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Why medical professionals must learn about marijuana shops
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareGiven that half the country has access to medically-endorsed marijuana use, it is important for those in the healthcare field to have some knowledge of where their patients are purchasing product.
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Study: Liver transplants from living donors lead to better survival
Karen Zabel Medical & Allied HealthcareFor years, research data gathered from nationwide studies provided evidence that liver transplant recipients had an improved chance of survival when they received a liver from a deceased donor compared to a live donor liver. But a new study from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania suggests that's just not so. In fact, the researchers report that living donor transplants can actually offer superior outcomes compared to livers from deceased donors.
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New Medicaid program seeks to foster innovation
Maria Frisch Healthcare AdministrationThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced the Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program, a group of technical assistance tools. The aim of this program is to improve the health of Medicaid beneficiaries, thereby supporting the Triple Aim, and reducing overall costs for the Medicaid program.
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False hope for new superbug treatments
Mike Wokasch PharmaceuticalThe lack of effective treatments for antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" (multidrug-resistant bacteria) represents a serious global healthcare issue with potentially disastrous consequences. In the hopes of finding new treatments, a number of organizations and governments are struggling to secure and provide sufficient financial and nonfinancial incentives to encourage more research.
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Researchers examining new treatments for gastric cancer
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcareGastric cancer is the fourth-most common cancer in the world, but there has been a continuous fall in its incidence and mortality rates in developed countries in the past 50 years. This has been mainly due to dietary improvements and a decrease in chronic Helicobacter pylori infection.
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The Nurse Licensure Compact: Is expansion inevitable?
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareNurse licensure is an idiosyncratic beast, and many American nurses struggle with the fact that obtaining a license in another state can be a laborious process. Innumerable nurses are unaware of the fact that the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) has been in existence for years.
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Latest Alzheimer’s research passes the smell test
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareResearchers have recognized that reductions in the ability to detect odors is an early sign of neurodegenerative disease. Several studies supporting the use of olfactory system reductions as a means to diagnose Alzheimer's disease in the early stages were presented at this year's Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) held last week in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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What happens after brain injury to trigger epilepsy?
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareAlthough the relationship is not clearly understood, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a risk factor for epilepsy. Head trauma is common in today's world. In addition to trauma from vehicle crashes and sporting accidents, head injury is becoming the signature injury of modern warfare.
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Research needed on long-term use of parenteral nutrition in LBW infants
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani PharmaceuticalPremature infants are highly susceptible to extra-uterine growth restriction. Due to limited nutrient stores, preterm infants are at risk of nutrient deficit, leading to a potential poor growth and neurodevelopment. Therefore, it is critical to provide adequate nutritional support early enough in order to avoid nutrition deficits of energy and protein.
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Do hospital-run urgent care centers reduce ER use?
Alan Kelsky Healthcare AdministrationThe future of healthcare given by hospitals is changing. And that change is the opening of hospital-owned urgent care facilities. A 20 percent growth in urgent care centers is likely over the next five years, from about 10,000 currently to 12,000.
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