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SIDM over a photo of a male and female physician discussing an MRI image.

Look at Patient Safety Through an Equity Lens, Expert Urges

Bias can play a role in various types of diagnostic errors

A Black woman wearing a protective mask which reads: Patients First and holding a National Nurses United flag.

National Nurses Union Wants to Fight Back

Resolutions call for consistent PPE and staffing levels, better organization and Medicare for All

CHEST over a computer rendering of the anatomy of the lungs.

New Lefamulin Data Paint Rosy Picture

Lead investigator touts efficacy in milder pneumonia

Vials of blood and a syringe lay on a blood/serum general laboratory requisition form.

Reference Ranges: Lab Values for Normal Adults

Here are the standard reference ranges for some of the most common adult lab tests

Bottles of Precedex (dexmedetomidine) over a photo of an operating room.

Precedex in Abdominal Surgery May Speed Up GI Function Recovery

Intraoperative use of dexmedetomidine in older adults also led to shorter hospital stays

Illustrated COVID-19 viruses over a photo of a man receiving CPR.

CPR on a COVID Patient: Not a Moment to Waste Looking for PPE

Updated AHA guidance says resuscitation should not be delayed by mask availability

ASA over a photo of the San Diego Convention Center

Anesthesiologists May Edge Out Nurses for Rapid Response Outside the ICU

Physician-led teams at Cleveland Clinic tied to declines in cardiac arrests, death

A close up of a job search website on a laptop screen.

The End of Job Security in Healthcare

We need to reverse several dangerous trends

A photo of Times Square, NY, next to a photo of Maria Ambrocio, RN

Nurse Killed in Times Square

Veteran oncology nurse was knocked over by fleeing burglar

A close up of water being poured over coffee in a red french press with two coffee cups in the background.

A Cup of Joe to Thwart Liver Fibrosis? How About Four

Study finds protective benefit with high consumption, though not for fatty liver disease

A deceased COVID-19 patient is wheeled to the morgue by a male healthcare worker wearing a protective mask.

We Lift Bodies Into the Morgue

The physical and emotional toll of the pandemic on providers often goes unseen

Essential workers march in downtown Manhattan carrying signs which read: MORE NURSES = BETTER CARE.

Three Ways Leadership Can Get Nurses Back at the Bedside

Our healthcare heroes need support now more than ever

A nurse wearing a protective mask and cannabis patch sewn to her scrubs holds out a bottle of medical cannabis.

Nurses See New Career Opportunities in Medical Cannabis Space

Some cite burnout and frustration with traditional healthcare settings as factors

A close up of a female nurse鈥檚 blue rubber gloved hands preparing an infusion

Where's the Evidence Guiding Updated Titration Standards?

The regulations threaten the well-being of both patients and critical care nurses

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Are Doctors Drowning in Inbox Overload?

The slow simmer of non-stop messaging boils over during the pandemic

Photos of the chandelier made of 271 glass vials of the Moderna vaccine and about 10 Johnson & Johnson vials.

Nurse Glitzes Up Gloomy Times With Vaccine Chandelier

"Light of Appreciation" commemorates lives saved and those who helped in vaccine efforts

Surgeons perform hernia repair with polypropylene mesh

Can Lighter-Weight Mesh Cut Pain in Open Ventral Hernia Repair?

Head-to-head trial pits medium-weight polypropylene meshes against heavy-weight mesh

A male physician in white coat holds up a HELP WANTED sign.

More Than a Nursing Shortage: A 'Skills Gap', Too

Health systems grapple with a widening skills gap as seasoned nurses leave the field

Triplet Therapy Proves Safe in Resectable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Atezolizumab add-on offers promising outcomes in phase I trial

Durable Response with Immunotherapy Combos in NSCLC with Brain Metastases

Analysis of CheckMate 9LA data and phase II study from Spain offer hope in advanced disease

Four physicians make demands of a weary young female nurse.

The LMNOPs of Caring for the Nursing Workforce

Healthcare systems can do more to prevent staff burnout

SAGES over an image of the human digestive system.

Hernia Surgery Went Well. Then Why Did the Patient Regret Having It?

Researchers seek answers to baffling question

Kristina Christensen, RN.

'Forced to Lie': Med Titration Standards Put Critical Care Nurses on Shaky Ground

Survey finds nurses feeling "moral distress" at "profoundly unrealistic" standards

Closeup of a nurse holding the hand of a dying patient.

Hospital Visitation Restrictions Are Hurting Patients and Nurses

New protocols and COVID mitigation techniques can enable safe visitation

SAGES over an image of the human digestive system.

'What Goes Up, Must Come Down'

You might be surprised at what turns up in patients' rectums, unless you're an ED doc

The Cost of Compassion Fatigue During COVID

Jessi Gold talks about how healthcare professionals can help themselves while helping others

ESC over a perspective view of a heartbeat on a vital signs monitor.

ADT Options for Prostate Cancer Come Out Even for Heart Safety

But low enrollment brought PRONOUNCE trial to an early close

ESC over a perspective view of a heartbeat on a vital signs monitor.

One Month of DAPT Reasonable in Patients at High Bleeding Risk

MASTER DAPT trial included "all-comer HBR population," but results were with one specific stent

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U.S. Healthcare Groups Urge Approval of International Nurse Immigration

As nursing shortages grow amid the pandemic, some apply pressure to the State Department

A thoughtful young female nurse sits on the end of a hospital bed and rests her chin on her hand.

Bullying Impedes Clinical Training for Nurse Anesthetists

"When you are walking on eggshells, you're less focused on learning"

Close-up of bottles of COVID-19 vaccine.

Bell's Palsy After COVID Vaccines Still Very Rare

New study looks at Pfizer, CoronaVac shots in Hong Kong

Rebrand of Nurse Anesthetists Met With Criticism From Physician Group

The American Society of Anesthesiologists called the name change "medical title misappropriation"

A male physician looks over the chart of his male patient who is asleep in a hospital bed in a darkened room.

Medicine Doesn't Stop at the Bedside

Medical organizations and physicians should play an active role in advancing positive change

A close up of a stethoscope being held and worn by a young Black nurse.

Why Are There So Few People of Color in Nursing?

Panel discusses how to diversify the workforce

Boxes of Prilosec (omeprazole) and Prevacid (lansoprazole) over a computer rendering of inflamed intestines.

Proton Pump Inhibitors and IBD: What's the Link?

Use tied to "modest" increase in risk for ulcerative colitis, Crohn's in observational studies

A gold laurel wreath over a photo of Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in Baltimore, MD

Here Are This Year's Top Nursing Schools

The latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report

Photos of Roche鈥檚 SD Biosensor and Abbott鈥檚 Panbio rapid antigen tests

Roche, Abbott COVID Antigen Tests Just So-So in Real-World Data

"Unsatisfactory" for screening asymptomatic people, say German lab professionals

A nurse wearing a protective mask and hair covering making a fist to the camera.

For So Long, I Put Up With the Abuse

The poor treatment of nurses by patients and hospitals needs to change

A series of images depicting the journey from substance abuse to completion of treatment.

Nurse Rehabilitation Programs: Why Is Enrollment So Low?

Some big states' annual new enrollment in confidential rehab dips to single digits

A series of images depicting the journey from substance abuse to completion of treatment.

Lawyers Advertise to Nurses: Think Twice About State Rehab Programs

Attorneys charge that programs can be aggressive, costly, and not in the nurse's favor

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