Health Care Providers & Specialties

AAFP SmartBrief

News for family physicians and health care professionals

AAFP SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: AAFP American Academy of Family Physicians

Study: Excess body fat after age 50 raises cardiovascular risk

5/20/2013

  • HealthDay News

Excess body fat in people over age 50 can lead to hardening of the arteries and an increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, according to a U.K. study in the journal Hypertension. Researche… Read More

Hospice and Palliative Medicine SmartBrief

News for physicians caring for the seriously ill

Hospice and Palliative Medicine SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Ala. study to evaluate phone-based palliative intervention

5/16/2013

  • AL.com (Alabama)

The American Cancer Society has given the nursing school at the University of Alabama a $720,000 grant for a four-year study of phone-based delivery of palliative care. "The patients who underwent thi… Read More

AANP SmartBrief

News for nurse practitioners

AANP SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Association of Nurse Practitioners

NP in Mariana Islands wins excellence award

5/20/2013

  • Saipan Tribune (Northern Mariana Islands)

Arley Long, a nurse practitioner at the Tinian Health Center in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, won a 2013 AANP State Award for Excellence. Long lobbied the CNMI legislature to amend… Read More

AAP SmartBrief

News for pediatricians and other child health professionals

AAP SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Academy of Pediatrics

20% of pediatric ED visits for abdominal pain are caused by constipation

5/20/2013

  • DailyRx.com

U.S. researchers looked at 9,424 children and teens who were taken to an emergency department for abdominal pain and found that nearly 20% of them were diagnosed with constipation. Appendicitis was mo… Read More

American College of Cardiology Quality First SmartBrief (A Service of the PINNACLE Network)

Quality care news for cardiologists and other medical professionals

American College of Cardiology Quality First SmartBrief (A Service of the PINNACLE Network)

Published in partnership with: American College of Cardiology

Physician group uses daily phone calls to reduce readmissions

5/21/2013

  • MedCityNews.com

Advocare, an independent physicians group, is using daily phone calls from care coordinators to patients as a way to reduce hospital readmissions. The practice has a financial incentive to do so in it… Read More

ANA SmartBrief

Nursing news and information

ANA SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Nurses Association

Tornado destroys small Okla. hospital

5/21/2013

  • Modern Healthcare (subscription required)
  • Norman Transcript (Okla.), The

A tornado struck Moore Medical Center near Oklahoma City on Monday, and patients were being transported to other facilities. All patients had been accounted for, and no injuries had been reported yet … Read More

AOPA In Advance SmartBrief

News for the orthotics, prosthetics and pedorthics profession

AOPA In Advance SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association

AOPA sues CMS over "unfair" audits

5/16/2013

  • HME News

AOPA has filed suit against the CMS over auditing activities it called "unfair," claiming the Office of Inspector General falsely alleged fraud in the O&P industry. AOPA claims an OIG report disregard… Read More

ASDS Skin Source SmartBrief

News for and about dermatologic surgeons

ASDS Skin Source SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Society for Dermatologic Surgery

Experts say go slow with Mohs for lentigo maligna melanoma

5/14/2013

  • SkinAndAllergyNews.com

The five-year cure rate for "slow Mohs" excision of lentigo maligna melanoma is near 100%, compared with a 20% recurrence rate with standard excision, dermatologist Ellen Marmur said at the Hawaii Der… Read More

ASNC SmartBrief

Nuclear cardiology news

ASNC SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

Cardiac patients' risk doesn't end 30 days after discharge

5/16/2013

  • Nurse.com

In the first year following discharge, about 42% of heart failure patients and 26% of myocardial infarction patients died, while readmission rates were 70% and 51%, respectively, according to a study … Read More

Animal Health SmartBrief

News for animal health professionals

Animal Health SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Veterinary Medical Association

An ounce of heartworm prevention is worth a pound of cure

5/20/2013

  • Blade (Toledo, Ohio), The

Treatment of heartworm disease can cost as much as $1,000 for bigger dogs, much more than the cost of monthly preventive medication, notes veterinarian Melissa James. The health costs to dogs are high… Read More

