MedPage Today) — Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Paramedics on June 14 responded to a “cardiac arrest” for an unconscious person at the home of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the day McConnell was hospitalized for…
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A patient arrives with shortness of breath, lower-extremity edema, and fatigue. Is it heart failure? Severe valvular disease? A noncardiac problem? For many nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs), the answer often depends on an echocardiogram that may not be available for hours — or…
A novel economic model projects that patients with heart failure would live longer and spend less time in the hospital by expanding heart failure care to include pharmacist- and nurse practitioner-led medication management. Findings from the novel study in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of this service and offer a roadmap toward
MedPage Today) — A new charter calls on the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to consider “non-vaccine interventions” and changes the focus, membership structure, and rules that govern the influential panel. Societies…
MedPage Today) — The Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention hotline, but the group that helped pioneer the idea is being shut out. The Trevor Project, the leading…
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MedPage Today) — Adults with prediabetes randomized to a lifestyle intervention had a significantly lower risk of developing multiple chronic conditions over time compared with a placebo group, a benefit not seen among those assigned to metformin…
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