 |  |  |
News Feed
May 7th, 2012 
John Buck
National Nurses Week, May 6-12, provides an opportunity to recognize the multitude of ways the nursing profession contributes to the health of the nation. Since March 2010, the Affordable Care Act has given nurses and other healthcare professionals a historic opportunity to improve the health of millions of Americans. Through an array of provisions in [...]
Posted in Associations & Groups, Colleagues, Featured, Lab, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Radiology, Respiratory, Specialties, Speech/Language/Hearing 
Tags: Affordable Care Act, American Nurses Association, Kathleen Sebelius, National Nurses Week 
No Comments » May 7th, 2012 John BuckThe abuse of illicit drugs and prescription medications present serious challenges for many healthcare professionals. Purdue Pharma LP is making available a free educational resource called “Patient Evaluation Resources For Opioid Risk Management” (PERFORM) to assist healthcare professionals assess the risk of medication misuse in patients. “Substance abuse can impede medical care and may even [...]
May 3rd, 2012 John BuckWhen eating is motivated by pleasure, rather than hunger, endogenous rewarding chemical signals are activated which can lead to overeating, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). The phenomenon ultimately affects body mass and may be a factor in the continuing rise of [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Colleagues, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Home Care, Lab, Long Term Care, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Respiratory Tags: Endocrine Society, Hedonic Hunger, JCEM, Obesity, Palmiero Monteleone MD No Comments » May 3rd, 2012 John BuckWheelchair-dependent patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) are reporting higher rates of wheelchair breakdowns requiring repairs, according to a study in American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AJPM&R), the official journal of the Association of Academic Physiatrists, AJPM&R is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. “It is possible [...]
April 26th, 2012 John BuckPervasive racial bias in American medical practice adversely affects treatment and diagnosis for African American patients, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin. Although the existence of racial bias in medical treatment and diagnosis has been well documented, a study by John Hoberman, professor of Germanic Studies, is the first to [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Colleagues, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Ortho/Rehab, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Radiology, Respiratory, Women's Health Tags: John Hoberman, Medical Racism, Racial Bias, University of Texas at Austin No Comments »
