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Study: Skipping breakfast may increase risk of atherosclerosis
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareCardiovascular disease claims the lives of 17.7 million people each year, accounting for 31 percent of all global deaths. Atherosclerosis, the underlying and leading cause of cardiovascular disease, is a universal problem, resulting in a high rate of mortality.
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Vaccine limits, medical supply shortages complicate an early flu season
Michelle R. Matisons Medical & Allied HealthcareThe flu season is here again, in case you have not heard. This year there are special concerns related to the voraciousness of this particular strain, the limits of the available flu vaccine and a medical supplies shortage caused by Hurricane Maria's shutdown of Puerto Rico's power grid.
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Fixing healthcare: Improve the work environment
Catherine Iste Healthcare AdministrationOur healthcare system has no shortage of challenges. Yet the opportunity for the greatest impact and most positive change is something that starts on an individual level: creating better support systems for medical professionals.
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BSN or ADN? Nursing at a crossroads
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationThe discussion over the preferred entry-level degree for professional nurses has been ongoing since 1964, when the American Nurses Association came out in favor of the BSN. Now the conversation is heating up again, and nurses everywhere are taking notice.
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First aid for winter’s slips and trips
Heidi Dawson Medical & Allied HealthcareWinter has truly arrived. Just ask anyone living on the East Coast who is dealing with the "bomb cyclone." Just today I was innocently walking —steadily I may add — and slipped on an icy patch of pavement, narrowly avoiding a nasty fall.
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Let’s improve the response to pain, not place blame
Christina Thielst Medical & Allied HealthcareWhen observing conflict, I've often pointed out that it takes "two to tango," meaning each party has a role in managing conflict. To point the finger at one group/individual or another is simply assigning blame.
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Fixing healthcare: Start supporting medical professionals
Catherine Iste Healthcare AdministrationOur healthcare system has no shortage of challenges. From the opioid crisis to complicated billing and reimbursement structures, it seems almost every facet of care has issues.
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Telehealth gets a boost from McCain VA bill
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationA bill introduced by two Republican senators earlier this month designed to modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs includes a provision that would allow physicians to practice telehealth across state lines without restrictions.
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ERs play a growing role in US medical care
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareEmergency room (ER) visits play a major role in the health of people in the United States. In recent years, the percentage of care given at ERs has grown significantly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 1 in 5 people in the U.S. had one or more ER visits over a 12-month period in 2007. In 2008, there were nearly 124 million visits to the nation's 4,000 ERs.
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Making sense of the CHIP controversy
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareOn Dec. 11, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel used his show to offer commentary on the reauthorization of funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, better known as CHIP. As his son recovers from heart surgery, he used his celebrity platform to bring attention to this well-supported bill.
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