By RONI CARYN RABIN OCT. 26, 2017 NYTIMES Can you be fit and healthy, even if you’re overweight? And will working out, despite the extra pounds, reduce your risk of a heart attack? The idea that you can be “fat but [...]
Proper dosing, administration of epinephrine most commonly missed by Molly Walker, Staff Writer, MedPage Today October 30, 2017 Action Points • Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered [...]
Penicillin skin test feasible in 'real-world' office setting, researchers say by Molly Walker, Staff Writer, MedPage Today October 30, 2017 Action Points • Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should [...]
The FTC warns seniors to hang up if they receive calls from individuals claiming to be from Medicare and asking for Social Security or bank information. Debra Shute, October 25, 2017 New Medicare cards will be mailed out automatically, starting April [...]
As simple as encouraging patients to use the call button by Laura Kinsella, BSN, RN, CEN October 29, 2017 The emergency department (ED) presents a set of unique challenges for patient care, not the least of which is unstable patients who [...]
Vaccinated patients hospitalized with flu had lower risk of AKI development by Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today October 29, 2017 Action Points • Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and [...]
Gout is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease but not for MI and stroke by Leo Robert, Rheumatology Network October 28, 2017 Gout is a risk equivalent to diabetes for incident stroke, but that is not the case for incident [...]
Post-hoc analysis of trial data suggests benefit by Diana Swift, Contributing Writer October 27, 2017 Action Points • Note that this observational study suggested worse physical performance in osteoarthritis among those with insufficient vitamin K and D levels. • Whether this is causative [...]
By Susan Scutti, CNN Thu October 26, 2017 (CNN) A new adult vaccine has received a double thumbs-up from the American federal health system. On the heels of Friday's Food and Drug Administration approval of Shingrix, a new vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline [...]
Ashley May, USA TODAY , October 25, 2017 An alarming study released Wednesday found many baby food products test positive for arsenic, including 80% of infant formulas. And, that's not the only dangerous contaminate found. The Clean Label Project, a nonprofit [...]