Simulation can improve time to first shock in IHCA Dec 01, 2021 Online education and code simulation improves performance of intensive care unit nurses when responding to in-hospital cardiac arrests
Most immunosuppressive meds not tied to worse COVID-19 outcomes Dec 01, 2021 Except for rituximab, no increased risk seen for in-hospital death or mechanical ventilation for those on long-term immunosuppressive therapy
Concurrent zoster, flu vaccines tied to lower subsequent flu vaccine uptake Dec 01, 2021 Patients may misattribute adverse effects commonly caused by the zoster vaccine to the influenza vaccine
Regeneron says its antibody cocktail likely weakened by omicron variant Nov 30, 2021 No direct data yet available testing the new variant’s resistance to immunity from monoclonal antibodies and vaccines
Higher habitual coffee intake may slow cognitive decline Nov 30, 2021 Higher baseline coffee consumption also linked to slower Aβ-amyloid accumulation during a 126-month study period as shown on brain MRI scans
Telehealth programs benefit obese adults with knee OA Nov 30, 2021 Education and exercise program, with and without dietary intervention, better than education only for knee osteoarthritis
Smartphone wound follow-up increases odds of early SSI diagnosis Nov 30, 2021 Patients in smartphone group had reduced community care attendance, better experiences accessing care after abdominal surgery
Colorectal cancer risk up for patients with psoriasis Nov 30, 2021 In subgroup analysis according to sex, increased risk for CRC seen for female, but not male psoriasis patients
Ethical considerations explored for aducanumab in Alzheimer disease Nov 19, 2021 Grounds insufficient to offer aducanumab for moderate, advanced Alzheimer dementia or patients without biomarker evidence of brain ß-amyloid
AHA: Oral milvexian promising for prevention of VTE Nov 19, 2021 In patients undergoing knee arthroplasty, postoperative incidence of venous thromboembolism lower with milvexian versus enoxaparin
Trial begins of nasal vaccine for Alzheimer disease Nov 18, 2021 Phase 1 trial will include 16 patients ages 60 to 85 years who have early, symptomatic Alzheimer disease but are otherwise in good health
New symptoms ID’d that may indicate pancreatic cancer Nov 18, 2021 Additional symptoms can be used to update QCancer, a risk prediction model that helps physicians identify patients at high risk for cancer
Fewer deaths reported with enrollment in COVID-19 remote monitoring Nov 18, 2021 Remote monitoring service, COVID Watch, reduced deaths at 30 and 60 days and was associated with presentation to emergency department sooner
FDA approves virtual reality system to ease back pain Nov 17, 2021 EaseVRx system uses number of cognitive behavioral therapy methods to achieve pain relief
Hypertension may increase risk for late-onset epilepsy Nov 17, 2021 After adjustment for prevalent and interim stroke, risk for developing epilepsy increased almost twofold
Minorities less likely to undergo MRI after elevated PSA test Nov 17, 2021 Disparities in subsequent MRIs more pronounced at higher PSA thresholds
Prior bariatric surgery may protect against severe COVID-19 outcomes Nov 17, 2021 Among COVID-19-positive adults, outcomes better for those with prior bariatric surgery versus those eligible for bariatric surgery
Fish intake tied to MRI burden of cerebrovascular disease in seniors Nov 04, 2021 Higher fish intake linked to lower cerebrovascular disease burden based on brain MRI markers, especially among participants younger than 75 years
ACS: Patients can be evaluated for stroke and trauma with STRAUMA Alert Nov 03, 2021 While the approach adds a few minutes for time to CT, there was no impact on start of treatment
Nurses more likely to have suicidal ideation than other workers Nov 03, 2021 Nurses with suicidal ideation also less likely to report that they would seek professional help
