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Hospitalizations for VAP rose prior to pandemic

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 18, 2022

Ventilator-associated pneumonia continues to drive hospital costs, but not mortality rates.

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Teens with diagnosed and undiagnosed ADHD report similar quality of life

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 17, 2022

Those diagnosed with ADHD in childhood were more than twice as likely to report self-harm.

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Sepsis predictor tool falls short in emergency setting

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 17, 2022

“One of the big problems with sepsis is the lack of current tools for early and accurate diagnoses.”

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Hard-rock mining and other mining work raise RA risk

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 17, 2022

Surveys showed a three- to ninefold higher risk for mining workers to develop RA than the general population, with the highest risk associated...

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Home-based transcranial stimulation succeeds for MDD

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 14, 2022

Treatment of major depressive disorder at home with real-time supervision improved clinical outcomes that persisted at 6 months.

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Novel head-up CPR position raises odds of survival of out-of-hospital heart attacks

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 14, 2022

The shorter time to CPR initiation with a breakthrough technique improved survival chances for patients who had out-of-hospital heart attacks.

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Vaccination tied to lower mortality in ventilated patients with COVID-19

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 13, 2022

Oxygenation was higher in the full vaccination group than in the control group on the third day after intubation.

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E-health program improves perinatal depression

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 13, 2022

Patients who used an online intervention showed decreased depression, anxiety, and stress, compared with routine care.

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Sigmoidoscopy screening cuts CRC mortality, incidence

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 11, 2022

A pooled analysis of four large trials showed a 21% reduction in CRC incidence after sigmoidoscopy screening, compared with usual care.

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Longer boarding times predict patient processing in ED

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 11, 2022

“Extrapolating this association across the country, we predicted that nearly one million patients may have potentially not received ED care due to...

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Pandemic drove drop in rheumatology payments from industry

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 11, 2022

Total payments to rheumatologists decreased by 42% in 2020-2021, compared with previous years.

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Bariatric surgery prompts visceral fat reduction, cardiac changes

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 10, 2022

Weight loss after bariatric surgery was tied to favorable cardiac effects associated with reduction in visceral fat.

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MD and APP-only care benefit patients in the ED

Author:
Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 7, 2022

INOVA emergency department developed a Provider-Only Patients (POP) protocol for patients who required minimal nursing care.

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Dupilumab study outlines benefits, safety profile in infants, preschoolers with atopic dermatitis

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Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 7, 2022

The study was the basis of the Food and Drug Administration expanded approval of dupilumab in June 2022, to include children aged 6 months to 5...

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Shortage of family physicians in Canada intensified during pandemic

Author:
Heidi Splete
Publish date: October 5, 2022

Data from Canada show growth in early retirement in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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