Search results for "Smoking cessation"
New performance measures released for in- and outpatient heart failure care
Updated heart failure performance measures were released last week by three major medical groups and include changes to inpatient and outpatient care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/02/2.htm
2 May 2012
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about STEMI death rates in women vs. men, pressure ulcer treatements, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/02/journal.htm
15 Feb 2009
A transfusion threshold for everyone
Evidence indicates restrictive thresholds are better for most inpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/a-transfusion-threshold-for-everyone.htm
15 Jun 2020
The June issue of ACP Internist is online
The June issue of ACP Internist is now online, featuring stories on GERD and smoking cessation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/04/6.htm
4 Jun 2014
Take cardiac symptoms in women seriously
An expert reviewed conditions with different presentations or higher incidence in women.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/take-cardiac-symptoms-in-women-seriously.htm
15 Jun 2021
Warning about varenicline in patients with CVD
A warning will be added to smoking cessation aid varenicline (Chantix) to indicate that the drug may be associated with a small increased risk of certain cardiovascular adverse events in patients who have cardiovascular disease, the FDA announced last week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/29/5.htm
29 Jun 2011
Opt-out tobacco cessation treatment before discharge was well-received, study finds
Hospital patients who were randomized to automatically receive nicotine replacement therapy and postdischarge medication and counseling calls unless they opted out were more likely to participate and abstain from tobacco than those who had to opt in to these interventions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/08/opt-out-tobacco-cessation-treatment-before-discharge-was-well-received-study-finds.htm
8 Mar 2023
One diabetes drug gets new indication, another gets new warning labeling
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/fda.htm
15 Feb 2017
The latest issue of ACP Internist is online
The March issue of ACP Internist is online. Featured in this month's issue are stories about e-cigarettes, lung cancer screening recommendations, and the potential of GERD as a cause of pulmonary diseases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/05/6.htm
5 Mar 2014
In the News
Perioperative beta-blockers, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2010