Recent Articles
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Study: Point-of-care testing speeds treatment, addresses antibiotic resistance
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareResearchers from the University of Southampton in England recently used a point-of-care swab test to quickly diagnose flu and other viral infections in patients with severe respiratory conditions. They found that using the swab in this way can result in shorter courses of antibiotics and a shorter stay in the hospital.
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The importance of self-regulation
Savanna Flakes EducationAn important skill that helps our students with disabilities become successful independent and expert learners is the ability of self-regulation. Researchers concur that "self-regulated learners assume increased responsibility for their own behavior and learning over time by strategically setting and planning to meet goals, monitoring and evaluating their progress, and using feedback to adjust their performance."
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Patients should know the dangers of online kits for teeth whitening
Carolina Pickens Oral & Dental HealthcareIt's no secret that white teeth are highly coveted around the world. After all, psychological studies show that not only are people with white teeth perceived as more attractive and intelligent than those with an average smile, but those with white teeth are more likely to receive a job offer and larger salary.
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ACA uncertainty fuels slowdown in healthcare hiring
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationAfter the astronomical rise in U.S. job growth in February, the same can't be said for the following month, March. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 235,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 percent in the first full month of President Donald Trump's term, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported at the time. By the same measurement, the U.S. economy only added 98,000 jobs in March, deeply disappointing analysts who predicted as many 180,000 new hirings.
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10 years later: How are we doing with bullying?
Sheilamary Koch EducationIn 2007, a group of students distributed pink shirts in solidarity with a boy who was bullied for wearing one to school in Canada. This event — which served as the original impetus for special days dedicated to raising awareness and uniting against bullying that take place around the world — led to the United Nations official designating of May 4 as Anti-Bullying Day.
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Don’t forget your job interview toolkit
Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementCongratulations on your interview! You tirelessly applied to positions of interest that matched your skills, knowledge and talents; you customized your résumé and application; and you just got off the phone after agreeing to meet with HR and the hiring manager next Tuesday.
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Fitting myofascial release into an evidence‑based culture
Walt Fritz Medical & Allied HealthcareHistorically, manual therapy has played an integral part of physical/occupational/massage therapy and more recently speech-language pathology. With the multiple modality brands and styles of branded and nonbranded manual therapy — each seeming to claim such a wide range of tissue-specific targets and effects — it is difficult for the therapist and consumers to make sense of the claims made by each modality.
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3 rules to help beat the competition (instead of your customers)
Damon Sayles MarketingFirst, it was Uber, which continues to find itself in the news for all the wrong reasons. Then, it was Pepsi nearly breaking the internet and adding a new line in the oil-and-water discussion of race relations and police brutality. Both companies went through situations that left them embarrassed, backpedaling and answering to myriad negative headlines.
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How looking back can help today’s entrepreneurs look forward
Cait Harrison Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementBecoming an entrepreneur may be one of the most challenging things you've ever done, but it's probably also one of the most rewarding. Day-to-day, you're focused on your business. Whether you're developing new ideas or handling customers, staffing and marketing issues — the to-do list goes on.
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‘Rebel cities’ are fighting back across the US
Lucy Wallwork Civil & GovernmentIn last year's U.S. presidential election, the countryside revolted and made their voices heard with the election of Donald Trump. But the cities are starting to fight back. The experience of "rebel cities" across Europe — and their demands for the "right to the city" — is inspiring a similar spirit of defiance in cities across the U.S.