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Implementing Webinar Training to Improve Appropriate Antibiotic PrescribingAcute bronchitis is one of the most common diagnoses in ambulatory care.
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Sexual Assault on Campus: How to Help Student VictimsClinics on or near college campuses can expect students to stroll in with postweekend partying blues or exam stress. Retail health clinicians treat everything from nail fungus picked up in dorm showers to upper respiratory infections. They also counsel students whose first intimate sexual experiences have left them with genital ulcers or urinary tract infections.
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Treatment Recommendations for Influenza After 48 Hours of Symptom OnsetThe Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that all patients aged 6 months and older be vaccinated against influenza, unless contraindicated.
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Why Probiotics Should Accompany AntibioticsThe microbiome is the composite of the genetic material of microorganisms that live in and on humans.
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Patient Choice for Prostate Cancer Screening Recommended by USPSTFThe US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that men aged 55 to 69 make their own decision on whether to be screened periodically for prostate cancer.
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Medical Waste Management in Contemporary ClinicsMedical procedures often generate sharps and other medical waste, so being prepared with a compliant process for disposing of those used needles, red-bag waste, and spill cleanup materials is important for your team, patients, and community.
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Head LiceHead lice are 6-legged insects about the size of a sesame seed that cling to the scalp and neck and survive by feeding on human blood.
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Pregnant Women With Influenza at Higher Risk for HospitalizationWomen who are pregnant face a higher risk of influenza-related hospitalization, no matter the trimester, new research has found.
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Patient Satisfaction, Communication Improve with Geriatric AssessmentEvaluating health-related concerns as part of routine care for elderly patients with advanced cancer significantly improved doctor-patient communication, and patient satisfaction, according to results of a recent study.
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What are the New Pneumococcal Vaccination Recommendations for Adults?Pneumococcal vaccination is an important part of preventive health care in adults 65 years and older and in some younger adults with certain medical conditions.
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What Are the Latest Influenza Vaccine Recommendations?Clinicians should recommend routine yearly influenza vaccinations for everyone 6 months or older who has no contraindications for the 2019-2020 influenza season starting at the end of October, according to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
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4 Ways Clinicians Can Promote Hand HygieneGood hand hygiene is the most cost-effective way to prevent the spread of health care-associated infections, and the most important individuals in the hand hygiene chain are health care workers.
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The Nurse's Role in Heart Failure: Early InterventionThe words “heart failure†(HF) are generally modified by a list of depressing adjectives: chronic, progressive, and debilitating. In the United States, more than 5.8 million people have active HF diagnoses.
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Retail Health Care: Where It's Been, Where It's GoingTreating patients who have acute illnesses like rash, bronchitis, and urinary tract infection is more cost-effective when they see health care providers in urgent care clinics or retail health care locations.
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Patients with Diabetes and Dry Eyes May Find Relief with Topical InsulinIn a recent study published in Eye & Contact Lens, researchers studied the efficacy of topical insulin compared to artificial tears.
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Atopic Dermatitis: Moisturize, Moisturize, Moisturize!Patients need to moisturize constantly and keep skin supple because often moisturization alone can resolve mild atopic dermatitis.
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Is It Tonsillitis or Influenza?During flu season, a sore throat can signal another illness—here is how to tell the difference.
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Study: Syringe Services Program Led to Reduction of Injection-Related HIV Risk BehaviorsA recent study found that rapid reduction of injection-related HIV risk behaviors among persons who inject drugs in nonurban areas post-syringe services program implementation emphasizes the need for harm reduction interventions that include access to syringes.
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Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants Deliver Diabetes Care Comparable with PhysiciansNurse practitioners’ and physician assistants’ impact on diabetes management is comparable to management by physicians, according to a newly published study.
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Study: Resurgence in Mumps Due to Waning Vaccine Protection in AdultsDespite decades of declining mumps incidence, due to widespread vaccination, recent outbreaks in vaccinated adults and communities with high vaccine coverage have prompted concerns about the effectiveness of the current vaccine.
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Study Predicts Costs for Brand-Name Drugs Will Continue to RiseOver a 6-year period, the analysis mapped out drugs cost patterns for the 49 top-selling brand-name medications in the United States based on pharmacy claims data from a health insurance database.
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Evaluating Allergic Rhinitis in the Convenient Health Care Clinic: Treatment Strategies for Clinicians and PharmacistsThis continuing education activity is supported by an educational grant from McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division.
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Meningitis B Vaccine Shows Disappointing Immune ResponseThe protection and immunity rate for serogroup B meningococcal vaccine Bexsero (4CMenB) may be lower than expected, recent research results suggest.
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Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination Provides COVID-19 Antibodies in NewbornAs COVID-19 vaccination continues across the United States, many states have begun vaccinating vulnerable individuals and have included pregnant patients in the eligibility criteria.
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The ICD-10 Transition: What You Need to KnowOne of the basic tenets that will remain constant in the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 is the role of clinical documentation.
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Mitigating Malpractice Risks in Retail CareBeing proactive rather than reactive can go a long way toward leading to optimal outcomes in clinical practice.
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Individualize COPD Pharmacologic Treatment RegimensClinical response and inhaler technique should be reassessed at follow-up visits before readjusting procedures.
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Acute Conjunctivitis: More Than Meets the EyeAcute conjunctivitis, or “pink eye,†is inflammation of the conjunctiva, the clear thin mucous membrane lining the inner eyelids and covering the sclerae.
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What Are the Latest Influenza Vaccine Recommendations?Clinicians should recommend routine yearly influenza vaccinations for everyone 6 months or older who has no contraindications for the 2019-2020 influenza season starting at the end of October, according to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
