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The latest nursing news from News Medical |
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 | | |  Large Swedish study finds COVID-19 vaccination unrelated to fertility or childbirth rates A Swedish registry-based cohort study evaluated whether COVID-19 vaccination affected childbirth rates among women aged 18 to 45 years during the pandemic period. No statistically significant association was found between vaccination, childbirth, or recorded miscarriage rates, suggesting demographic and socioeconomic factors likely explain observed fertility trends. | | | | |  Review highlights smarter medicine delivery as key to better adherence Health system design plays a major role in medication adherence for chronic diseases, with delivery models influencing access, affordability, and continuity of care. Flexible, well-regulated dispensing systems that address structural barriers can improve long-term treatment outcomes across diverse populations. | |
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|  | | | | |  Postpartum hair loss: Causes, timeline, and when to worry Postpartum hair loss can feel alarming, learn what the evidence says about when shedding peaks, what may prolong it, and when it could be signaling a treatable underlying hair loss condition. | |  | | | | |  Polygenic analysis provides new insight into hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome Hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (hEDS) is one of the most common heritable connective tissue disorders. | | | | | | |  Paid sick leave emerges as key workplace support for frontline workers, new study shows Access to paid sick leave among South Korean in-home service workers during COVID-19 was associated with lower perceived infection risk, reduced job stress, and higher job satisfaction. Workers without paid leave reported greater perceived risk and stress, with indirect negative effects on job satisfaction, highlighting paid leave as an important workplace resource. | |
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| | | |  Falls are one of the most common reasons older adults are treated in the emergency department, and many patients are discharged home the same day. | | | | |  A new study has shown that mindfulness helps patients to relax during an endoscopy, allowing doctors to carry out detailed examinations without the need for sedation or general anesthesia. | | | | |  A national UK survey found physician-based helicopter emergency medical services have expanded substantially since 2009, with more teams and improved overnight coverage. However, geographic and time-of-day disparities persist, and variation in funding, staffing, and interventions continues to affect equitable access to advanced prehospital care. | | | | |  Programs that match caregivers with patient navigators yield better outcomes than Alzheimer's drug – but combining the two may be best. | | | | |  This article explores how to navigate mid-study distribution changes without disrupting patient treatment. | | | | |  Real-time and early detection of minute changes in the functioning of the cardiovascular system is crucial for managing critically ill patients, such as newborns and older adults, and can significantly affect their outcomes. | | | | |  In infants and toddlers who had a stroke before birth or as a newborn (28 days or younger), a treatment that combined restricting the use of the stronger arm with intensive task-oriented physical therapy led to improved function and skill gained on the weak side compared to standard care, according to preliminary late-breaking science presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2026. | | | | | A long-standing Medicare policy meant to manage rehabilitation services in nursing homes may keep older Americans in hospitals longer than necessary without improving patient health or saving Medicare money, new research finds. | | | | | Nearly all the world's 10.6 million children experiencing serious health-related suffering (SHS) live in low- and middle-income countries with little to no access to palliative care specialized care for their illness, according to a comprehensive new report published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. | | | | | Rebekah Stewart, a nurse at the U.S. Public Health Service, got a call last April that brought her to tears. She had been selected for deployment to the Trump administration's new immigration detention operation at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. | | | | | Medical artificial intelligence (AI) is often described as a way to make patient care safer by helping clinicians manage information. A new study by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators confronts a critical vulnerability: when a medical lie enters the system, can AI pass it on as if it were true? | | | | | For many Americans, a routine surgical procedure serves as their first introduction to opioid pain medication. | | | | | Most registered nurses who recently left hospital employment are motivated to return to health care work-and safe nurse staffing levels is the top factor that would bring them back, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR). | |
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