Surgery
Post-bariatric hypoglycemia is a silent danger after surgery
A serious side effect of weight-loss surgery can take more than a year to appear. Vanessa Hurta is spreading the word.
Sep 1, 2021
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Medications
HHS issues guidelines expanding access to buprenorphine treatment
(HealthDay)—Eligible practitioners who are licensed and registered to prescribe controlled substances are now exempt from certain statutory certification requirements related to training, counseling, and other ancillary ...
Apr 29, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Birth and pregnancy experts fail to deliver on contraception advice
Health care professionals who provide contraceptive services outside of general practice are unlikely to discuss long-acting reversible contraception such as intrauterine devices (IUDs) or implants for young women without ...
May 6, 2020
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Health
Doctors don't realize hair care prevents many African-American women from exercise
New research from The Ohio State University Wexner Medicine Center identifies a gap in doctor knowledge and understanding of hair care as a barrier to exercise among African American female patients.
Nov 8, 2019
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Researchers study how nursing homes can accommodate obese residents
About 30 percent of nursing home residents are obese. That can complicate their care. The facility may need to buy them special wheelchairs or motorized lifts. Nursing aides may struggle to help them shower. And doctors may ...
Jul 1, 2019
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Medical economics
Pediatric nurse practitioner shortage looming
(HealthDay)—There is a looming critical shortage of pediatric nurse practitioners (PNPs), according to a white paper published in the May-June issue of the Journal of Pediatric Health Care.
May 31, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Call the midwife if the doctor doesn't object
Every morning at Watsonville Community Hospital in Northern California, the labor and delivery team divvies up its patients—low-risk ones go to the midwives and high-risk ones to the physicians. Then, throughout the day, ...
Jan 22, 2019
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Surgery
Experience of spouses explored in pre-heart transplant period
(HealthDay)—In a review published online Nov. 2 in the Journal of Clinical Nursing, six themes are identified among spouses of heart transplant recipients, some of which are associated with high levels of stress.
Nov 7, 2016
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Health
Primary care work environment affects nurse practitioners
(HealthDay)—The organizational climate in primary care settings influences the professional practice of nurse practitioners (NPs), according to research published in the November issue of the Journal of Professional Nursing.
Jan 14, 2014
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Other
Web learning improves nurses' triage skills
(HealthDay)—Web-based learning is effective at standardizing training for triage skills of registered nurses (RNs), according to a review published in the January issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing.
Jan 17, 2013
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