Surveillance Still Not an Option for Many With Subsegmental Pulmonary Embolism
Only a narrow pool of outpatients with acute subsegmental pulmonary embolism (PE) may be candidates for structured surveillance without anticoagulation based on current guideline restrictions, a retrospective study found. At one large integrated health system, only one person out of 229 low-risk adults received structured surveillance for subsegmental PE — a “remarkably low” 0.4% over […]
Nursing Exam Pass Rates Dropped in Recent Years. Why?
The share of candidates who pass the licensure exam to work as a registered nurse has significantly dropped in recent years, and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) — the regulator tasked with overseeing the exams — has no plans to make it any easier. Most leading nurse academics say that’s a […]
Vaccine Candidates for RSV Ward Off Severe Illness in Older Adults
WASHINGTON — Prefusion F protein vaccine candidates for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) proved safe in adults 60 and up while demonstrating an ability to thwart lower respiratory tract illness, including severe cases, a pair of large phase III trials showed. A single dose of an RSV prefusion F protein vaccine (RSVPreF3 OA) yielded a vaccine […]
Who Is a Candidate for the Shingles Vaccine?
Healthy adults aged 50 years and older are candidates for Shingrix. Learn about who should and shouldn’t get the shingles vaccine Healthy adults aged 50 years and older are candidates for the shingles vaccine Shingrix. There is no age limit, and you can get the Shingrix vaccine even if you have already had shingles, have […]