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Nurse staffing ratios affect hospital readmissions for children with common conditions

A new study shows that pediatric nurse staffing ratios are significantly associated with hospital readmission for children with common medical and surgical conditions.

Health created May 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New designer drug, 'bath salts,' may confer additional risk for adolescents

Use and abuse of "bath salts," a new group of designer drugs, have been increasing in recent years, particularly among teenagers. Poison control centers received over 2,000 calls last year for patients with delusions, hallucinations ...

Health created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New report: State action on Affordable Care Act's 2014 health insurance market reforms

Only 11 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws or issued regulations to implement the Affordable Care Act's major health insurance market reforms that go into effect in 2014, according to a new Commonwealth ...

Health created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

U.S. doctors embracing electronic health records: survey

(HealthDay) -- A majority of U.S. physicians have now adopted an electronic health record system as part of their routine practice, a new national survey reveals.

Health created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Dose-Response link between tanning bed use, skin cancer

(HealthDay) -- Use of tanning beds, especially in high school and college, is associated with an increased risk of skin cancer, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Cancer created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Better together - The RN and the EHR

With the prodding of new federal legislation, electronic health records (EHRs) are rapidly becoming part of the daily practice of hospital nurses – the frontline providers of care. In the first large study of its kind, ...

Health created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

1 in 4 gay/lesbian high school students are homeless

Roughly 1 in 4 lesbian or gay teens and 15 percent of bisexual teens are homeless, versus 3 percent of exclusively heterosexual teens, finds a Children's Hospital Boston study of more than 6,300 Massachusetts public high ...

Health created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0