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Complementary, alternative therapies for heart failure have some benefits and potential risks

There are some benefits and potentially serious risks when people with heart failure use complementary and alternative medicines (CAM), to manage symptoms, so involving the health care team is important for safety, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

8 Dec 2022

A family death during the holidays prompts questions and reflection

It wasn't the Thanksgiving holiday any of us had expected. Two weeks before, my 94-year-old father-in-law, Melvin Zax, suffered a stroke after receiving dialysis and was rushed to a hospital near his residence in western New York.

8 Dec 2022

Low-intensity ultrasound therapies may help rebuild stronger knees

Low-intensity ultrasound therapies may one day rebuild stronger knees following injury or surgery, thanks to research by Dr. Anu Subramanian at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) that's being supported by the National Institutes of Health.

7 Dec 2022

Vaccination against E. coli could help prevent some forms of childhood malnutrition, stunting

Diarrhea is no longer the killer it was in the mid-20th century, when an estimated 4.5 million children under age 5 died of it every year.

7 Dec 2022

Tailored Activity Program extends behavioral benefits to Black people with dementia and their families

Behavioral and psychological symptoms – such as agitation and aggression – are hallmarks of dementia that occur across disease stages and types, and can negatively impact both the person living with dementia and their caregivers.

6 Dec 2022

Mount Sinai first in New York to offer telehealth services for low-acuity patients who call 911

Mount Sinai Health System has become the first health system in New York, and one of the first major academic health centers across the country, to offer telehealth services to select patients who call 911 with low-acuity injuries and conditions.

6 Dec 2022

Mental health support needed for care home nurses to help recover from Covid trauma

Those on the front line of the Covid pandemic need mental health support to help them recover from, or manage, the stress and trauma they faced - according to University of East Anglia research.

6 Dec 2022

Assisted living facilities pressed to address growing needs of older, sicker residents

Assisted living communities too often fail to meet the needs of older adults and should focus more on residents' medical and mental health concerns, according to a recent report by a diverse panel of experts.

5 Dec 2022

New £1.5 million healthcare simulation facilities opened at Aston University

New £1.5 million healthcare simulation facilities have officially opened at Aston Medical School and in the School of Optometry at Aston University.

2 Dec 2022

Exercise can help people to sleep better

People in good physical shape are less likely to need a sleeping pill prescription from their doctor. This suggests that being fit can help you sleep better.

2 Dec 2022

HU begins human trial for promising treatment to reverse paralysis and language disorder after stroke

Hiroshima University started the human trial for a promising treatment that offers hope in potentially reversing paralysis and language disorder after moderate to severe stroke using therapeutically superior mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from the cranial bone.

1 Dec 2022

Study finds five key factors associated with physical activity in a diverse older population

Physical activity is important for healthy aging. It helps prevent functional decline, frailty, falls, and chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

1 Dec 2022

Addiction treatment proponents urge rural clinicians to pitch in by prescribing medication

Andrea Storjohann is glad to see that she's becoming less of a rarity in rural America.

1 Dec 2022

Researchers receive $3 million-plus NIH grant to develop treatment for drug-resistant fungus

With a new $3 million-plus grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Case Western Reserve University researchers are examining the next level of treatment for Candida auris (C.auris), a multidrug-resistant yeast that causes serious infection and, in some cases, death.

30 Nov 2022

UNH researchers receive $1.8 million to study the effectiveness of child trafficking prevention program

The physical and emotional harm caused by commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking of children and youth has been well documented but there is little research looking at preventative measures to help protect those at risk.

30 Nov 2022

Zika-exposed children may show differences in cognitive development, mood and mobility

Children who are exposed to the Zika virus while in the womb, but who are not subsequently diagnosed with Zika-related birth defects and congenital Zika syndrome (CZS), may still display differences in some aspects of cognitive development, mood and mobility compared to unexposed children, reports a study published in Pediatric Research.

30 Nov 2022

Study reports high rates of complications, rehospitalizations among patients undergoing abdominal ostomy surgery

Patients undergoing abdominal surgery for ostomy placement have high rates of hospital readmissions and emergency department visits – often involving ostomy-related complications, reports a study in the November/December issue of the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, the official journal of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society.

29 Nov 2022

Rural Colorado tries to fill health worker gaps with apprenticeships

During her 12-hour overnight shift, Brianna Shelton helps residents at BeeHive Homes Assisted Living go to the bathroom. Many of them have dementia, and some can't get out of bed on their own. Only a few can remember her name, but that doesn't matter to her.

29 Nov 2022

MiRNAs can be used as a biomarker to predict disease recurrence and mortality in breast cancer patients

Researchers at University of Galway have determined that biomarkers known as microRNAs can help predict which patients with breast cancer are likely to face a recurrence of the disease and death.

23 Nov 2022

People having trouble sleeping should try exercise, study suggests

The vast majority of people have trouble sleeping from time to time. However, 10 to 20 per cent of the population struggle more than the rest of us and have serious long-term sleep problems.

22 Nov 2022

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Complementary, alternative therapies for heart failure have some benefits and potential risks

A family death during the holidays prompts questions and reflection

Low-intensity ultrasound therapies may help rebuild stronger knees

Vaccination against E. coli could help prevent some forms of childhood malnutrition, stunting

Tailored Activity Program extends behavioral benefits to Black people with dementia and their families

Mount Sinai first in New York to offer telehealth services for low-acuity patients who call 911

Mental health support needed for care home nurses to help recover from Covid trauma

Assisted living facilities pressed to address growing needs of older, sicker residents

New £1.5 million healthcare simulation facilities opened at Aston University

Exercise can help people to sleep better

HU begins human trial for promising treatment to reverse paralysis and language disorder after stroke

Study finds five key factors associated with physical activity in a diverse older population

Addiction treatment proponents urge rural clinicians to pitch in by prescribing medication

Researchers receive $3 million-plus NIH grant to develop treatment for drug-resistant fungus

UNH researchers receive $1.8 million to study the effectiveness of child trafficking prevention program

Zika-exposed children may show differences in cognitive development, mood and mobility

Study reports high rates of complications, rehospitalizations among patients undergoing abdominal ostomy surgery

Rural Colorado tries to fill health worker gaps with apprenticeships

MiRNAs can be used as a biomarker to predict disease recurrence and mortality in breast cancer patients

People having trouble sleeping should try exercise, study suggests

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