Nurses Journal Articles

• Guidance for Implementing CDC's HCV Testing Recommendations This update clarifies recommended strategies which should be used to diagnose current HCV infection, according to the latest CDC guidelines.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 22, 2023
• Lessons Learned During the War in Ukraine A new report from the Renal Disaster Relief Task Force sheds light on the consequences of war and disasters on the care and support of people with kidney disease.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, September 22, 2023
• The Problem of the Normalization of Palliative Sedation In this commentary, the authors present the pros and cons of deep sedation in palliative care, emphasizing the need for shared decision making in the process.
  Age and Ageing, September 22, 2023
• Precocious Puberty Diagnoses Spike, COVID-19, and BMI A study aimed to determine the potential cause of the rise in precocious puberty diagnoses among girls in recent years. Could the COVID-19 pandemic have had an indirect role?
  Journal of the Endocrine Society, September 22, 2023
• Diagnostic Accuracy of a Fluorescence Imaging Device in DFUs Learn more about the potential of a fluorescence imaging device as a tool for detecting the presence of bacteria in diabetic foot ulcers.
  Wounds, September 21, 2023
• What Early Career Hospitalists View as Essential in HMFE What are the needs and preferences of early career hospitalists regarding hospital medicine-focused education programs? This study surveyed early career hospitalists to get their views.
  Southern Medical Journal, September 21, 2023
• Behavioral Insights Into Bradykinesia in Parkinson's Disease This paper examines a hallmark symptom of Parkinson's disease, bradykinesia, aiming to elucidate its underlying causes, and emphasizing abnormal behavioral computations mediating motor impairment.
  Brain, September 21, 2023
• Preoperative HbA1c and Outcomes After Spine Surgery To what extent might HbA1c impact the outcomes of patients undergoing spinal procedures? Could higher values lead to a greater risk for complications?
  Spine, September 20, 2023
• Does MitraClip Stand the Test of Time? In the 5-year analysis of the COAPT trial, MitraClip continued to benefit patients.
  ACC.org, September 20, 2023
• Consensus Recommendations and a Decision Tree to Guide NPWT Following consensus recommendations and a clinical decision tree could help optimize the utilization of NPWT devices.
  Wounds, September 19, 2023
• Mechanisms of SGLT2 Inhibitors and Diuretics in HF A new analysis helps clarify our understanding of how SGLT2 inhibitors reduce the risk of adverse outcome in patients with HFpEF, HFmrEF, and HFrEF.
  European Heart Journal, September 19, 2023
• Opioid Prescribing for Acute Postoperative Pain This study aimed to assess the quality of systematic reviews related to recommendations from two previously published consensus statements on opioid prescribing for acute postoperative pain.
  BMC Anesthesiology, September 19, 2023
• Apremilast for the Treatment of Palmoplantar Pustulosis This study assessed the efficacy and safety of apremilast, an oral phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor, for the treatment of Japanese patients with palmoplantar pustulosis refractory to topical therapy.
  American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, September 19, 2023
• Established and Emerging Lipid-Lowering Drugs for CVD Prevention This review summarizes the mechanisms of action, side effects, effect on blood lipids, and reduction in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of both established and emerging lipid-lowering drugs.
  American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, September 19, 2023
• Targeted Therapies in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancers Newly identified targets have led to the development of novel treatment strategies for advanced biliary tract cancers.
  Chinese Clinical Oncology, September 18, 2023
• Status of New Vaccine Introduction -- Worldwide, 2016-2021 This report describes the status of introductions globally for eight new and underutilized vaccines recommended by the World Health Organization.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 15, 2023
• Pemphigus Vulgaris After the Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine This report details a case of new-onset pemphigus vulgaris, a potentially severe autoimmune blistering disease, after a series of COVID-19 vaccinations.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 15, 2023
• Signs and Symptoms for Earlier Diagnosis of Early-Onset CRC The incidence of colorectal cancer among younger patients is on the rise. Learn how to identify the early signs and symptoms of this disease.
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, September 15, 2023
• Characteristics of Thyroid Hormone Alpha Resistance A better understanding of the characteristics of adult patients with untreated resistance to thyroid hormone alpha could lead to earlier identification and treatment.
  Journal of the Endocrine Society, September 15, 2023
• Eccentric Exercise for Muscle Weakness After Joint Injury Learn more about eccentric exercise and find out how this mode of training could improve muscle recovery after joint injury.
  Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, September 14, 2023