Chronic kidney disease affects over 30 million Americans. In addition, thousands of patients advance from chronic kidney disease to end stage renal disease annually, which can become fatal without renal replacement ...

African-American girls experience disparate rates of pregnancy and acquisition of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), when compared to their non-Hispanic, white ...

In the United States, approximately four million surgical procedures are performed on children every year. Unfortunately, severe post-surgical pain is common. Children are at risk for the development of chronic ...

Cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs) continue to be one of the leading causes of disability and death throughout the United States (U.S.). While both men and women are at risk for CVAs, more women have CVAs each year than ...

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that can lead to health complications and shorten life expectancy. The prevalence rates of type 2 diabetes continue to increase in America, leading to an increased economic and disease ...

Diabetic retinopathy is one of the principal causes of vision loss in middle-age and older adults worldwide. This quasi-experimental study examined the impact of patient diabetic retinopathy education and eye exam ...

Dental caries, or tooth decay, is experienced by 60-90% of children. The incidence increases in high-risk children, such as those from low socio-economic backgrounds who have limited access to dental care. A ...

Approximately 50% of antibiotics prescribed are not necessary, nevertheless in the United States among the many outpatient prescriptions, few are more widely prescribed than antibiotics. The inappropriate use of ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global concern that costs the world thousands of lives and the United States billions of dollars annually in healthcare expenditures and missed work. One reason that providers prescribe ...

Advance Care Planning is the process by which patients with the healthcare provider and family establish values, goals, and preferences for future care. Advance Directives provide written documentation of patients ...

Premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are extremely vulnerable, and breast milk is best for the well-being of the infant. Most premature infants, however, are not yet able to suck, so other methods ...

One of the leading diagnoses for hospital 30-day readmissions is congestive heart failure. Closing gaps in nurses’ knowledge and comfort level in congestive heart failure management principles can potentially contribute ...

Societal and personal burden associated with nonadherence to provider prescribed antihypertensive regimen challenges both patient and providers to explore methods to improve adherence. Nonadherence to antihypertensive ...

Many pediatric primary care clinics fall short in providing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services to adolescent patients resulting in missed opportunities for pregnancy prevention, delays in sexually ...

Sleep is a basic life necessity that rarely gets the attention it deserves. Most Americans do not get the recommended seven to eight hours of sleep each night and are not aware of the consequences it is having on ...

Over one million women are incarcerated in local and county jails or placed under community supervision of the criminal justice system in the U.S. each year. Women with history of incarceration have higher rates of many ...

Ninety million Americans lack the health literacy skills required to adequately manage their health while healthcare professionals lack the formal training to appropriately address the needs of low health literate ...

Violent acts of patients and/or visitors in the healthcare setting are an increasing problem that threatens the physical safety and psychological well-being of primary care office staff members and providers, as well ...

A stimulant holiday is an underutilized and under-researched intervention that could improve patient outcomes and patient and parent satisfaction to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder treatment. Given the pervasive ...

Adults with compromised liver function are inherently deficient and especially vulnerable to the consequences of vitamin D deficiency. Consequences of vitamin D deficiency include liver disease progression, infection, ...