billing Latest news from Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/new-noninvasive-technique-provides-effective-treatment-for-urinary-stones/?sc=rsin /articles/new-noninvasive-technique-provides-effective-treatment-for-urinary-stones/?sc=rsin Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:00:23 EST A noninvasive ultrasound technology called Break Wave(tm) lithotripsy (BWL) offers a safe and effective new option for treatment of urinary stones, reports a clinical trial in the October issue of The Journal of Urology(r), an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/new-guidelines-published-for-evaluating-and-managing-chronic-constipation/?sc=rsin /articles/new-guidelines-published-for-evaluating-and-managing-chronic-constipation/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:30:06 EST The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) has issued updated guidelines, published in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, about how to evaluate and manage chronic constipation. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/machine-learning-predicts-which-patients-will-continue-taking-opioids-after-hand-surgery/?sc=rsin /articles/machine-learning-predicts-which-patients-will-continue-taking-opioids-after-hand-surgery/?sc=rsin Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:00:23 EST A machine learning algorithm performs well in predicting the risk of persistent opioid use after hand surgery, reports a study in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(r), the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/plastic-surgery-patients-who-use-marijuana-also-have-elevated-nicotine-levels/?sc=rsin /articles/plastic-surgery-patients-who-use-marijuana-also-have-elevated-nicotine-levels/?sc=rsin Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:00:08 EST Marijuana use is common among patients considering plastic surgery and is associated with elevated nicotine levels on laboratory tests, reports a paper in the September issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(r), the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/primary-care-providers-urged-to-assist-patients-who-engage-in-emotional-eating/?sc=rsin /articles/primary-care-providers-urged-to-assist-patients-who-engage-in-emotional-eating/?sc=rsin Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:30:53 EST Primary care providers are well positioned to address emotional eating because of their long-term relationships with patients, noted Jana DeSimone Wozniak, PhD and Hsiang Huang, MD, MPH, of Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/substituting-lower-wage-staff-for-hospital-rns-is-a-poor-business-model/?sc=rsin /articles/substituting-lower-wage-staff-for-hospital-rns-is-a-poor-business-model/?sc=rsin Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:00:55 EST When hospitals replace registered nurses (RNs) with licensed practical nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel, patients are more likely to die, experience readmissions, and have longer hospital stays, and Medicare must bear millions of dollars annually in avoidable costs. Moreover, there is no business case for this practice--hospitals actually experience a negative return on investment. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/chatgpt-shows-promise-in-answering-patients-questions-to-urologists/?sc=rsin /articles/chatgpt-shows-promise-in-answering-patients-questions-to-urologists/?sc=rsin Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:00:50 EST The groundbreaking ChatGPT chatbot shows potential as a time-saving tool for responding to patient questions sent to the urologist's office, suggests a study in the September issue of Urology Practice(r), an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/modic-changes-linked-to-microbial-differences-in-lumbar-spine/?sc=rsin /articles/modic-changes-linked-to-microbial-differences-in-lumbar-spine/?sc=rsin Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:00:54 EST Among patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion, the presence of Modic changes is associated with differences in microbial diversity and metabolites in the lumbar cartilaginous endplates (LCEPs), reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/electric-scooter-related-injuries-are-becoming-more-frequent-and-costly/?sc=rsin /articles/electric-scooter-related-injuries-are-becoming-more-frequent-and-costly/?sc=rsin Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:00:27 EST The introduction of publicly shared electric scooters ("escooters") in Denver, Colorado has resulted in a steady increase in injuries and hospital admissions, according to research led by Alexander Lauder, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Denver Health Medical Center. