Surgical Readmissions and Quality of Care
Throughout the United States, reducing the rates of hospital readmissions has become a top...
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Month: February 2014
Radiation Therapy After Prostatectomy
Radical prostatectomy (RP) is the most common primary treatment for localized prostate cancer. For...
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International Stroke Conference 2014
New research is being presented at the ISC 2014, the annual International Stroke Conference, from...
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Reality Check: Hospital Patient Safety Scores
Imagine you are sick and live in the upper Manhattan section of New York City. Your doctor tells...
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Insomnia & Healthcare Use in Older Adults
Insomnia affects approximately half of all older adults. Research suggests that insomnia may be...
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Genetically Engineered Bacteria Target Cancer Cells
South Korean scientists say they have developed the world’s first nanorobot that can...
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Duty Hour Regulations: Perceptions of Surgical Residents
In 2003, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) released its first...
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Screening for HIV
In the United States, an estimated 1.2 million people are infected with HIV, and about 50,000 new...
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ED Information Systems and Patient Safety
Throughout the United States, emergency department information systems (EDISs) have been developed...
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Medication Adherence in Cystic Fibrosis
Recent research in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) suggests that there are associations between...
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Cystic Fibrosis Pathology
In this video the author presents histology of cystic fibrosis. Source
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Guidance on Alternative Therapies for Lowering BP
Hypertension affects about 26% of adults worldwide and ranks as the leading chronic risk factor...
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Promoting Sleep in the ICU
Delirium in the ICU has been well studied and is associated with poor patient outcomes. Other...
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Fist Bumps Instead of Handshakes?
Some well-intentioned researchers from West Virginia University published a small study claiming...
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