Increasing Physical Activity, Function Can Decrease Fall Fears
Activities of daily living and mobility among predictors of fear of falling in geriatric patients
Online Nursing Education Can Up Patient Use of VTE Prophylaxis
Online training aims to make sure those hospitalized get treatment to prevent venous thromboembolism
Single-Color PCR Detects Cancer Mutations From Circulating DNA
Mutation assays were developed specific to the cancer driver mutations of patients' tumors
Plasma Amino Acids Up in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Ballooning/inflammation at liver biopsy linked to increased plasma branched chain, aromatic AAs
Antidepressants Used by 12.7 Percent of Those Age ≥12 in U.S.
Use is higher among females than males; long-term use for one-fourth of those taking antidepressants
Geriatric Trauma Outcome Score Estimates Unfavorable Discharge
GTOS II estimates the probability of unfavorable discharge in injured elders with moderate accuracy
Risk Assessment Differs for Doctors, Heart Failure Patients
Doctors consider most patients with advanced heart failure to be at high risk for transplant, LVAD, death
Frequency, Degree of Pubic Hair Grooming Linked to Injury Risk
Men and women who removed all their pubic hair 11 times during their life had increased risk for injury
FDA: Potential Contamination in Some Liquid Pharma Products
Concerns over possible bacterial contamination that could cause severe infections in vulnerable patients
Perceived Social Support Lower for Cancer Caregivers Vs Patients
Greater support for caregivers may substantially strengthen the sense of coherence
