Some Never Get COVID; Private Equity Targets Nurse Staffing Firms; $13K Donor Bill This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 16, 2022
Blacked Out on Fentanyl for a Day A nurse in recovery shares one of her loneliest moments Feb 11, 2022 podcast
Job, License, and Livelihood on the Line After diverting drugs, the foundation begins to crack for this nurse Feb 11, 2022 podcast
CDC Proposes New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Hard thresholds for pain medication doses, duration no longer promoted Feb 10, 2022
Nurse Found Dead After Allegedly Setting Colleague on Fire Nicholas Pagano, 31, had been wanted for attack at Hackensack University Medical Center Feb 09, 2022
When Strangers Deliver Bad News to Patients All too often, I end up giving prognoses to patients I barely know Jan 31, 2022
Slammed to the Max: This Hospital Has Hovered at Capacity Since Pandemic Began Staffing is at the breaking point, and diversion isn't an option Jan 31, 2022
ICU Nurse Walked Out in the Middle of His Shift, Found Dead 2 Days Later Death of travel nurse Michael Odell shines spotlight on clinicians' mental health Jan 28, 2022
Turmoil in San Jose ED: Overworked, Unhappy Staff Stage Walkout Yes, the pandemic is still causing havoc, but is a new doc staffing group making things worse? Jan 27, 2022
Prescription Drug Misuse High Among Nurses During Pandemic Home health RNs have highest rates, but those working at hospitals most likely to have an SUD Jan 27, 2022
Healthcare Workers Can't Be Blocked From Starting New Jobs, Says Court Seven workers from 11-member interventional team at Wisconsin hospital can take new jobs Jan 26, 2022
Most Nurses of Color Report Workplace Racism Black nurses in particular deal with discrimination from patients and peers, survey reveals Jan 25, 2022
An Antidote to Provider Shortages: In-House Travel Staffing UPMC launched the first agency of its kind, others will likely follow Jan 23, 2022
The Entire Healthcare System Is on the Brink of Breakdown Policymakers must help address the national emergency of healthcare workforce shortages Jan 14, 2022
New Nurse Data Confirm Falling Employment, Higher Wages Unemployment higher for RNs and NAs of color, and in non-hospital settings Jan 12, 2022
From Healthcare to CB Handles: Nurses Shift Gears Into Trucking Three providers share their stories of moving into the transport industry Jan 10, 2022
How to Help Nurses With Substance Use Problems Get Help One of the "worst things" a colleague can do is to say nothing Dec 30, 2021
'Pending Wave' of Nurse Substance Use Problems? Signs point to deepening issue with alcohol, drugs as nurses battle through the pandemic Dec 30, 2021
Skipping Nighttime Checks No Remedy for Bad Sleep in Hospitals It may still make sense to let sleeping patients lie, some argue Dec 28, 2021
Some Canadian Nurses Asked to Skip Holidays Hospitals warn of vacation cancellations if volunteers don't cover shifts Dec 23, 2021
Nurse Fired Over COVID Complaints Reinstated Arbitrator rules in favor of nurse fired early in the pandemic Dec 21, 2021
At Their Breaking Point, Nurses Plead With Public in COVID Videos "Hospital staff are paying the price" of vaccine misinformation Dec 20, 2021
Day in the Life of a Doctor: Shadowing a NICU Nurse Practitioner Follow YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, on a tour of the neonatal intensive care unit Dec 14, 2021
Nurse Who Got First COVID Shot in the U.S. Pushes for Greater Uptake A year later, Sandra Lindsay strives to sway "folks who are on the fence" about vaccination Dec 13, 2021
Here's How to Keep Nurses From Leaving Leaders talk money, mentoring, training, and a chance to be heard Dec 09, 2021
Beware Flu and COVID Vax Mix-Ups and Other Medication Errors Medication safety group previews new best practices for next year Dec 09, 2021
Study: Some Venous Catheters Safer Than Others May help settle what kind to prefer for short-term venous access Nov 29, 2021
Florida Hospitals Face Dueling Vaccine Mandate Rules The stakes are high with Medicare, Medicaid dollars at play Nov 24, 2021
Are Nurse Staffing Agencies Overcharging Hospitals? Lawmakers ask for investigation into price hikes during pandemic Nov 18, 2021
Bentracimab on Point as Fast-Acting Ticagrelor Reversal Agent "Immediate and sustained" benefit, interim REVERSE-IT analysis found Nov 17, 2021
PALACS: A Win for Posterior Left Pericardiotomy for Post-Op Afib Trial offers good news for patients getting coronary, aortic valve, and aortic surgeries Nov 14, 2021
Early CABG After Stopping Ticagrelor is Possible -- But is It Ready for Prime-Time? RAPID CABG shows non-inferority of shorter wait; expert advises caution for real-world practice Nov 13, 2021
Nurse Who Fainted at Travis Scott Concert Tried to Save Others Madeline Eskins said security, medics weren't prepared for disaster Nov 09, 2021
Sleep Timing Tied to Development of Excess Fat in Kids Children with earlier wake times, sleep midpoints saw greater gains in fat mass Nov 07, 2021
Diet, Exercise, and CGM? Study Questions Sugar Monitoring for Weight Loss Device serves up "potentially negligble" benefits for people without diabetes Nov 06, 2021
Health System Leaders Mull Ways to Stem Labor Crisis Child care support and attention to workers well-being matter, but Congress can help too Nov 03, 2021
Words Matter to People Who Are Overweight New policy statement pushes "people-first" language rather than disease-first Nov 03, 2021
Seeing Evil, but Still Not Speaking of It ED workers quietly absorb verbal and physical violence, study finds Oct 27, 2021