News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: August 15, 2014
Key clinical point: Diabetes patients who leave the hospital feeling prepared to manage the disease have fewer unplanned visits.
Major finding: Th...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: August 15, 2014
Key clinical point: Use of the protocol increases the discharge rate of patients presenting with mild to moderate diabetic ketoacidosis.
Major fin...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: August 11, 2014
Key clinical point: Palliative care consultations can reduce inpatient and emergency department care.Major finding: Palliative care consultation w...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: August 11, 2014
Key clinical point: Inpatient diabetes education can help prevent rehospitalizations.
Major finding: Up to 40% of diabetes patient have low health...
Video Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: August 8, 2014
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: August 8, 2014
Key clinical point: Asking patients how their life is affected by diabetes may address emotional distress and improve self-management.
Major findi...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: August 8, 2014
Key clinical point: Following a vegan diet might relieve neuropathy pain in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Major finding: After 20 weeks, mean cha...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: August 7, 2014
Key clinical point: The researchers recommend aggressive treatment of visceral artery pseudoaneurysms and true aneurysms, with an endovascular-fir...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: August 7, 2014
Key clinical point: Vegan diets help.
Major finding: Longevity was increased in men (by 9.5 years) and women (by 6.1 years) with a plant- vs. meat...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: August 7, 2014
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: August 7, 2014
Key clinical point: In children with community-acquired pneumonia, fever or lack of an antibiotic prescription are two factors that increase the r...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: August 7, 2014
Key clinical finding: With the number needed to test of 70, you would have to test many babies with normal renal ultrasound to detect one case of ...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: August 7, 2014
Key clinical point: Specialty outpatient visits offer an important opportunity for influenza vaccinations.Major finding: A total of 44% of 197 pat...
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: August 5, 2014
Key clinical point: HFNC use outside the ICU is feasible for respiratory support in young children with bronchiolitis.
News Author: Sharon Worcester Publish date: July 31, 2014
Key clinical point: There is no reason for routine use of 3% hypertonic saline vs.