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May 22nd, 2013 
John Buck
More than 40% of patients being treated for COPD at a federally funded clinic did not have the disease, researchers found after evaluating the patients with spirometry, the diagnostic “gold standard” for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. “While there have been many studies of the under-diagnosis of COPD, there has not been a US-based study that [...]
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Tags: ATS, COPD, Health Disparities, Pulmonary, respiratory, spirometry, Uninsured 
No Comments » May 21st, 2013 John BuckAn experimental, lab-made molecule was able to stick to certain inflammatory proteins and reduce acute breathing problems among people with a type of moderate-to-severe asthma, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Their findings were published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, coinciding with their presentation of the study [...]
May 21st, 2013 John BuckResearch on different types of IV connectors led a Johns Hopkins cancer center to pilot a “neutral pressure” IV connector, according to a scientific presentation at the annual meeting of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS). Since the Hopkins poster was presented at the ONS meeting, The Johns Hopkins Hospital has adopted the IV connector hospital-wide. [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Community Health, Emergency/Urgent Care, Family/General Practice, Home Care, Lab, Long Term Care, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Products Tags: Bloodstream Infection, InVision Plus, IV Connector, Neutral Pressure, Oncology, ONS, Product, RyMed No Comments » May 20th, 2013 John BuckVermont Gov. Peter Shumlin’s signing into law of the nation’s first death-with-dignity bill passed by a legislature is a “breakthrough” moment, according to the nation’s leading end-of-life choice advocacy group, Compassion & Choices. Vermont also will become the first eastern state and fourth state nationwide where aid in dying clearly is legal and accessible starting [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Colleagues, Community Health, Emergency/Urgent Care, Family/General Practice, Home Care, Long Term Care, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Respiratory Tags: Choice, Compassion, Death with Dignity, Vermont No Comments » May 15th, 2013 John BuckA study released by George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) researchers offers an in-depth look at hospitals nationwide and admissions to intensive care units (ICU). The study, published in the journal Academic Emergency Medicine, finds a sharp increase—nearly 50%—in ICU admissions coming from US emergency departments. “These findings suggest that [...]
