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Adding Pharmacist to Team Can Improve Patient Outcomes
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Integration of pharmacists into team-based care practice models can improve patient outcome, especially in chronic diseases, such as diabetes, according to a report published in the American Medical Association's AMA Wire.
Breast Cancer Surgery Outcomes Poor for Nursing Home Residents
by modernClinician Editorial Team
For female nursing home residents who undergo breast cancer surgery, rates of one-year mortality and functional decline are high, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in JAMA Surgery.
Self-Injury Tops Diabetes As Cause of Death in United States
by modernClinician Editorial Team
In the United States, self-injury mortality exceeded diabetes as a cause of death in 2015, with the gap expanding in 2016, according to a study published online Aug. 27 in Injury Prevention.
CDC: Increase in Rate of STDs for Fourth Consecutive Year in U.S.
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were diagnosed in the United States in 2017, marking a fourth consecutive year of sharp increases in these sexually transmitted diseases, according to a report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Direct-Mail HPV Self-Test Kits Boost Screening Rates and Are Cost-Effective
Guideline Adherence Suboptimal for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Treatment
DoxyPEP Tied to Decreases in Sexually Transmitted Infections
First Cases of Sexually Transmitted Ringworm Reported in the U.S.
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