Nurse Practitioner

Brian Park, PharmD The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting the public about the presence of sibutramine in the weight loss supplement Alfia Weight Loss Capsules. The product is sold online and may also be available in retail stores. Sibutramine is a controlled substance that was voluntarily withdrawn from the market in October 2010 after evidence showed a […]

Healthcare professionals are experiencing greater physical and verbal abuse from patients and their family members. Studies show a significant rise in acts of violence within the very same walls where care is provided. There are many reasons – when not feeling well patients are not always on their best behavior. Family members are also stressed when their

News   Published: February 15, 2023  Molly Campbell Read time  2 minutes Researchers from the Karolinska Institute and the University of Copenhagen found that the timing of exercise may fine-tune fat metabolism in mice. The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS). Exercise timing affects the body’s response The time of

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Feb 10 2023 In the United States, 49.6 million Americans ages 12 and older used cannabis or marijuana in 2020. More than 5.4 million Americans are medical cannabis patients. In Florida alone, where medical cannabis has been legal since 2014, there has been a 1,107.01 percent increase in the number of people

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Francesco Recchia, MSc1; Joshua D. K. Bernal, BSc1; Daniel Y. Fong, PhD2; et alStephen H. S. Wong, PhD3; Pak-Kwong Chung, DPE4; Derwin K. C. Chan, PhD5; Catherine M. Capio, PhD5; Clare C. W. Yu, PhD6; Sam W. S. Wong, DPT7; Cindy H. P. Sit, PhD3; Ya-Jun Chen, PhD8; Walter R. Thompson, PhD9; Parco M. Siu, PhD1 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA Pediatr. 2023;177(2):132-140. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.5090 Key Points Question  Can physical activity interventions alleviate depressive symptoms in children and adolescents? Findings  This systematic review and meta-analysis included 21 studies involving 2441 participants. The results

Mika Sugiyama, BA1; Kenji J. Tsuchiya, MD, PhD1,2; Yusuke Okubo, MD, PhD3; et alMohammad Shafiur Rahman, PhD1,2; Satoshi Uchiyama, PhD4; Taeko Harada, PhD1,2; Toshiki Iwabuchi, PhD1,2; Akemi Okumura, PhD1,2; Chikako Nakayasu, BA2; Yuko Amma, BA2; Haruka Suzuki, BA2; Nagahide Takahashi, MD, PhD2,5; Barbara Kinsella-Kammerer, MA2,6; Yoko Nomura, MPH, PhD2,6,7; Hiroaki Itoh, MD, PhD8; Tomoko Nishimura, PhD1,2 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA Pediatr. Published online January 23, 2023. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.5356 Key Points Question  Is higher screen time in infancy associated with suboptimal neurodevelopment (communication, daily living skills, and socialization) at age 4 years, and are the associations mediated by frequency of outdoor play? Findings  In this cohort study,

BY ELLEN BECKPUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 6, 2023 Hospitals are hiring nurse scientists to help bedside nurses advance their careers, providing the education, training and support they need to conduct research, present their findings at national conferences and get published in peer-reviewed journals. Hospitals benefit because often the research these nurses do is based on problems and needs

“You mean our baby won’t leave this hospital without a trach?” I held the doctor’s gaze before glancing at the crib, where my baby was intubated, sedated, and paralyzed. Unlike his previous ICU stays and lifesaving surgeries, this was supposed to have been an observational 2-night hospitalization after an uncomplicated cleft-lip repair. Now, 5 days