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Researchers Analyze How Spanish Smoking Relapse Booklets Are Distributed

Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida have evaluated how Florida healthcare and social service agencies distribute Libres para Siempre (Fo... Full Article

Predominately Black Hospitals Provide Poor Trauma Care
Victims of trauma are at higher risk of either dying or suffering a major complication if they are treated at a hospital that serves a large population of black patients, find... Full Article

COPD Foundation Praises FDA Approval of Breo Ellipta, Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
The COPD Foundation (COPDF) applauds the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of Breo Ellipta (fluticasone furoate and vilanterol inhalation powder), a long-term, ... Full Article

What Impacts Whether African Americans Call 9-1-1 Immediately for Stroke Symptoms?
African-Americans know the signs of stroke, but concerns about medical cost, ambulance response time and unfamiliarity with the need for prompt hospital care impacted whether ... Full Article

Tavenner Confirmed as CMS Administrator
Marilyn Tavenner was easily confirmed by the Senate Wednesday to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The 91-7 vote makes Tavenner the first confirmed CMS l... Full Article

Physically Demanding Jobs Shift Cardiac Rehab Focus
After cardiac surgery, should a farmer and an attorney take the same physical test to be found fit for work? They do now. But new research from Jenny Adams, PhD, at Baylor Hea... Full Article

Jefferson Named a Quality Respiratory Care Institution by the American Association for Respiratory Care
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital was recently bestowed the title of “Quality Respiratory Care Institution” (QRCR) for 2013 by the American Association for Respiratory Care... Full Article

No Significant Change Seen in Overall Smokeless Tobacco Use Among US Youths
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. Declines in smoking among youths were observed from the late 1990s. “However, limi... Full Article

Cholesterol-Lowering Drug May Reduce Exercise Benefits for Obese Adults
Statins, the most widely prescribed drugs worldwide, are often suggested to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease in individuals with obesity, diabetes and metabolic syn... Full Article

Map Shows Infection and Sepsis-Related Mortality Hotspots Across the US
In the past, researchers have sought to determine the geographic distribution of many life-threatening conditions, including stroke and cardiac arrest. Now, researchers at the... Full Article

Therapy Dogs Cure Stress at Hopkins Nursing
Just add dogs. It turns out that’s a fairly easy recipe for taking a bit of the stress out of the room, one that Caitanya Min, Trad. ’13, of the Johns Hopkins University Schoo... Full Article

Anesthesia Professionals Question Safety of Non-experts Giving Propofol to Patients via New Sedasys™ Machine
Responding to a decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve a new machine that allows healthcare providers who are not anesthesia experts to give propofol to... Full Article

Portable Respiratory Device Enhances Patient Mobility
Portable Respiratory Device Enhances Patient Mobility A new High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation (HFCWO) vest that gives respiratory patients the freedom to move around durin... Full Article

Summer Brings Increase in Gasoline and Other Chemical-Related Injuries in Young Children
Hydrocarbons, a chemical compound commonly found in household items from cleaning products to gasoline, are among the top 10 causes of pediatric poisoning deaths in the United... Full Article

Anesthesia Selection Impacts Outcomes in Patients with Sleep Apnea Undergoing Joint Replacement
Using regional anesthesia instead of general anesthesia in patients with sleep apnea undergoing total joint replacement decreases major complications by 17%, according to a st... Full Article

May 6-12 is National Nurses Week
National Nurses Week is May 6 -12, with the 6th being celebrated as “National Nurses Day,” the birthday of Florence Nightingale who is considered to be the founder of modern n... Full Article

Nurse Week: Military Nurses Claim Special Tie to Nightingale
Nurses Week is to celebrate the accomplishment of nurses throughout the year. It is based around the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, who was, ... Full Article

New Disease-Modifying, Personalized Cystic Fibrosis Treatment, Starting a Trend in Drug Development
Disease-modifying treatments are becoming a reality for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) sufferers, potentially transforming this life-threatening condition into a manageable one, accordi... Full Article

New Jersey, Maine Hospitals Recognized as ACR's First Diagnostic Imaging Centers of Excellence
The American College of Radiology (ACR) recognized medical facilities in New Jersey and Maine as the first-ever Diagnostic Imaging Centers of Excellent (DICOE), recognizing a ... Full Article

Minimal Dose CT Superior to Chest X-Ray for Detection of Recurrent Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is associated with very high mortality, in part because it is hard to detect at early stages, but also because it can recur frequently after surgical removal. The ... Full Article

Helping Kids With Severe Respiratory Failure Survive Until Lung Transplantation
Adults with end-stage respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension requiring ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) have been “bridged” toward lung transplantation with ... Full Article

Grants for Healthcare Trained Veterans to Pursue Nursing Careers
This week, at the White House Forum on Military Credentialing and Licensing, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new program to help milita... Full Article

Targeted Screening for C. difficile Upon Hospital Admission Could Potentially Identify Most Colonized Patients
Testing patients with just three risk factors upon hospital admission has potential to identify nearly three out of four asymptomatic carriers of C. difficile, according to a ... Full Article

Sharp Rise in Emergency Department Visits Involving the Sleep Medication Zolpidem
A new report shows that the number of emergency department visits involving adverse reactions to the sleep medication zolpidem rose nearly 220% from 6,111 visits in 2005 to 19... Full Article

‘Catastrophic’ Malpractice Payouts Add Little to Healthcare’s Rising Costs
Efforts to lower healthcare costs in the United States have focused at times on demands to reform the medical malpractice system, with some researchers asserting that large, h... Full Article

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