Association between prolactin increasing antipsychotic use and the risk of breast cancer: a retrospective observational cohort study in a United States Medicaid population.

Introduction: Results of retrospective studies examining the relationship between prolactin increasing antipsychotics and incident breast cancer have been inconsistent. This study assessed the association between use of high prolactin increasing antipsychotics (HPD) and the incidence of breast cancer using best practices in pharmacoepidemiology.

Methods: Using administrative claims data from the MarketScan Medicaid database, schizophrenia patients initiating antipsychotics were identified.

Development and Implementation of an Oncology Clinical Research Nursing Residency Program for Newly Licensed Nurses.

A paucity of nurses trained in clinical research prompted the development and implementation of a newly licensed nurse residency program in oncology research. The components of the program, funding, curriculum development, preceptor model, and partnerships, are described. Formal evaluation to quantify success in creating a pipeline for the future, increasing retention, and reducing costs is underway and will be reported in a future publication.

What's being recommended to patients on social media? A cross-sectional analysis of alopecia treatments on YouTube.

Our study shows that treatment recommendations provided through social media are based on evidence of variable quality. However, on Youtube®, there was no significant difference between viewership numbers between physicians and nonphysicians. Therefore, Dermatologists with expertise in alopecia should consider utilizing social media to promote evidence-based treatment options for all alopecia subtypes.