How being grateful is good for healthcare
About a year ago, one of my graduating students gave me a fan with this Korean text 선생님 사랑해요, which translates to “I love…
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Hospitals Reduce Infection Rates Post-Pandemic
Hospitals have reduced healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) for the first time since they reached a five-year high during the pandemic in 2020. The Leapfrog Group,…
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, a life-threatening neurologic emergency, frequently occurs with dopamine antagonists (antipsychotics and antiemetics).
Understanding that chronic back pain originates from within the brain could lead to quicker recovery, a new study finds
People, very understandably, think that if their back hurts, there must be a problem in the back – even though we researchers know this…
Placebo, nocebo, and nursing care
The term “placebo” entered the English medical lexicon from the Latin word “placeo,” which means “I please” or “I shall please.” Its current usage,…
White patients are more likely than Black patients to be given opioid medication for pain in US emergency departments
White people who visit hospital emergency departments with pain are 26% more likely than Black people to be given opioid pain medications such as…
Dedicated Nursing Team Cuts Central-Line Infections Nearly in Half, Report Shows
Having a dedicated nursing team assist with central-line insertions reduced infections by 47%, a three-year program at UNC Health in Chapel Hill, N.C. has…
Mrs. Bunge or The Curious Nurse
If not for Mrs. Bunge I would not be a nurse today. Patricia Bunge graduated from Toledo Hospital School of Nursing in 1954.
Lung Cancer Rates in Middle-Aged Women Now Higher Than in Men
Lung cancer rates have been falling faster in men than in women, a trend that has now extended from younger women to those over…
Why are thousands of Kaiser health care workers on strike? 5 questions answered
More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers began a three-day strike in Virginia, California, Colorado, Washington state, Oregon and Washington, D.C., on Oct.…
Risk of Suicide Higher Among Healthcare Workers, RNs in particular, Study Finds
An analysis that looked at 1.8 million employed adults in the U.S. found healthcare workers, registered nurses in particular, were at higher risk for…
Risk stratification of CVD in type 2 diabetes
An estimated 34 million Americans, age 18 years and older, have diabetes, most with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) as well as a high risk…
How being grateful is good for healthcare
About a year ago, one of my graduating students gave me a fan with this Korean text 선생님 사랑해요, which translates to…
Hospitals Reduce Infection Rates Post-Pandemic
Hospitals have reduced healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) for the first time since they reached a five-year high during the pandemic in 2020. The…
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, a life-threatening neurologic emergency, frequently occurs with dopamine antagonists (antipsychotics and antiemetics).
Understanding that chronic back pain originates from within the brain could lead to quicker recovery, a new study finds
People, very understandably, think that if their back hurts, there must be a problem in the back – even though we researchers…
Placebo, nocebo, and nursing care
The term “placebo” entered the English medical lexicon from the Latin word “placeo,” which means “I please” or “I shall please.” Its…
White patients are more likely than Black patients to be given opioid medication for pain in US emergency departments
White people who visit hospital emergency departments with pain are 26% more likely than Black people to be given opioid pain medications…
Dedicated Nursing Team Cuts Central-Line Infections Nearly in Half, Report Shows
Having a dedicated nursing team assist with central-line insertions reduced infections by 47%, a three-year program at UNC Health in Chapel Hill,…
Mrs. Bunge or The Curious Nurse
If not for Mrs. Bunge I would not be a nurse today. Patricia Bunge graduated from Toledo Hospital School of Nursing in…
Lung Cancer Rates in Middle-Aged Women Now Higher Than in Men
Lung cancer rates have been falling faster in men than in women, a trend that has now extended from younger women to…
Why are thousands of Kaiser health care workers on strike? 5 questions answered
More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers began a three-day strike in Virginia, California, Colorado, Washington state, Oregon and Washington, D.C.,…
Risk of Suicide Higher Among Healthcare Workers, RNs in particular, Study Finds
An analysis that looked at 1.8 million employed adults in the U.S. found healthcare workers, registered nurses in particular, were at higher…
Risk stratification of CVD in type 2 diabetes
An estimated 34 million Americans, age 18 years and older, have diabetes, most with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) as well as a…
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