Picture-Guided Cards Can Help Chaplains Provide Spiritual Care
Intervention may reduce anxiety in mechanically ventilated adults in intensive care
Wide Variation in Health Care Costs Across the U.S.
Even within a state, there can be large differences in price
Sleep May Impact Mortality in Lung Transplant Recipients
Assessment of sleep likely to better clarify predictors of mortality in post-transplant patients
Article Discusses Workplace Violence in Health Care
Workplace violence often underreported; health care sector among industries most subject to violence
Shared Decision-Making Should Be Encouraged in ICU
Shared decision-making process should be used to define overall goals of care
Doctors Have a Only a Few Weeks Left to Review Financial Data
Physicians have a few weeks left to review, dispute reports relating to their financial ties to industry
U.S. Health Report Card Finds Racial, Ethnic Disparities Persist
But infant mortality rates, numbers of uninsured are improving, government analysis reveals
Triple Therapy No Benefit for COPD Exacerbations
Findings based long-acting β2-agonists, inhaled corticosteroids + tiotropium
Saxagliptin, Sitagliptin Don’t Up Hospitalized Heart Failure
No increased risk for new users of saxagliptin, sitagliptin versus other antihyperglycemic agents
Pharmacists Can Manage Some Chronic Conditions Effectively
New legislation would establish pharmacists as health care providers
