planned Parenthood's big plan

Gov. Pat McCrory's health agency is backing away from initial proposals to fix Medicaid costs by hiring a handful of big managed care organizations to run North Carolina's $13 billion health care system. The state Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday presented its framework for revamping Medicaid to an advisory group set up by McCrory (Dalesio, 2/26).

28 Feb 2014

Yangon General Hospital first to install Varian technology for cancer treatment

Yangon General Hospital has become the first clinical site in Myanmar to install new technology from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) for treating cancer with radiotherapy.

28 Feb 2014

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrates contributions of registered dietitian nutritionists

March is National Nutrition Month®, when the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reminds everyone to return to the basics of healthful eating. It is also the time of year when the Academy celebrates the contributions and expertise of registered dietitian nutritionists as the food and nutrition experts.

28 Feb 2014

New procedure offers benefits for patients with severe asthma

Like millions of people, Jeannine Childs suffers from asthma. But unlike most, her asthma was debilitating. For years she struggled with wheezing, shortness of breath and fits of coughing so severe that they often landed her in the hospital. Nothing was really working – not lifestyle changes, not medications.

28 Feb 2014

Wolters Kluwer Health agrees to publish AAOS' official clinical review journal

Wolters Kluwer Health and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons—the preeminent provider of musculoskeletal education to orthopaedic surgeons and others in the world—announced today an agreement to publish the Academy's official clinical review journal effective with the March 2014 issue.

27 Feb 2014

New prostate cancer screening method combines existing tests to increase accuracy

Northwestern Medicine- is the first health care provider in the country to offer a new non-invasive blood test for prostate cancer that is nearly three times more accurate than the current standard prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. Known as the Prostate Health Index (phi), the new test's accuracy will effectively remove the need for many men who test positive for elevated PSA levels to undergo a biopsy to achieve a reliable diagnosis.

27 Feb 2014

Walgreens at UCSF aims to improve medication use, reduce hospital readmissions

UC San Francisco and Walgreens have opened a unique Walgreens store today on the UCSF campus that aims to improve medication safety, decrease health care costs and help patients use medicines more effectively by offering pharmacist-based patient care and expanded health and wellness services to the community.

27 Feb 2014

CCNAP highlights psychological issues related to cardiac diseases

The congress will be held 4-5 April in Stavanger, Norway, at the Stavanger Forum.

26 Feb 2014

Elsevier titles recognized in AJN Book of the Year Awards

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26 Feb 2014

Report calls for better palliative and EOL care for patients that relapse following transplant

Haematological disorders of the blood and bone marrow, such as leukaemia, are commonly treated with a bone marrow transplant. However relapse is common and often leads to treatment failure and death.

26 Feb 2014

Study: Patients more likely to die in hospitals when cared for by nurses with heavy workloads

Patients are more likely to die after common surgical procedures when they are cared for in hospitals with heavier nurse workloads and fewer nurses with bachelor's degrees, concludes the largest investigation of nursing and hospital outcomes in Europe to date, published in The Lancet.

26 Feb 2014

New diagnosis guidelines for ASD may reduce total number of people being diagnosed by one third

New diagnosis guidelines for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) issued by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) may reduce by almost one third the total number of people being diagnosed, according to new research from Columbia University School of Nursing published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

26 Feb 2014

Elsevier 4 titles recognized in American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Awards

Four titles recognized in three categories - critical care-emergency nursing, information technology/informatics and medical-surgical nursing

26 Feb 2014

U.S study:10% of non-lifetime marijuana users report that they would try marijuana if legal

National support for marijuana ("cannabis") legalization is increasing in the United States (US). Recreational use was recently legalized in the states of Colorado and Washington; other states across the country are expected to follow suit.

26 Feb 2014

Music in health care can improve quality of life for older people

Using music and singing in health care can improve quality of life for older people by easing pain, anxiety and depression.

26 Feb 2014

Sinus and Allergy Center receives $8.4M NIH grant to help advance development of new treatments

The Northwestern Medicine- Sinus and Allergy Center has received a grant for more than $8.4 million from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to help advance the understanding of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and the development of new methods for its treatment over the next five years.

26 Feb 2014

Psychoeducation reduces internalised stigmatisation in bipolar patients

A psychoeducation program designed to reduce internalised stigmatisation in patients with bipolar disease resulted in a significant decrease in total mean scores on the Internalized Stigmatization Scale of Mental Illness compared with a control group, a Turkish study shows.

25 Feb 2014

Peer-to-peer abuse jeopardizes patient outcomes, reveals research

Horizontal violence between nurses at the same level of authority is jeopardising patient outcomes, research has revealed.

25 Feb 2014

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Psychiatric APNs share 'comprehensive response' to Marathon bombings

State highlights: N.C. Medicaid reform plan unveiled; cutting back Medicaid estate recoveries

States: N.C.'s Medicaid managed care proposal; narrow provider networks; Planned Parenthood's big plan

Yangon General Hospital first to install Varian technology for cancer treatment

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrates contributions of registered dietitian nutritionists

New procedure offers benefits for patients with severe asthma

Wolters Kluwer Health agrees to publish AAOS' official clinical review journal

New prostate cancer screening method combines existing tests to increase accuracy

Walgreens at UCSF aims to improve medication use, reduce hospital readmissions

CCNAP highlights psychological issues related to cardiac diseases

Elsevier titles recognized in AJN Book of the Year Awards

Report calls for better palliative and EOL care for patients that relapse following transplant

Study: Patients more likely to die in hospitals when cared for by nurses with heavy workloads

New diagnosis guidelines for ASD may reduce total number of people being diagnosed by one third

Elsevier 4 titles recognized in American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Awards

U.S study:10% of non-lifetime marijuana users report that they would try marijuana if legal

Music in health care can improve quality of life for older people

Sinus and Allergy Center receives $8.4M NIH grant to help advance development of new treatments

Psychoeducation reduces internalised stigmatisation in bipolar patients

Peer-to-peer abuse jeopardizes patient outcomes, reveals research

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Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

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Nursing News and Research

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Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

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AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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