Most of us know what it feels like when our well-being at work is compromised. But do we know how we got there? Is it just that it’s been a tough week or we didn’t have time for yoga, or …

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In this episode, the third (and final) in their series on pre-appraised evidence, Nadine Rosenblum and Maddie Whalen discuss how and where to find evidence for your clinical questions. Maddie talks with Nadine about repositories of pre-appraised evidence, focusing on …

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In part two of their three-part series, Nadine Rosenblum and Maddie Whalen continue their conversation about pre-appraised evidence. This episode focuses on sources of evidence for your clinical question - Maddie shares information about two well-known sources, Cochrane and JBI.

This month’s podcast begins the first of a three-part series on finding evidence for your clinical question. This episode focuses on the definition of pre-appraised, or “filtered” evidence and what types of evidence they are. Nadine Rosenblum, Nursing Inquiry Program …

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Women who used talc-containing products genitally may be at increased risk for ovarian cancer, but not for breast cancer, a new study finds. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins says this study attempted to eliminate certain biases …

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Women should undergo screening for breast cancer using mammography every two years from age 40 until 74, the most recent United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendations state. Yet now that life expectancies are increasing, should all women observe the …

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If you’re a woman between the ages of 40 and 70, you should undergo screening mammography for breast cancer every two years, the United States Preventive Services Task Force has just recommended. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson …

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There may be no benefit to taking a drug that’s approved already for treating cancer in a clinical trial versus just receiving treatment, a new study finds. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says benefits …

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People with cancer who enroll in clinical trials do better. That wisdom appears to have been dashed with results of a new study showing no survival benefit or any other positive outcome related to clinical trial participation. Johns Hopkins Kimmel …

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If you wear contact lenses you may be at particular risk to develop the condition known as dry eye, where your eyes may feel dry and scratchy. Lauren Gormley, an optometrist at Johns Hopkins, describes why wearing contacts may precipitate …

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