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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 [...]
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, American Nurses Association, Kathleen Sebelius, National Nurses Week 
No Comments » April 27th, 2012 John BuckObese drivers are far less likely to wear seatbelts than are drivers of normal weight, a new University at Buffalo study has found, a behavior that puts them at greater risk of severe injury or death during motor vehicle crashes. The UB study found that normal weight drivers are 67% more likely to wear a [...]
April 27th, 2012 John BuckThe American Academy of Dermatology designates the first Monday in May as Melanoma Monday. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of melanoma, a potentially fatal skin cancer, and to encourage early detection. With early detection, melanoma has a high cure rate. Despite the fact that melanoma is the only skin cancer that [...]
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 » April 25th, 2012 John BuckCoronary artery disease continues to be a major cause of death in the US, killing hundreds of thousands of people per year. However, this disease burden isn’t evenly divided between the sexes; significantly more men than women are diagnosed with coronary artery disease each year. The reasons behind this difference aren’t well defined. Though some [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Colleagues, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Radiology, Respiratory, Women's Health Tags: Coronary Artery Disease, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Penn State College of Medicine, Stress No Comments »
