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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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The party may soon be over for air medical companies
Mark Huber Healthcare AdministrationIf you couldn't tell by the score, you could tell by the song. On the old television broadcasts of "Monday Night Football," during garbage time in the fourth quarter — that point when the game's outcome was settled beyond all doubt — announcer Don Meredith, drawling off-key and without accompaniment, would croak out the old Willie Nelson country western standard, "Turn out the lights, the par-ty's o-o-ver ..."
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Medical errors: Are they really the third‑leading cause of death?
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationThe 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report "To Err is Human" focused national attention on patient safety and preventable medical errors. The report, based upon an analysis of prior research, estimated that 44,000 to 98,000 deaths annually were due to medical error.
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Dry drowning: How to spot the signs
Katina Hernandez Recreation & LeisureAs the weather gets warmer, more and more people will be making their way outdoors to enjoy the sunny days of summer at the nearest pool. Summer days spent outdoors typically conjure up thoughts of relaxation and fun, but safety around the water is of paramount concern during the season.
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Nurses must embrace our place in healthcare
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationNurses are highly respected professionals — the annual Gallup poll has demonstrated this time and again. Since we nurses may not always be able or willing to verbalize our own importance and value, it is crucial for us to find ways to empower ourselves to own our expertise and acknowledge our central role within the healthcare industry.
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