JAMA NETWORK About The Study: In a large cohort of U.S. military veterans serving after 9/11, suicide rates increased more than 10-fold from 2006-2020, a significantly greater rate of change than in the U.S. adult population. Over the 15-year period, veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) had suicide rates 56% higher than veterans without TBI...
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Alternatives to indwelling urinary catheters help patients avoid infections and urethral trauma
by Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Alternatives to indwelling urinary catheters help patients avoid infections and urethral traumaAvoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed are the first steps in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals, according to new recommendations. The model, “Disrupting...
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Study finds inverse correlation between dietary magnesium intake and peripheral arterial disease
By Neha Mathur, Aug 16 2023, Reviewed by Sophia Coveney In a recent article published in PLOS One, researchers conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate the association between dietary magnesium intake and peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a chronic atherosclerotic disease primarily affecting the lower extremities. Study: Association between dietary magnesium intake and peripheral arterial disease: Results from NHANES 1999–2004. Image...
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