Guide to healthcare access for patients with disabilities
The 19-page guide “Access to Medical Care for Persons with Mobility Disabilities” is available to help healthcare providers understand the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Cholesterol screening for kids?
New guidelines from the National Lipid Association suggest that all children should be screened for high cholesterol between ages 9 and 11.
AHRQ: Tools for emergency planning
Two new emergency planning tools—one to help anticipate the needs of home health patients during an emergency and the other to help estimate the number of community-dwelling patients at risk during a mass casualty event—are available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Rates of autism and ADHD in the U.S. continue to climb
One in six U.S. children now has a developmental disability such as autism, learning disorders, or ADHD, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Cholesterol: The good, the bad, and the ugly
By Kathryn Murphy, DNS, APRN
Your role in infection prevention
By Sandra Benson BSN, RN, and Jan Powers, PhD, RN, CCRN, CCNS, CNRN, FCCM
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE! My aching back: Relieving the pain of herniated disk
By Suzanne M. Bonner, BSN, RN, CMSRN