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News, opinions and meeting coverage in nursing.

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PURE Study Points Finger at Processed, Fatty Foods in IBD

But expert serves up a heaping helping of caveats to the findings

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Brain Implant Translates Neural Signals Into Sentences

Neuroprosthesis decodes input from brain to vocal tract in stroke patient who cannot speak

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Anti-Vax Pediatrician Is Back in Business, Kind Of

Restrictions will require previously suspended doctor to stay mum on vaccine protocols

A young girl sits on her grandmothers lap outdoors, both are smiling.

Medicine Through Abuelita’s Eyes

Patients are better off when treated with empathy and care

A young male physician in blue scrubs sits on a bed in the dark looking for his pager.

Physicians: Stop Dreading Call

How to banish those negative thoughts and make them positive

A close up of an endoscope held in a doctor’s blue-gloved hands.

Did Getting a Colonoscopy Lead to Cleaner Living?

Results varied by severity of screening findings, researchers found

A woman in a hospital bed experiencing labor pains during childbirth.

Low-Weight Babies Delivered Early Do Worse in School

Results highlight a need to assess long-term outcomes of obstetric interventions, experts say

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Slow Steroid Tapering Succeeds in SLE

Flare rates were significantly lower with gradual withdrawal than with low-dose maintenance

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Vascular Function: Another Benefit of Bariatric Surgery

Macrovascular, microvascular gains accrue for nearly all patient groups

A man with his eyes closed and wearing an oxygen mask lies in a hospital bed in South Africa

Beta Variant May Be Deadlier, South African Hospital Data Suggests

Increases in hospitalizations, deaths in country's second COVID-19 wave

A diverse group of young female campers make heart shapes with their hands under a hand painted WELCOME TO CAMP FELIX sign.

Dear Parents, Kids Need Camp

Providers should talk to parents about summer camp precautions that can keep kids safe and healthy

A young boy with a bandaged head lies in bed next to his sleeping mother.

ADHD Linked to Kids' Traumatic Brain Injury Severity

But overall, children with ADHD were more likely to experience TBI

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Walmart's Low-Price Insulin Is a Band-Aid on a Broken System

Exorbitant drug pricing and inaccessible care require government intervention

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Some Liver Transplant Patients Got Hepatitis B From Donors

Injection drug use may be mostly to blame, researcher says

A female nurse in blue scrubs touches a tablet with swirl of healthcare icons floating above it.

The Rise of Non-Traditional Nursing

Is it time to shift your professional focus?

EAU over a computer rendering of a transparent body with the urinary tract highlighted in yellow.

Support for MRI-Targeted Biopsy in Prostate Cancer Screening

Large Swedish study showed the approach cut overdiagnosis, unnecessary biopsies

FDA APPROVED finerenone (Kerendia) over a computer rendering of a diseased kidney and a healthy kidney.

Finerenone OK'd for Slowing Kidney Disease in T2D

Drug also indicated for cardiovascular event risk reduction

FDA SAFETY Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) products over a computer rendering of blood platelets and a bag of Hydroxyethyl starch

FDA Piles on New Warnings for Blood Volume Expanders

Hydroxyethyl starch products shouldn't be used for low blood volume unless no other options exist

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Tulane's Graduate Medical Education Programs Put on Probation

Decision follows public outrage over alleged racism and gender discrimination at the university

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Empathy: The Most Critical Skill in Medicine

Caring for a patient means putting yourself in their shoes

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'Can You Explain Why You’re Sending Me to the ICU?'

Doctor-turned-patient reflects on empathy in medicine after harrowing birth of her child

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Doctor Reacts to Bizarre 'Health Hacks' Videos

Diving into the world of YouTube clickbait

ESMO GI over a computer rendering of an endoscope illuminating a tumor in a stomach

Response Soars With Anti-PD-1 Drug for HER2-Positive Stomach Cancer

Almost 50% relative increase in ORR with pembrolizumab plus trastuzumab and chemotherapy

A tired male healthcare worker in scrubs and PPE sits in a folding chair and rubs his eyes in a dark room.

You're Not Alone in Your Darkest Hours

Ending the silence on mental health can save the lives of our peers, our patients, and ourselves

An x-ray image of erosive osteoarthritis of the hands.

Effective Treatments for Hand Osteoarthritis: The Search Goes On

Hydroxychloroquine not effective as disease-modifying drug for erosive hand OA, trial confirmed

A computer rendering of a colonoscopy of a large intestine with Crohn’s disease.

Adults With Obesity See Increased Risk for Crohn's Disease

Growing obesity burden may contribute to rise in Crohn's incidence, researcher suggests

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Surfside Collapse: Beyond the Immediate Aftermath

A forensic pathologist's perspective on "the last responders"

A screenshot of a TikTok video with Kelly Morris with the caption: I’d unplug your vent to charge my cell phone.

Nurse Suspended Over TikTok Videos About Patients

Only thing hurt in her posts were "people's feelings," nurse said

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Did Fecal Transplant Stop COVID in Its Tracks?

Two Polish patients co-infected with C difficile saw improvements

ESMO GI over a computer rendering of an endoscope illuminating a tumor in a stomach

PD-1 Inhibitor Boosts Survival in Treated Esophageal Cancer

Benefit with China-developed tislelizumab in all patients and EU-North American subgroup

A mature person with Down syndrome draws in an activity book.

APOE Gene Influences Alzheimer's Symptoms, Biomarkers in Down Syndrome

Earlier Alzheimer's changes seen in APOE4 carriers

A young pregnant woman takes a selfie with her smartphone while receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

Is Confirmation Bias Guiding COVID Vaccine Recommendations?

Policy must be based on indisputable evidence

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COVID Surges Emerge; FDA Warns About Chantix; Lions, Tigers, Bears Get Vaxxed

A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine

CT imaging of primary ameloblastoma with measurement and three-dimensional reconstruction.

Woman Loses 6-Year Battle With Mouth Tumor

Rare ameloblastoma rapidly recurs and metastasizes despite numerous radical excisions

A tired male healthcare worker in dark blue scrubs with closed eyes rests his head on his hand in the doctor’s lounge.

The Elephant in the Doctors' Lounge

It's time to get healthcare workers talking about their own mental health

A transgender woman in a pink robe with her head wrapped in a towel wipes the steam off of a mirror in the bathroom.

What's Driving Eating Disorders in Trans Patients?

Proper care begins with understanding

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The One Skill That Harried Medical Leaders Often Lack

It's no surprise the public is losing faith with the healthcare industry

ESMO GI over a computer rendering of an endoscope illuminating a tumor in a stomach

Are Antibiotics Linked to Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer?

With cases increasing globally, researchers look to these commonly used drugs

A computer rendered COVID-19 virus on a plate between a knife and fork.

One GI Symptom Stuck Around Months After Severe COVID

But most symptoms resolved within 3 months, researchers found

ESHRE over a microscope image of embryo selection for in vitro fertilization

IVF Babies at No Increased Risk of Childhood Cancers

No associations seen with intracytoplasmic sperm injection or frozen embryo transfer, study found

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