Nursing
Home Nursing
Many Providers Fail to Discuss Sun-Safe Behaviors With Patients
Skin cancer counseling often takes backseat due to lack of time, other pressing health issues
More Physical Activity at Any Intensity May Reduce Mortality
Higher levels of total physical activity, less time spent sedentary linked to lower mortality risk
Coverage With HPV Vaccine Continuing to Increase in Boys
Teens whose parents received a provider recommendation had higher coverage with HPV vaccine
Quitting Smoking Linked to Lower CVD Risk Within Five Years
However, compared with never smokers, former smokers' risk remains elevated beyond five years
Private Rooms Help Sustain Lower Rates of Some Nosocomial Colonization
Reduction seen in VRE infections, colonization; MRSA colonization but not infection reduced
Women With Diabetes More Likely Than Men to Not Take Meds as Prescribed
Younger adults more likely to not take meds as prescribed and to ask for lower-cost medication
Virtual Reality Program Reduces Pain in Hospitalized Patients
Virtual reality helped reduce pain compared with control, was particularly effective for severe pain
Childhood-Onset IBD Ups Risk for Psychiatric Morbidity
Risk significantly increased for suicide attempt and mood, anxiety, personality, eating disorders
Most U.K. Patients With UTI Receive Antibiotics on Same Day
Represcription rate at 28 days only 4.1 percent from 2011 to 2015; slight increase seen for men over time
Planned Parenthood Withdraws From Federal Family Planning Program
Centers across the U.S. will remain open and the group will attempt to replace loss of federal funding
