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Toll on Health From Depression, Anxiety Akin to Smoking, Obesity
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Anxiety and depression predict poor future physical health as strongly as obesity and smoking in older adults, according to a study published online Dec. 17 in Health Psychology.
Many EDs Do Not Have Pediatric Area, Emergency Care Coordinator
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Many emergency departments do not have a pediatric area or pediatric emergency care coordinator (PECC), but an intervention can increase use of PECCs, according to three studies published in the December issue of Academic Emergency Medicine.
New BP Treatment Cutoffs May Not Yield Survival Benefit
by modernClinician Editorial Team
New blood pressure treatment recommendations may not improve survival from cardiovascular disease, according to a study recently published in the European Heart Journal.
Pediatric Asthma Risk Score Has Good Sensitivity, Specificity
by modernClinician Editorial Team
A new quantitative personalized tool can better predict asthma development in young children than the Asthma Predictive Index, according to a study published online Dec. 13 in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Use of SAMA, SABA Linked to Cardiovascular Events, Mortality in Asthma, COPD
Aerobic Training, Behavioral Interventions Both Clinically Improve Asthma Control
Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Elevated in Pediatric Chest Tightness Variant Asthma
Higher Short-Term Exposure to Pollen Linked to Lower FEV1 in COPD
Screening + Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program Aids Nurses" Mental Health
Number of Health Care Workers Has Increased 198.5 Percent Since 1990
Therapeutic Hypothermia Duration Explored in Comatose OHCA Survivors