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Gray Zone for Flow in Single Ventricle Palliation
Short-term benefits of aortopulmonary collaterals lead to longer term burden as volumes increase.
Peer Feedback Prompts Professionalism Among Nurses
A well-established Vanderbilt University Medical Center program has proven effective at reinforcing professionalism and patient safety in a new population: nurses.
Multispecialty Center Targets Adverse Drug Reactions
Drug-safety expert Elizabeth Phillips, M.D., addresses her multidisciplinary mission to make drugs safer and more accessible.
Malnutrition and Maternal Depression Linked in Sickle Cell Study
Study finds maternal depression is independently associated with malnutrition in Nigerian children with sickle cell anemia.
Surgeons Top Reports of Unprofessional Behavior
Surgeons and nonsurgeon proceduralists experienced more reports of unprofessional behavior, according to a new restrospective study.
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Mental Health Affects Appearance Perception Following Palsy
People with mental illness who experience non-flaccid facial paralysis exhibit a more negative response.
Pharmacologic Restraint Varies for Children in Crisis
Researchers find vast differences, disparities in medication use in inpatient pediatric units.
Pediatricians Urge Preparedness for Mass Casualties
What pediatricians should know to be more effective in assisting children through crisis.
Physician-Patient Messaging Ripe for AI Upgrade
Pilot study suggests large language model programs may help improve the efficiency of patient-provider messaging.
Genetic Counselors Optimize Benefits of Prenatal Screening
Genetic counselors and physicians in maternal-fetal medicine stay abreast of fast-moving advances in DNA screening.
HDL Switches From Friend to Foe in RA
In rheumatoid arthritis, altered microRNA cargo on HDL blunts protection against cardiovascular disease.
Inaccurate Allergy Labeling Tagged for Elimination
Allergists establish hospital protocols for identifying and removing falsely applied penicillin-allergy labels.
Device Monitors Activities in Kids with Broken Bones
Activity trackers will help researchers monitor children’s adherence to activity restrictions and incidences of displacement.
Regenerative Medicine for Stress Urinary Incontinence
Phase 3 CELLEBRATE trial is underway testing autologous muscle cell grafts for sphincter repair.