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About JAWS | Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences

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Study Sheds New Light on Gabapentin Risks | MedPage Today

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Alternative Treatments to Selected Medications in the 2023 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria®

July 30, 2025 dashephe

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August 2025 Medical Director Report

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Glargine Shortage Antibiotic Stewardship My pharmacy friends have told me that they have seen tags related to antibiotic stewardship. The tags seemed to primarily involve the long-term use of antibiotics…

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IDSA Issues Updated Guidelines on Complicated UTIs

July 20, 2025 dashephe

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Can D-Mannose Prevent Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection?

July 20, 2025 dashephe

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2025 GOLD Report – Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease – GOLD

July 19, 2025 dashephe

2025 GOLD Guidelines can be foud here — > https://goldcopd.org/2025-gold-report/ Oral Steroids is no longer recommended from long term chronic treatment of COPD. GOLD-2025-Report-v1.0-15Nov2024_WMV.pdf Evidence suggesting that oral corticosteroids increase…

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End of Days for Benadryl (diphenhydramine)?

July 17, 2025 dashephe

Is It Really Time to Say Goodbye to Benadryl? | MedPage Today Diphenhydramine: It is time to say a final goodbye – World Allergy Organization Journal We believe that diphenhydramine…

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July 2025 Medical Director Report

July 17, 2025 dashephe

MDS Most of you know this but…. Wounds that were obtained in the hospital do not affect our quality measures initially. However, after 100 days, the wound will count against…

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CMS dropping 3rd survey for health inspection; Judge pauses staffing mandate.

June 25, 2025 dashephe

CMS Makes Updates to Nursing Home Care Compare and Five Star Drop Third Cycle Standard Surveys from the Nursing Home Care Compare Health Inspection Rating Beginning July 2025, CMS will…

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