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Vacuum device quickly stops postpartum hemorrhage
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- Troy Brown, RN
Almost all investigators found the device easy to use.
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COVID-19 vaccine supply will be limited at first, ACIP says
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- Troy Brown, RN
The working group expects that from 15 to 45 million doses of vaccine will be available by the end of December, depending on which vaccine is...
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Compression therapy cuts cellulitis risk in chronic leg edema
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- Troy Brown, RN
This is the first study to show that "compression therapy dramatically reduces the risk of cellulitis for patients with chronic edema."
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Pooled COVID-19 testing feasible, greatly reduces supply use
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- Troy Brown, RN
“The benefit definitely outweighs the risk of false-negative specimens because false-negative results rarely occur.”
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Older adults often underestimate ability to prevent falls
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- Troy Brown, RN
A study identified the top three risk factors for falls among its participants.
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CDC emphasizes pandemic not over, need to avoid large gatherings
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- Troy Brown, RN
In its first media briefing on coronavirus in more than 3 months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Severe disease not uncommon in children hospitalized with COVID-19
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- Troy Brown, RN
Of the 46 hospitalized patients, 13 were admitted to the pediatric ICU.
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Many clinicians still not asking about postpartum depression
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- Troy Brown, RN
Groups at higher risk included teens, smokers, those of American Indian or Alaska Native ethnicity, those with perinatal depression, or whose...
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Chest imaging guidelines released for pediatric COVID-19
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- Troy Brown, RN
The authors wrote the consensus statement to help clinicians evaluate children with potential COVID-19, interpret chest imaging findings, and...
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Wuhan coronavirus cluster suggests human-to-human spread
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- Troy Brown, RN
“This family cluster of 2019-nCoV infection that occurred outside China arouses concern regarding human-to-human transmission.”
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FDA panel okays teprotumumab for thyroid eye disease
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- Troy Brown, RN
Until now, the disease that has not really been treatable, with current treatment aimed at relief of symptoms.