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Growth charting methods identify a correlation between intrinsic connectivity networks and attention performance

Brain Network Charts Could Help Predict Attention Impairment

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Correlation between intrinsic connectivity networks, attention performance in youths
Staff at many outpatient health care facilities in New Mexico failed to follow recommendations for hand hygiene more than one-third of the time

Health Care Workers Skip Hand Washing One-Third of the Time

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Outpatient facility staff also found to be lacking at safe injection practices
Older men who receive androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer may be at increased risk of developing depression

Androgen Deprivation Tx for Prostate CA Tied to Depression

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Researchers find 23 percent increased risk compared to men who received other treatments
Use of the word "breakthrough" in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's expedited approval process could mislead doctors about the new drugs' actual benefits

Doctors Can Be Misled About FDA ‘Breakthrough’ Drug Designation

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Many believe meds supported by stronger evidence than the law requires to achieve designation
Colonic diverticular disease appears to be associated with increased risk of dementia in a population from Taiwan

Colonic Diverticular Disease Linked to Dementia Risk

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Elevated risk of dementia after adjustment for age, sex, and comorbidities
A radical proposal has been suggested for eliminating all Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and outpatient facilities in the next 20 years

VA Commission on Care: Eliminate VA Medical Centers

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Eight veterans organizations denounce document in letter to Commission Chairwoman
Recommendations have been developed for emergency nurses in terms of recognizing and responding to the needs of victims of human trafficking; the position statement was published in the March issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing.

Nurses Play Crucial Role in Identifying Victims of Trafficking

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Emergency Nurses Association offers guidance to help recognize, respond to needs of victims
Autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease is associated with increased white matter hyperintensities on magnetic resonance imaging well before expected symptom onset

White Matter Hyperintensities Predate Alzheimer’s Onset

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White matter hyperintensity volume differences seen six years before symptoms
Among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Diabetes Weight Loss Diets Improve Emotional Measures

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Findings regardless of whether diet was low or high in carbohydrates
For combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

Novel Mindfulness-Based Group Therapy Beneficial in PTSD

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For combat veterans, increased connectivity with DLPFC and dorsal ACC following therapy