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/ptnm-system-provides-new-classification-for-peyronie-s-disease-and-penile-curvature/?sc=rsin /articles/ptnm-system-provides-new-classification-for-peyronie-s-disease-and-penile-curvature/?sc=rsin Fri, 09 Aug 2024 10:00:53 EST Analysis of men seen at a specialist clinic provides new insights into the classification of Peyronie's disease (PD) subtypes, according to a report in the September issue of The Journal of Urology(r), an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/good-outcomes-10-years-after-surgery-for-ectopic-bone-in-thoracic-spine/?sc=rsin /articles/good-outcomes-10-years-after-surgery-for-ectopic-bone-in-thoracic-spine/?sc=rsin Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:00:33 EST  Thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (TOPLL) is a rare condition associated with ectopic bone formation in the thoracic spine. A long-term follow-up study from Japan shows significant and lasting improvement in outcomes with posterior decompression and fixation surgery for patients with T-OPLL, reports The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/posterior-surgery-is-noninferior-to-anterior-surgery-for-cervical-radiculopathy/?sc=rsin /articles/posterior-surgery-is-noninferior-to-anterior-surgery-for-cervical-radiculopathy/?sc=rsin Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:40:27 EST For patients with cervical radiculopathy, posterior foraminotomy provides outcomes comparable to those of the more commonly performed anterior cervical discectomy, reports a randomized clinical trial in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/national-black-nurses-association-honors-wolters-kluwer-editor-in-chief/?sc=rsin /articles/national-black-nurses-association-honors-wolters-kluwer-editor-in-chief/?sc=rsin Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:05:05 EST American Journal of Nursing Editor-in-Chief, Carl Kirton, honored with the 2024 National Black Nurses Association Trailblazer Award Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/academic-psychiatry-urged-to-collaborate-with-behavioral-telehealth-companies/?sc=rsin /articles/academic-psychiatry-urged-to-collaborate-with-behavioral-telehealth-companies/?sc=rsin Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:15:16 EST The strengths of academic psychiatry departments and the fast-growing private telehealth sector are complementary, according to a Perspective article published in Harvard Review of Psychiatry, part of the Lippincott portfolio from Wolters Kluwer. Justin A. Chen, MD, MPH, a psychiatrist at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, and colleagues reviewed literature on provision of outpatient mental health care in the United States. They concluded that academic psychiatry departments and telehealth companies could mutually benefit from strategic collaboration. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/new-medication-for-stress-urinary-incontinence-investigational-drug-shows-promise/?sc=rsin /articles/new-medication-for-stress-urinary-incontinence-investigational-drug-shows-promise/?sc=rsin Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:30:16 EST An investigational medication designated TAS-303 shows efficacy and safety in treatment of women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), reports a placebo-controlled clinical trial in the August issue of The Journal of Urology(r), an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/does-diabetes-increase-risk-of-spinal-degeneration-different-methods-show-different-results/?sc=rsin /articles/does-diabetes-increase-risk-of-spinal-degeneration-different-methods-show-different-results/?sc=rsin Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:00:29 EST Type 2 diabetes mellitus and spinal degenerative disorders (SDD) are common conditions that often occur together. However, a new study, reported in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery provides evidence that type 2 diabetes does not play a causative role in the development of SDD. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/american-indianalaska-native-patients-less-likely-to-undergo-breast-reconstruction/?sc=rsin /articles/american-indianalaska-native-patients-less-likely-to-undergo-breast-reconstruction/?sc=rsin Tue, 02 Jul 2024 09:00:34 EST American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women with breast cancer have consistently lower rates of breast reconstruction after mastectomy compared to non-Hispanic White women, reports a paper in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(r), the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/lab-values-predict-periprosthetic-joint-infection-in-patients-with-morbid-obesity/?sc=rsin /articles/lab-values-predict-periprosthetic-joint-infection-in-patients-with-morbid-obesity/?sc=rsin Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:00:04 EST For patients with severe obesity undergoing knee or hip replacement, commonly obtained laboratory values - including markers of anemia and inflammation - are independent predictors of the risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/climate-affects-dose-requirements-for-cosmetic-botox-injections/?sc=rsin /articles/climate-affects-dose-requirements-for-cosmetic-botox-injections/?sc=rsin Mon, 01 Jul 2024 11:30:14 EST Patients living in "high-sun" climates may require higher doses of Botox to achieve good results in cosmetic treatment of facial lines and wrinkles, reports a study in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(r), the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott /articles/rising-rates-of-fractures-around-hip-and-knee-replacements/?sc=rsin /articles/rising-rates-of-fractures-around-hip-and-knee-replacements/?sc=rsin Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:00:57 EST Rates of periprosthetic fractures (ie, fractures occurring in association with a hip or knee replacement) have risen sharply in recent years, with further increases predicted to occur in the future, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio in partnership with Wolters Kluwer. Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott