When Danny Reagan was 13, he began exhibiting signs of what doctors usually associate with drug addiction. He became agitated, secretive and withdrew from friends. He had quit baseball and Boy Scouts, and he stopped doing homework and showering.
Two Quality Improvement Programs Lead to Fewer Postoperative Complications for Surgical Patients
July 24, 2018By
After implementation of Strong for Surgery, most diabetic patients met blood sugar control recommendations and many patients quit smoking before operations; while an enhanced recovery approach contributed to decreased length of stay, costs, and complication rates in a community hospital.
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Graduate Engineering Programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rank Among Best in the Nation
March 24, 2018By
The graduate programs in engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are once again considered among the best in the United States, according to the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings released this week.
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Should Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Include Opioid Overdoses?
December 29, 2015By
Clinicians are continuing to prescribe painkillers to chronic pain patientswho overdose on highly addictive narcotics, a new study found. Drug overdose deaths in the United States skyrocketed to 47,000 in 2014, mainly due to opioid painkillers and heroin,according totheNational Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).There were 18,893 deaths involving prescription opioids in […]
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