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Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Designates Nemours/Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children, a Certified Duchenne Care Center

Nemours/Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children (Nemours) in Wilmington, Delaware, became the 17th clinic named a Certified Duchenne Care Center by Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit organization leading the fight to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed in childhood, affecting approximately one in 5,000 boys. PPMD's Certifie..(Read More)

Chronic Pain Common In People Living With HIV

Because ongoing pain is a significant problem that affects 39 to 85% of people living with HIV, everyone with the infection should be assessed for chronic pain, recommend guidelines released by the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. Those who screen positive should be offered a variety of ..(Read More)

Large-Scale, Collaborative Effort Could Help Ease Global Hearing Loss

A team of hearing experts at Duke University School of Medicine and the Duke Global Health Institute is calling for a comprehensive, worldwide initiative to combat hearing loss. The percentage of people worldwide with hearing loss has been on the rise, increasing from 14% to 18% over the past 25 years. Recent data estimate half a billion people worldwide have moderate to severe hearing losses. "..(Read More)

International Biophysics Introduces Their Next Generation Of The AffloVest® Fully Mobile Respiratory Airway Clearance Vest

International Biophysics Corporation, a global medical device manufacturer and the pioneer of mechanical oscillation vest therapy, introduced its next generation AffloVest fully mobile respiratory HFCWO (High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation) airway clearance vest. The AffloVest is battery-operated and uses Direct Dynamic Oscillation™ technology, which closely mimics hand CPT (Chest Physical Thera..(Read More)

ScanSmart: New Patient Safety Initiative Calls For Cool Heads When Using CT Scans On Kids

As young athletes head onto the football field or soccer pitch this fall, there's greater awareness about the risk of concussions and other head injuries. In New Jersey hospitals and health systems, there's also a growing discussion about using CT scans to assess those injuries in young athletes. Medical professionals worry that overuse of these scans are exposing youngsters to a new risk – an in..(Read More)

Raising The Bar For Nursing Education - Laerdal Medical Introduces Nursing Anne Simulator

The role and responsibilities within nursing have undergone profound changes within the last twenty-five years, resulting in a stronger emphasis on patient-centered care, diagnosis and assessment, and an improved transition from the classroom to clinical practice. To support the training of these core nursing competencies, today Laerdal Medical launched the Nursing Anne Simulator at the National L..(Read More)