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Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered by respiratory nurses is associated with reduced anxiety symptoms and is cost-effective for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Cognitive Therapy Helps Reduce Anxiety in COPD Patients

CBT delivered by nurses also lowers hospital admission and attendance at emergency departments
Chest computed tomography findings may identify risk factors for respiratory adverse events in rheumatoid arthritis patients undergoing long-term biological therapy

Chest CT Can ID Respiratory AE Risk in RA Patients on Biologics

Findings seen among rheumatoid arthritis patients on long-term biological therapy
From 2007 to 2017

Exclusion of Doctors From Public Health Insurance Up 2007 to 2017

Fraud, health crimes, substance abuse exclusions increased 20 percent per year from 2007 to 2017
From 2007 to 2013

Hospitalizations Up for Homeless From 2007 to 2013

Homeless individuals hospitalized more often for mental illness, substance use disorder
Aggressive steps must be taken by parents

‘Aggressive Steps’ Needed to Stop Adolescent Use of E-Cigarettes

U.S. Surgeon General issues a call to action for parents, teachers, and health professionals
Solriamfetol therapy

Solriamfetol Feasible for Sleep Apnea-Related Tiredness

Phase III trial shows significant improvements in wakefulness over 12 weeks
Parental subfertility is associated with an increased asthma risk among offspring

Subfertility Linked to Increased Asthma Risk in Offspring

Asthma risk also increased with maternal history of miscarriages at 12 weeks or earlier
Physician mothers experience discrimination in a range of ways

Persistent Discrimination ID’d Among Physician Mothers

Physician mothers report limited opportunities for advancement, financial inequalities, lack of support
Medication errors in acute care that result in death occur most often in patients older than 75 years

Medication Errors Resulting in Death Most Common in Elderly

Most common medication error category was omitted medicine or ingredient
Adults with influenza are more likely to be hospitalized if they are obese or underweight than if they are normal weight

Influenza Hospitalization More Likely in Underweight, Obese

Clinicians should consider body mass index when deciding on treatment course