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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

Teens Experience Both Sides of Dating Violence
Teens in a relationship that involves dating violence are likely to be both a victim and perpetrator, as opposed to being just one or the other, finds a recent study in the Jo... Full Article

African American Students Drink More Soda When Available at School
The availability of sugar-sweetened or diet soda in schools does not appear to be related to students’ overall consumption, except for African-American students, who drink mor... 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

College of Nursing Receives Community Grant to Engage Local Residents in Health and Wellness “One Street at a Time”
The Ohio State University College of Nursing and Making a Difference, Inc. have teamed up to win a $60,000 dollar grant from The Ohio State University Office of Outreach and E... 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

Weight Gain Linked with Personality Trait Changes
People who gain weight are more likely to give in to temptations but also are more thoughtful about their actions, according to a new study published in Psychological Science,... 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

16 Youth Sports Safety Tips from NATA
With the spring sports season well underway and summer preseason practices and youth league games around the corner, young athletes are already enjoying warm weather activitie... 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

Angelina Jolie Has Preventive Double Mastectomy
Hollywood film star Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she has undergone a double mastectomy because she carries a genetic mutation that greatly increases her risk of poten... Full Article

Guidance for Clinicians on Prescribing Exercise for Depressed Patients
Exercise has been shown to be an effective treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), both when used alone and in combination with other treatments. There's now sufficient... Full Article

Providing Workplace Wellness Centers Could Backfire
People who used a workplace wellness center on frequent basis reported an improvement in their overall quality-of-life, while those that used the center less often reported no... 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

HHS Issues Standards for Culturally Sensitive Care
The US Department of Health and Human Services has released enhanced national standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in health and healthcare, a blue... Full Article

House Research Institute Receives Recognition from Mayor Villaraigosa In Promoting Healthy Hearing during May Better Hearing Month
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, in a special letter of recognition, joined the non-profit House Research Institute in celebrating May as Better Hearing Month to rai... 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

Parental Addictions Linked to Adult Children’s Depression
The offspring of parents who were addicted to drugs or alcohol are more likely to be depressed in adulthood, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers. In... Full Article

For Teens, Subway Not Much Healthier Than McDonald's
Subway may promote itself as the “healthy” fast food restaurant, but it might not be a much healthier alternative than McDonald’s for adolescents, according to new UCLA resear... 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

Choosing the Right Sunglasses
Sunlight, specifically ultraviolet (UV) radiation, has been linked to several eye conditions, including cataracts and early onset age-related macular degeneration. It’s hard t... Full Article

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