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Acute kidney injury: A quick diagnosis aids recovery

Some medications, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, can increase an individual’s risk for developing acute kidney injury.

Cancer treatment delays and survival outcomes

Nurses’ knowledge and expertise help to improve patient health-seeking behaviors, which aid early cancer diagnosis and treatment

Cannabis and healthcare: Complicated policies and laws

Marijuana as medical treatment continues to evolve. Pay attention to contradictory and evolving state and federal regulations to protect patients and your practice.

Women and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis

Why are new HIV cases still occurring when we have preventive treatment? One reason could be a lack of knowledge and experience among healthcare professionals to discuss, prescribe, and manage PrEP for vulnerable patients. Lack of information and discomfort with prescribing PrEP remain ongoing issues among healthcare professionals in the United States. Healthcare professionals should know how to identify appropriate candidates for PrEP, provide general education, and prescribe necessary preventive treatment.