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Should Cancer Drug Prices Be Linked to Treatment Success?

News February 22, 2019

NICE welcomed a report this week which argued that outcome-based payments for cancer drugs could be good for patients and the NHS budget.
NHS Gene Tests for Sale: Human Genetics Alert Perspective

Expert Interview February 22, 2019
Death of Stewart Adams, Ibuprofen Inventor at 95

News February 21, 2019

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Can a Nurse Practitioner Take a Locum Tenens Position?

Medscape Nurses February 19, 2019

Before agreeing to cover for a physician on leave, NPs and medical practices should be aware of Medicare's fee-for-time compensation rule.
Hope in Advanced Cancer: A Cure, or Something Else?

Medscape Nurses February 22, 2019
5 Things to Know About CAM and Cancer

Medscape Oncology February 20, 2019

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Pediatric Medical Overuse Persists

Reuters Health Information February 22, 2019
Pharmacist Follow-Up Calls Could Help Curb Repeat Hospitalizations

Reuters Health Information February 22, 2019
Former Vanderbilt Nurse Pleads Not Guilty in Medical Error Death

Medscape Medical News February 22, 2019
Trump Administration Bans Abortion Referrals at US-Funded Clinics

Reuters Health Information February 22, 2019
Canada to Release Budget, Outline Better Drug Coverage

Reuters Health Information February 22, 2019
Medicare Advantage CAD Patients Receive More Secondary Prevention

Medscape Medical News February 22, 2019
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FDA Okays Orsiro, First Ultrathin Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent

FDA Approvals February 22, 2019
Nurse Builds Database of Women Murdered by Men

Kaiser Health News February 22, 2019

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Hope in Advanced Cancer: A Cure, or Something Else?

Viewpoint February 22, 2019

Patients facing treatment for their advanced cancer have many hopes, and not all of them are for a cure.
What Treatment Shortens Hospital Stay in NAS?

Viewpoint February 22, 2019

Dr William Basco comments on a study showing that one of the two common neonatal abstinence syndrome treatments leads to a shorter hospital stay.
Beyond Go Red: The Lessons From Susan Lucci’s ACS

Expert Column February 17, 2019
Getting to the Heart of Valentine's Day

Interactive Quiz February 11, 2019

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Columnists

Medscape One-on-One Eric Topol on Medscape

Case Challenges in Pain and Palliative Care Betty R. Ferrell, PhD, RN

Legal and Professional Issues for Nurses Carolyn Buppert, MSN, JD

Viewpoints Tom G. Bartol, NP

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Using SBAR to Communicate With Policymakers

OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing February 22, 2019
Writing Review, Research, QI, and Practice Manuscripts

Nursing Economics February 22, 2019
Point-of-Care Ultrasound in General Practice

Annals of Family Medicine February 22, 2019
Low-Tension Glaucoma: An Oxymoron in Ophthalmology

Preventing Chronic Disease February 22, 2019
Postlicensure Safety Surveillance of Shingrix

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report February 22, 2019
Comparison of Extracorporeal and Conventional CPR

Critical Care February 22, 2019

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