Nurses News

• Some US Women Not Getting ET for Curable Breast Cancer A novel study shows large geospatial variations across the United States in endocrine therapy (ET) for early breast cancer, showing that many women are being undertreated.
  Medscape Medical News, January 28, 2022
• Ocular Rosacea Symptoms Include Itch, Foreign Body Sensations In the study, 26% of those with rosacea had conjunctival telangiectasia, compared with only 1.8% of controls.
  Medscape Medical News, January 28, 2022
• Judge Halts South Dakota Gov. Noem's Abortion Pill Rule The rule would have made the state one of the hardest places in the US to get abortion pills. Judge Karen Schreier granted a request from Planned Parenthood for a restraining order on the rule.
  Associated Press, January 27, 2022
• Retinal Age Gap Predicts Mortality Risk in Older Adults The gap between the biological age of the retina and the chronological age of a patient helps predict mortality risk with good accuracy in seemingly healthy older adults.
  Medscape Medical News, January 27, 2022
• Ischemic Stroke Rates Higher in Young Women Than Young Men Young women may be at a higher risk of ischemic stroke than young men, a new systematic review shows, representing a 'significant departure from our current scientific understanding,' researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, January 27, 2022
• Immunocompromised Patients Should Receive Fourth COVID Shot: CDC The CDC contacted pharmacies on Wednesday to reinforce the message that people with moderate to severe immune suppression should receive a fourth COVID-19 vaccine.
  WebMD Health News, January 27, 2022
• US FDA Labels Philips' Expanded Ventilator Recall as Most Serious The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday classified Philips' expanded recall of certain ventilators late last year as Class 1, or the most serious type of recall, saying they could lead to injuries or death.
  Reuters Health Information, January 26, 2022
• 23 Active-Duty Sailors Discharged Over Vaccine Refusal The discharges came this week as the Navy released new COVID-19 guidance that requires all deployed sailors and air crew to be vaccinated but relaxes some quarantine practices on ships.
  WebMD Health News, January 27, 2022
• After Preterm Birth, Family Care May Boost Dads' Mental Health Too After the birth of a preterm baby, new fathers appear to derive as much benefit from a family-integrated-care model in the neonatal ward as do new mothers, with less stress and improvements in mental health, according to a prospective study conducted in the Netherlands.
  Reuters Health Information, January 26, 2022
• Get Free Masks at Grocery Stores and Pharmacies This Week N95 masks are arriving at grocery stores and pharmacies this week, and consumers will be able to pick them up for free while supplies last.
  WebMD Health News, January 27, 2022
• Most US Parents Don't Make Kids Wear Helmets When Sledding While three quarters of parents say they always have their children wear helmets while skiing or snowboarding, fewer than one in five say they always make their children wear a helmet when sledding, a new nationally representative poll finds.
  Reuters Health Information, January 26, 2022
• De-escalation of Radiotherapy for HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer For patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer undergoing definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy, reduced radiation dose and volume to elective treatment regions yields 'uncompromised' disease control with favorable toxicity, a study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, January 26, 2022
• Number of Minorities in US Internal Medicine Residencies Remains Low Little has changed when it comes to minority representation among US internal-medicine residencies, researchers report.
  Reuters Health Information, January 25, 2022
• Antihyperglycemic Drugs Likely Effective for NAFLD Three different classes of antihyperglycemic drugs, PPAR agonists, GLP-1R agonists ,and SGLT2 inhibitors, showed promise in treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a systematic review.
  Reuters Health Information, January 26, 2022
• 'Super Immunity' Same Whether COVID-19 or Vaccination Comes First Researchers answer the question: Does hybrid immunity against COVID-19 matter if illness or vaccination comes first?
  WebMD Health News, January 27, 2022
• Video-Observed Therapy Tied to Medication Adherence in TB Patients with tuberculosis may have better medication adherence with video-observed therapy than with traditional direct observation, a systematic review and meta-analysis suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, January 26, 2022
• Tofacitinib's Cancer, CV Risks Outlined in Older RA Patients Using tofacitinib to treat rheumatoid arthritis increases the risk of developing cancer by 48% vs a TNF inhibitor, according to a safety analysis published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
  Reuters Health Information, January 26, 2022
• Ripretinib Safer Than Sunitinib for GIST, Fails to Improve PFS The findings suggest that ripretinib (Qinlock) provides a similar PFS benefit but may come with notably better tolerability compared with sunitinib.
  Medscape Medical News, January 27, 2022
• Cancer, Infection Risk Higher in Tx Patients Than Rejection Cancer, infection, and heart disease emerge as key risk factors for death with graft function in kidney transplant patients while organ rejection accounts for far fewer graft losses.
  Medscape Medical News, January 27, 2022
• Olympic Champion Lundby Laments Ski Jumping's Weight Issues Over the past few months, Lundby has emerged as an advocate for change in a sport that has historically had athletes develop eating disorders as teenagers to be as light as possible.
  Associated Press, January 27, 2022