First COPD guide promotes shots, better management
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2014
Patients with COPD should get pneumococcal and flu vaccines to manage their disease and ward off complications, according to new guidelines issued by two of North America’s largest thoracic societies.
Discovery could speed sepsis treatment
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2014
Nursing home residents might benefit from a new way of diagnosing and treating sepsis made possible by a discovery at the University of British Columbia.
Ask the care expert … about top deficiencies
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Dec 01, 2014
We’re hoping to prep our facilities for quality-improvement efforts. Is there a list of the top deficiencies?
Liquid bandage heals wound by taking SMART approach
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 01, 2014
International researchers have teamed up to create a liquid bandage that maps oxygen concentrations in skin wounds.
Silver-coated catheters reduce CAUTIs
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 01, 2014
Switching from a standard urinary catheter to one that’s silver-alloy and hydrogel-coated cut symptomatic catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates in half, according to a study led by James...