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Link seen for overtime and agency nurse hours with pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients
Read More »Excessive Use of Overtime, Agency Nurse Hours Increase Rates of Patient Safety Indicators
Only Half of U.S. Adults Can Afford Health Care and Prescriptions
Rate of unaffordability increased significantly among Black, Hispanic, and lower-income individuals
Read More »Alabama Passes Law to Expedite Medicaid Access for Pregnant Women
Bill was passed unanimously by the Alabama state legislature
Read More »Real-World Cannabis Use Disorder During Pregnancy May Be Underestimated
Commercial administrative claims data show slight increase in annual prevalence from 2015 to 2020
Read More »Low LDL-C Levels Linked to Reduced Risk for Dementia
Statin use linked to reduction in risks for all-cause dementia and Alzheimer disease-related dementia
Read More »USPSTF Recommends Primary Care Interventions to Support Breastfeeding
Primary care behavioral counseling interventions to support breastfeeding have a moderate net benefit
Read More »AAN: Tavapadon as Adjunct to Levodopa Ups Daily ON Time in Parkinson Disease
Significant reduction also seen in change from baseline in daily OFF times versus placebo
Read More »mHealth-Supported Intervention Boosts Physical Activity in Adults With Newly Diagnosed Diabetes
Authors say the intervention warrants evaluation in a randomized controlled trial
Read More »Rural-Urban Differences Seen in Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, CVD
Disparities greatest among younger adults and almost entirely explained by social risk factors
Read More »Narrowband UVB Phototherapy Underused for Pediatric Vitiligo
One-third report they were not offered the treatment option
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