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Soaring healthcare costs for RSV-related complications in US seniors 60 plus

In a recent study published in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases, researchers explored the correlation between complications caused by a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the associated healthcare costs.

18 Apr 2023

People with Down syndrome are living longer, but the health system still treats many as kids

It took Samantha Lesmeister's family four months to find a medical professional who could see that she was struggling with something more than her Down syndrome.

17 Apr 2023

COVID-19 linked to sudden hearing loss in woman: A case report

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16 Apr 2023

VR training shown to be as effective as inpatient training for nursing students

In search of novel tactics to accommodate a larger student body and fulfill workforce demands, nursing schools are developing new approaches to optimize learning, engage learners, and provide methods to ensure competency in future nursing graduates.

13 Apr 2023

Infant formulas make a lot of promises

Many infant formulas promise a lot. Several products claim that they help develop the brain, increase immunity and promote children's growth and development, among other things.

13 Apr 2023

The rate of older Californians dying of malnutrition has accelerated

A growing number of California's oldest residents are dying of malnutrition, a yearslong trend that accelerated during the covid pandemic.

13 Apr 2023

Easy-to-use Parkinson's gloves can automatically reduce tremors

Doctors at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital have developed lightweight and easy-to-use Parkinson's gloves that can automatically reduce tremors, allowing Parkinson's Disease patients to enjoy social life and reducing side effects from medication and risk from brain surgery.

12 Apr 2023

Placebo in addition to methadone shown to be feasible treatment for opioid use disorder

There were more than 100,000 reported deaths from opioid overdoses in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

12 Apr 2023

New approach identifies significant molecular changes linked to pediatric bipolar disorder

It's extremely difficult to study the biological basis of psychiatric disorders, in part because researchers can't easily collect brain cells from living people to study in the laboratory. Now, University of Utah Health scientists have developed a way around that.

12 Apr 2023

Hospitals need to establish antimicrobial stewardship programs to prevent C. difficile infections

Five medical organizations say it is essential that hospitals establish antimicrobial stewardship programs to prevent Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infections.

12 Apr 2023

MUSC study reveals the two most important factors driving COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

South Carolina residents were more hesitant than Americans as a whole to receive the COVID-19 vaccine during the fall of 2020, report researchers in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina in the Journal of Psychiatry Research.

11 Apr 2023

Financial impact of a loved one's cancer diagnosis impacts partner's quality of life

A cancer diagnosis can cause financial strain on patients as they cope with the cost of treatment and lost work. But what about their partners?

11 Apr 2023

Using tiny bubbles to improve gene therapy

Beyond vaccines, mRNA offers immense potential to fight disease, but targeting the genetic material to specific diseased cells is challenging - requiring a new method.

11 Apr 2023

Mild COVID during pregnancy does not affect brain development in infants

Columbia researchers have found that babies born to moms who had mild or asymptomatic COVID during pregnancy are normal, based on results from a comprehensive assessment of brain development.

10 Apr 2023

Current CVD risk assessments fall short for women from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds

Non-biological factors and social determinants of health are important to include in CVD risk assessment for women, particularly for women of diverse races and ethnicities other than white, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal.

10 Apr 2023

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Soaring healthcare costs for RSV-related complications in US seniors 60 plus

People with Down syndrome are living longer, but the health system still treats many as kids

COVID-19 linked to sudden hearing loss in woman: A case report

VR training shown to be as effective as inpatient training for nursing students

Infant formulas make a lot of promises

The rate of older Californians dying of malnutrition has accelerated

Easy-to-use Parkinson's gloves can automatically reduce tremors

Placebo in addition to methadone shown to be feasible treatment for opioid use disorder

New approach identifies significant molecular changes linked to pediatric bipolar disorder

Hospitals need to establish antimicrobial stewardship programs to prevent C. difficile infections

MUSC study reveals the two most important factors driving COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Financial impact of a loved one's cancer diagnosis impacts partner's quality of life

Using tiny bubbles to improve gene therapy

Mild COVID during pregnancy does not affect brain development in infants

Current CVD risk assessments fall short for women from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds

Genetic discovery may pave the way for precision medicine approaches to treat depression

Non-drug interventions for Alzheimer's disease result in better quality of life and also save money

Study: Nearly 39% of nurses in Michigan intend to leave their jobs soon

Study identifies disparities among patients receiving advanced pulmonary support

Live attenuated nasal vaccine elicits superior immunity to SARS-CoV-2 variants in hamsters

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