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iPharmacist: Will robots take over the profession?
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalThe year is 2116 and Mr. Smith approaches the counter of his local ABC Pharmacy. There are no lines as he casually moves into one of the open booths and seats himself into a comfortable and private dispensing chamber. Air conditioned, with pleasant music playing in the background the cyber-pharmacy screen lights up as he is greeted by the video-pharmacist welcoming him to ABC. After tapping the screen to answer a few questions and inserting his driver’s license and credit card into the device, an on-screen pharmacist begins to address him personally.
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#HeatStrokeKills: Do you know the facts?
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIt is that time of year. Temperatures soar, and so do the deaths of children related to heat stroke. The National Highway Traffic Safety Association wants to get the message out: “Heat Stroke Kills.” The NHTSA reports that a child dies of heat stroke every 10 days in the United States from being left in a car. If you discover a child left in a hot car, do you know what to do?
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Nurses and the transgender patient community
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareIn the 21st century, increasing acceptance of transgender lifestyles is allowing many transgender individuals to more readily interface with health care providers and institutions. However, transgender individuals still face humiliation, judgment, intimidation and gross maltreatment within the health care industry, and recent lawsuits corroborate that fact. Nurses can be at the forefront of providing the transgender community with comprehensive, sensitive and compassionate care.
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Pregnant women face another challenge this summer
Lynn Hetzler PharmaceuticalMost pregnant women and women of childbearing age are worried about the Zika virus this summer, but they also face another serious concern — a shortage of Bicillin L-A to treat syphilis. Caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum, syphilis was once on the verge of elimination but re-emerged as a health threat in 2001. The only recommended treatment for syphilis in pregnant women, Bicillin L-A, is now on back order due to a manufacturing delay.
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Hope on the horizon: Experimental antibiotic to treat deadly MRSA
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a type of staph bacteria that has become resistant to many of the antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph infections. Thus, treating MRSA has been a challenge for healthcare professionals.
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The health benefits of donating blood
Jeff White Medical & Allied HealthcareOver the weekend, there was another mass shooting, this time in Orlando. As we watched the news in sadness and horror, there were repeated urges to give blood. As we all know, donating blood can save a life, but did you know giving blood also has quite a few health benefits for the donor?
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Clearing the air: The link between air pollution and heart disease
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareWhether you live in a city where smog forecasts are routine or in a less populated place, tiny pollution particles in the air can lead to big problems for your heart. Over the last decade, a growing body of epidemiological and clinical evidence has led to a heightened concern about the potential deleterious effects of ambient air pollution on health and its relation to heart disease and stroke.
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APRNs gaining respect, but resistance still remains
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareIn an effort to increase veterans' access to healthcare, the Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing to amend its medical regulations and allow full practice authority for all VA advanced practiced registered nurses (APRNs). This action comes in response to the growing crisis for timely medical care for the nation's service men and women. The VA would join a growing number of states that currently allow them to practice independently.
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Working together: Differences in male and female brains
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareCooperation, the cornerstone of all successful relationships, is an important societal issue. Cooperation between family members, friends, co-workers and even governments worldwide is something that is invaluable and instrumental. That said, men and women experience cooperation differently.
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Healthcare IoT market heats up to improve patient care
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareAnyone following the world of health IT continues to come across the seemingly never-ending alphabet soup of innovation and investment — HITECH, HIPAA, BYOD and even one of the most popular today: IoT. The Internet of Things, a concept of connected performance for everything from televisions and coffeemakers to refrigerators and condoms, IoT continues to gain an ever more impressive foothold into the world of healthcare.
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