Is There a Mid-Life Crisis in Heart Disease Prevention?
By: Dr. Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, Dr. Lola Coke & Dr. Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb Heart disease, as defined by the 2017 American Heart...
On the Pulse | 10/22/18
Cardiovascular
Diverse Perspectives, Innovative Solutions
By: Kelly Gleason, PhD, RN If you are diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, you and your provider will calculate your risk for stroke and...
On the Pulse | 10/16/18
Safe Parents, Safe Baby, Safe Sleep
By: Lourdes Celius “Can you please tell me the ABCD’s of safe infant sleep?” I asked a Baltimore mother one September afternoon. On...
On the Pulse | 10/08/18
Nurse Researchers Connect The Dots
“It used to be you went to doctor, got a shot, and you were better or, unfortunately, you died. Now there’s a lot more chronic disease,...
On the Pulse | 09/21/18
Opioid Dependence Among New Mothers
Recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report showing that the rate of opioid use among American women...
On the Pulse | 09/07/18
Believe Me When I Say That I’m In Pain
A young man with SCD presents to the ED reporting that his leg and back pain is a 9 on a 10-point scale. “Really?” The nurse responds...
On the Pulse | 09/07/18
Advocating for Early Child Home Visiting Programs to Combat Child Abuse
I know the stress of parenthood—my three little boys ages 3, 6 and 9 push the limits of my patience on a daily basis. What I do not know...
On the Pulse | 07/24/18
