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36 Nurses from 1 Hospital Unit Pregnant At The Same Time
It’s not a far stretch to guess that NICU nurses are quite fond of babies, but you could say that the nurses from the NICU unit at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City really, reallylove babies. Need proof? Just check out the matching baby bumps that a whopping 36...
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CDC Issues Health Alert Over Hepatitis A Outbreaks
By: Kathleen Gaines BSN, RN, BA, CBC The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a health alert due to widespread outbreaks of Hepatitis A throughout the U.S. The outbreak mainly affects those experiencing homelessness and who use drugs. In the...
read moreMyasthenia Gravis Fact Sheet
What is myasthenia gravis? Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease that causes weakness in the skeletal muscles, which are responsible for breathing and moving parts of the body, including the arms and legs. The name myasthenia gravis, which...
Myasthenia Gravis Genetics
Description Myasthenia gravis is a disorder that causes weakness of the skeletal muscles, which are muscles that the body uses for movement. The weakness most often starts in the muscles around the eyes, causing drooping of the eyelids (ptosis) and difficulty...
Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
NIH-funded study supports surgery as treatment for myasthenia gravis In a global study of myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease that causes muscle weakness and fatigue, researchers found that surgical removal of an organ called the thymus reduced patients’...
Lung Cancer Prevention
Who Is at Risk? Lung cancer risk is largely a function of older age combined with extensive cigarette smoking history. Lung cancer is more common in men than women and in those of lower socioeconomic status. Patterns of lung cancer according to demographic...
Small Cell Lung Cancer Pathophysiology
Cellular Classification of SCLC Pathologic Classification The current classification of subtypes of SCLC includes the following:[1] Small cell carcinoma. Combined small cell carcinoma (i.e., SCLC combined with neoplastic squamous and/or glandular components). SCLC...
Once Considered Rare, An Itchy Dermatologic Skin Disorder Is More Common Than Thought
Credit: Getty Images Johns Hopkins researchers report that prurigo nodularis (PN), a skin disease characterized by severely itchy, firm bumps on the skin, may be associated with other inflammatory skin disorders as well as systemic and mental health disorders....
High Fat Diet During Pregnancy Slows Learning in Offspring, Rat Study Suggests
Tamashiro and Cordner Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine In a bid to further explore how a mother-to-be’s diet might affect her offspring’s brain health, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have found that pregnant and nursing rats fed high fat diets have offspring that...
New Animal Study Adds to Evidence of Parkinson’s Disease Origins in the Gut
Experiments in mice show transmission of nerve-killing protein from the gut into the brain In experiments in mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found additional evidence that Parkinson’s disease originates among cells in the gut and travels up the...
Wearable ultrasound patch tracks blood pressure
At a Glance Researchers engineered a blood pressure sensor that uses ultrasound technology and can be worn as a flexible skin patch. After further development, this technology could replace other methods of monitoring blood pressure. The pressure of blood...
Researchers Find Handwritten Opioid Prescriptions are More Prone to Mistakes
In a small study of opioid prescriptions filled at a Johns Hopkins Medicine outpatient pharmacy, researchers found that handwritten orders for the drugs contribute heavily to a trio of prescribing and processing errors in contrast to those created electronically.