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Anchor lead: Violence against nurses on the job has increased, Elizabeth Tracey reports The last decade has seen an over 100% increase in violence against nurses on the job, US Labor Department statistics reveal. Ron Langlotz, director of nursing for …

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This week’s topics include statins and Alzheimer’s, teen substance use, national mortality data, and psychiatric drug use in American adults. Program notes: 0:33 Cause specific mortality in the US 1:35 At over 80 million deaths 2:32 Not terribly surprising to …

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Anchor lead: When frailty is factored in, surgery outcomes are better, Elizabeth Tracey reports Frailty in an older person who needs surgery can be assessed and planned for by a multidisciplinary team, with a dramatic reduction in mortality, a recent …

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Anchor lead: While psilocybin can be helpful to people with cancer, caution is needed, Elizabeth Tracey reports Psilocybin helped people with cancer relieve depression and anxiety, a study conducted jointly at Johns Hopkins and NYU has shown. Roland Griffiths, a …

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