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Healthcare expected to create 4 million jobs in next decade
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationHealthcare has had a tremendous year for job growth. Last year was strong, too, and so was 2015. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that there were about 11.7 million healthcare jobs in the U.S. in May 2014. Within two years, that number had jumped to 12.4 million through May 2016.
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Accepting more DCD donor kidneys may reduce discard rate
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareDespite being a vital source of kidneys for transplantation, donation after circulatory death (DCD) is underutilized and less common in the United States. New research shows that DCD kidneys may be as viable as kidneys from other donors, and that accepting more DCD donor kidneys may reduce discard rate.
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Hospitals managing post-Maria medical products shortage
Michelle R. Matisons Medical & Allied HealthcareBefore Hurricane Maria hit, many people did not know Puerto Rico housed 89 facilities that manufacture pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices. The island's $60 billion infrastructure is now severely compromised, as we begin to learn more about the damage done.
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VA proposed rule would expand healthcare access through telehealth
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcarePresident Donald Trump announced in August that new efforts were required to better use technology to improve healthcare for veterans and greatly expand their access to care, especially for mental healthcare and suicide prevention.
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A new nursing shortage looms
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareA new study by Reuters reveals that a significant and troubling nursing shortage is currently impacting rural and community hospitals around the United States. With the rising costs of healthcare delivery and operations coupled with an aging population and an increasing number of retiring nurses not being readily replaced by new graduates, certain hospitals are struggling to keep their heads above water when it comes to nursing labor.
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A critical link between menopause and Alzheimer’s disease
Dorothy L. Tengler Mental HealthcareAlzheimer's disease, a devastating and irreversible brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, is currently ranked as the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. For most people with Alzheimer's, symptoms first appear in their mid-60s.
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Study: Vaccination rates hold steady after ACIP change
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareMedical professionals worried that vaccination rates would plummet after the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices dropped its recommendation promoting the use of live attenuated influenza vaccines before the start of the 2016-2017 influenza season. However, new research shows vaccination rates remained relatively stable.
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Parkinson’s research: Wake up and smell the coffee
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareGrab a cup of coffee and check out these two recent reports about Parkinson's disease. The good news is that if you can smell the coffee, you are probably doing fine at the moment. The bad news is drinking the coffee is not going to relieve symptoms of existing Parkinson's disease.
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Are primary care physicians recognizing prediabetes patients?
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareApproximately 84 million American adults — more than 1 out of 3 — have prediabetes, with an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, and 90 percent don't realize they are at risk. Prediabetes, which is not a disease itself, is characterized by high blood sugar, almost to the point of being diagnosed as diabetes. It is unclear, however, whether primary care physicians (PCPs) diagnose prediabetes and adjust the treatment plan in light of hemoglobin test results.
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Madagascar plague outbreak catches health officials off guard
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationWhen most people hear "the plague," they immediately think of the "Black Death" that killed more than 50 million Europeans in the 14th century. However, despite modern medicine, the plague continues to be endemic to many areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar and Peru. Currently, Madagascar is experiencing an unusually early plague that has affected 684 people with at least 54 deaths.
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