Strategies ID’d for Integration of Nurse Practitioners Into ICUs
Successful integration requires strategic planning to define their role, develop program for training
Many With Postconcussion Syndrome Don’t Recover
Only 27 percent of population recovered; 67 percent of those who recovered did so in first year
Attempted Suicide Rates, Risk Groups Mostly Unchanged
Men more often resort to violent means, while women turn to poisoning, drowning
Announcement Training Ups HPV Vaccination for Adolescents
Training providers in announcements can increase HPV vaccination coverage for girls and boys
<900 Steps Tied to Functional Decline in Hospitalized Seniors
Walking <900 steps/day linked to hospitalization-associated functional decline
Incidence of Hospitalization for Hypoglycemia Decreasing
Annual decrease of 8.4 percent reported; predictors of HH include age, diabetes duration, albuminuria
Alcohol Intake Linked to Increase in Risk of Melanoma
Correlation stronger for melanoma in relatively UV-spared sites versus UV-exposed sites
Delayed Diagnosis for Many Women With PCOS
Minority of women reported being satisfied with their experience of diagnosis, information they received
Acute, Noncardiac Mortality Risk Up for CA Patients With STEMI
But no increased acute or long-term cardiac mortality risk with guideline-recommended cardiac care
Dabigatran May Be Better Than Warfarin After Bleeding Episode
Resuming any anticoagulant found safer than stopping the drugs in these cases
