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For patients with acute coronary syndromes

Diabetes Ups Risk of MACE in Acute Coronary Syndromes

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Diabetes, but not pre-diabetes, tied to increased risk of major adverse cardiac events in adjusted model
Since 2004

Number of Nurses With Baccalaureate Degrees Rising

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By 2020, 64 percent of nurses working in a hospital unit are expected to have a BSN RN
Modifiable conditions

Conditions Tied to Clinician Dissatisfaction Are Modifiable

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Improving workplace satisfaction directly tied to reduced clinician burnout
Barbers can identify pseudofolliculitis barbae and acne keloidalis nuchae and advise patients on management

Most Barbers Can Identify Pseudofolliculitis Barbae

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Fewer barbers identify acne keloidalis nuchae; most know razor use will aggravate conditions
Women and minorities undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with everolimus-eluting stents have a risk of major adverse cardiac events that is similar to that of white men

MACE Risk Similar for White Men, Women, Minorities After PCI

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But women and minorities have higher adjusted risk of death/MI after PCI with everolimus-eluting stent
For nulliparous women at term with a singleton cephalic presentation receiving epidural analgesia

More Vaginal Births With Lying Down in Second Stage of Labor

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For nulliparous women with epidural analgesia, fewer spontaneous vaginal births in upright position
For patients with active psoriatic arthritis who have an inadequate response to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors or to conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs

Tofacitinib Superior to Placebo in Active Psoriatic Arthritis

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Tofacitinib is superior for patients with inadequate response to TNF inhibitors or conventional DMARDs
Transition from a condition-specific to a hospital-wide readmission measure would result in a modest increase in the number of hospitals eligible for readmission penalties and would substantially increase penalties for safety-net hospitals

More Penalties With Hospital-Wide Readmission Measure

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Increase in number of hospitals eligible for penalties, in penalty disparity for safety-net, other hospitals
Intravenous (IV) hydromorphone is less effective than IV prochlorperazine plus diphenhydramine for acute migraine treatment in the emergency department

IV Prochlorperazine Beats IV Hydromorphone for Migraine

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IV hydromorphone much less effective for migraine treatment in the emergency department
A novel gene expression profiling diffuse large B-cell lymphoma classifier

Gene Expression Assay Classifies Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

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Assay assesses expression of 21 markers, classifies most samples into expected subtype