Thank You Respiratory Therapists for the Vital Work You Do
Since first being proclaimed in 1982, National Respiratory Care Week has been celebrated in hospitals and clinics…
Hiring In Health Home Care Is As Tough As Ever
Far from becoming an employer market, hiring home health care workers is as hard as…
Recognizing the Work of Radiologic Technologists
125 years ago this week, William Roentgen made one of the most momentous discoveries in…
In Recognition of Perioperative Nurses
You may never have heard of a perioperative nurse, but if you’ve had surgery, that’s…
Study Shows Age Is No Barrier to Weight Loss
Here’s good news for those seniors who overdid it at the Thanksgiving table: It’s as…
Better COVID Treatments Are Saving Lives
We interrupt all the bad news about COVID with this from the Institute for Health…
COVID Is Prompting Youthful Vapers to Quit
COVID-19 has had at least one positive effect on health: Vaping, the use of e-cigarettes,…
Demand for Nurses Is Pushing Travel Pay Sky High
This fall’s surge in COVID cases is creating a nationwide “bidding war” for nurses so…
2 Fruit + 3 Vegetables = Longer, Healthier Life
When mom told you to eat your vegetables because they were good for you, she…
New Group Will Promote Decentralized Clinical Trials
Several of the world’s healthcare, bioscience and pharmaceutical firms, including such global leaders as AstraZeneca,…
Colleges Are Turning Away Nursing Students
Despite a nursing shortage that existed well before the COVID-19 pandemic turned it desperate, colleges…
Even Heroes Need Help
https://www.youtube.com/embed/ltVtnCzg9xw The world may be lauding healthcare workers as heroes, but the professionals themselves are…
What It Means ‘To Be A Nurse’
Last year we recognized National Nurses Week at a time when the COVID pandemic had become so…
Study Says Vaccination Is Saving Children’s Lives
Vaccinations against such common diseases as measles, hepatitis and human papillomavirus saved 37 million deaths…
Healthcare Again Tops the 100 Best Jobs List
The annual 100 Best Jobs list is out from U.S. News and to no one’s surprise healthcare dominates the…
It’s Ethical to Pay COVID Volunteers
It is ethically appropriate to pay volunteers who are intentionally infected with the COVID virus…
Family Doctors Are In Demand Everywhere
Family physicians are the most recruited of all doctors. The demand for these family practitioners…
Americans Give Nurses High Marks for Ethics
Americans give nurses their highest approval for honesty and ethics, rating them above every other…
Aspirin Use Can Improve Some Cancer Survival Rates
Aspirin appears to boost the survival rate for older people with bladder and breast cancer.…
Study Finds Cats Can Benefit Kids with Autism
Dogs are the most common service animal, but for children with autism spectrum disorder, cats…