Tag: Clinical Practice
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Working Life: Finding Your Corner in Sexual Health—Hopeful, Pragmatic, Real
Finding a Corner in Sexual Health that Feels Real In the field of sexual health, the most lasting work often emerges from a simple belief: services should feel like they genuinely belong to the people who need them most. For clinicians, researchers, teachers, and community organizers, that belief translates into a daily practice built on…
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Working Life: I found my corner in sexual health because it’s hopeful, pragmatic, and real
Finding a Corner That Feels Like Belonging When I reflect on my journey, I realize I was drawn to sexual health because it’s hopeful, pragmatic, and profoundly rooted in real-life experiences. The work sits at the intersection of science and humanity, asking not only what we know, but how we apply that knowledge to help…
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Peer-Supported Mobile Orientation Reduces Nursing Students’ Clinical Stress and Boosts Belonging: An Experimental Study
Overview Clinical practice is a cornerstone of nursing education, offering students a bridge between theory and hands-on patient care. However, the transition can be stressful, especially for students entering clinical rotations for the first time. An experimental study examined how peer-supported mobile orientation—an approach where students help each other navigate clinical environments via mobile guidance—affects…
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Peer-Supported Mobile Orientation: Reducing Clinical Stress and Boosting Belonging Among Nursing Students
Introduction Clinical practice is a cornerstone of nursing education, offering students the chance to translate theory into real patient care. However, the transition from classroom to clinical settings often brings heightened stress and a fragile sense of belonging. Recently, researchers explored an innovative approach: peer-supported mobile orientation. This experimental study investigates whether structured mobile-based peer…
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EACS 2025 Adds Sleep Disorders to HIV Care Guidelines
Overview: Sleep disorders enter the EACS 2025 guidelines The European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) has released its 2025 guideline update, and one of the most notable additions is a dedicated section on sleep disorders. This change reflects growing evidence that sleep quality profoundly affects overall health, treatment adherence, and quality of life for people living…
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Irish Doctor Dies in Manchester Hospital After Wrong Medication: Coroner’s Findings
Overview of the Case An Irish doctor, Ray McMahon, whose career spanned several decades, died in a Manchester hospital in February after he was given the wrong medication for a chest infection. A coroner’s inquest has established that the incorrect drug contributed to his cardiac arrest and subsequent death. The case has raised questions about…
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Smoking Tied to Faster Huntington’s Decline: What Clinicians Need to Know
Overview: Smoking as a Modifiable Factor in Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s disease (HD) is a progressive, currently incurable neurodegenerative disorder. While genetics set the stage, modifiable environmental factors may influence when symptoms start and how quickly they advance. A recent analysis using Periodic Dataset 4 from Enroll-HD examined 2,438 individuals, including 799 presymptomatic carriers with four…
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Smoking Accelerates Huntington’s Progression: Clinical Practice Implications
Overview: Smoking as a Modifiable Factor in Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s disease (HD) is a progressive, incurable neurodegenerative disorder. While genetic timing largely governs onset, environmental and lifestyle factors can modulate how quickly symptoms emerge and advance. A recent analysis using Periodic Dataset 4 from Enroll-HD examined 2,438 individuals, including 799 presymptomatic carriers, with four consecutive…
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Smoking Tied to Faster Huntington’s Decline: Implications for Clinical Practice
Overview: Smoking as a Modifiable Factor in Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s disease (HD) is a progressive, incurable neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor, cognitive, and behavioral decline. While genetics determine risk, researchers are increasingly focused on modifiable environmental factors that might influence when symptoms begin and how quickly they worsen. A recent analysis using Periodic Dataset 4…
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PSMA-PET/CT May Replace NaF-PET/CT in Advanced Prostate Cancer Staging
Study Overview: Assessing the shift from NaF-PET/CT to PSMA-PET/CT Researchers in Denmark explored whether replacing F-18 sodium fluoride (NaF) PET/CT imaging with F-18 PSMA-PET/CT would influence treatment decisions for men with newly diagnosed, high-risk prostate cancer. The study involved 160 patients who underwent both imaging modalities within a three-week window. Initially, treatment decisions were based…