AWHONN SmartBrief

News on the health of women and newborns

AWHONN SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Association of Women's Health, OBG and Neonatal Nurses

Preterm birth may be more likely with bed rest, study suggests

5/14/2013

  • USA Today

A review of research found that bed rest is does not help to prevent premature birth and should be considered an unproven treatment that is not prescribed except for research purposes. An analysis of … Read More

DiabetesPro SmartBrief

News for diabetes health professionals

DiabetesPro SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Diabetes Association

More time spent in gym class can help combat childhood obesity

5/21/2013

  • MedicalDaily.com

An additional hour every week in gym class was linked to a 4.8% reduction in fifth-graders' odds of being obese, according to a study published in the Journal of Health Economics. Researchers noted th… Read More

Midwest Nursing SmartBrief

News for and about Midwestern nurses

Midwest Nursing SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Missouri Nurses Association

Medicaid expansion is still up in air in Ohio, Iowa

5/13/2013

  • WKSU-FM (Kent, Ohio)
  • Omaha World-Herald (Neb.)

Ohio's Republican-led Legislature appears unlikely to expand Medicaid as part of the state budget, but Republican Gov. John Kasich said he is not giving up. Some groups are calling for a state referen… Read More

NANN SmartBrief

News for neonatal care professionals

NANN SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: National Association of Neonatal Nurses

Survey finds room for improvement in U.S. maternity care

5/15/2013

  • Medscape (free registration)

Data from the Listening to Mothers III survey by Harris Interactive documented overuse of procedures such as labor induction and cesarean delivery among pregnant women, while beneficial services inclu… Read More

PCNA SmartBrief

News about cardiovascular disease prevention and management

PCNA SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association

Tavenner gets Senate confirmation to lead CMS

5/15/2013

  • Reuters
  • New York Times (tiered subscription model), The
  • Hill, The

U.S. senators on Wednesday voted 91-7 to install Marilyn Tavenner as the first confirmed CMS administrator since 2006. Tavenner is a former health system leader and nurse and was secretary of health a… Read More

Plastic Surgery SmartBrief

News and information about plastic surgery

Plastic Surgery SmartBrief

Top 3 hottest new technologies in plastic surgery

5/17/2013

Plastic surgery procedures today are all about getting results quicker and easier than ever before. From non-invasive fat removal to no longer sweating, it's now possible with state-of-the-art technol… Read More

SCAI SmartBrief

News for invasive and interventional cardiologists

SCAI SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions

10% of congenital heart defects are due to spontaneous mutations

5/12/2013

  • DoctorsLounge.com
  • Wall Street Journal, The

Approximately 10% of congenital heart defects were associated with spontaneous gene mutations, rather than inherited mutations, according to a study published in the journal Nature. Researchers found … Read More

Critical Care SmartBrief

News for professionals in critical care medicine

Critical Care SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Society of Critical Care Medicine

Texas Senate approves NICU accreditation bill

5/17/2013

  • Houston Community Newspapers

The Texas Senate approved and sent to the governor a bill to create accreditation standards that would be used to rank hospital NICUs based on quality of care. HB 15 would implement interim findings o… Read More

SNMMI SmartBrief

Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging news

SNMMI SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Deadline nears for compliance with new electrical medtech standard

5/20/2013

  • MassDevice.com (Boston)

Makers of new electrical medical devices will need to demonstrate compliance with the ES 60601 3rd Edition, effective June 30, under a new FDA requirement. Compliance applies to submissions for 510(k)… Read More

AJMPlus

News for physicians

AJMPlus

Published in partnership with: Elsevier

Bipolar disorder: Overview

5/14/2013

  • Lancet, The

Bipolar disorder -– where patients experience recurrent episodes of mood disturbance, ranging from extreme elation (mania) to severe depression -- is thought to affect roughly 2% of the world's popu… Read More

American Pain Society SmartBrief

Research and trends in pain-related topics

American Pain Society SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Pain Society

2014 Call for Symposia is now open

5/15/2013

Does your work reflect a multidisciplinary approach to pain? The APS Scientific Program Committee invites submissions of symposium proposals for presentation at the 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting Apri… Read More