April 2023

How Do Long-Lasting Memories Form in the Brain?

News   Published: April 26, 2023 | Original story form the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Read time: 3 minutes Helping your mother make pancakes when you were three…riding your bike without training wheels…your first romantic kiss: How do we retain vivid memories of long-ago events? As described in a paper published online today in Neuron, researchers […]

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Healthcare employment sees gains, but labor shortages drag on: 5 reasons why

Kelly Gooch and Alexis Kayser – Updated Monday, April 24th, 2023 Shortages in healthcare have long existed. And while some signs may point to easing labor pressures for hospitals, many professionals in the field are living a different story.  A March report from Altarum indicated that healthcare employment had rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. The healthcare industry currently has 1.3 percent more jobs

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Nursing groups throw weight behind ICAN Act

Mackenzie Bean Nursing associations are voicing their support for House legislation reintroduced this week that would remove practice barriers for advanced practice registered nurses. The Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act, or ICAN Act, was reintroduced April 20 after failing to pass in the last congressional session in late 2022. The legislation would permit nurse practitioners, physician

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The case for advanced nursing degrees: As told by nurses themselves

Ashleigh Hollowell More nurses are needed at the bedside than ever before, yet the profession continues to suffer from shortages and turnover rates as high as 37 percent in some regions. And although pursuing advanced nursing degrees may sometimes lead practice away from bedside roles and into others, Master of Science in nursing degrees are still worthy

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More than ‘thoughts and prayers:’ Dr. Megan Ranney on actionable ways hospitals can help stop gun violence

Bari Faye Dean  If you are looking for a silver lining from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s this sad short-lived truth, Megan Ranney, MD, deputy dean at Providence, R.I.-based Brown University School of Public Health, told Becker’s: “During the pandemic there were no school or workplace shootings.” With businesses and schools shuttered — everyone working and learning remotely

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A Sample of the Future: Digital Health and Near-Patient Testing

NARRATIVE| VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1, P25-27, MARCH 2023 Download Full Issue Open AccessPublished:February 15, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcpdig.2023.01.004 Abstract We, a nurse and a laboratory director, share our experience supporting a research study that employed a digital health application and a rapid test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and the implications of this approach for health care delivery. Recently,

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Walking 8,000 steps a couple days per week lowers mortality risk

ByAndrew Rhoades Fact checked byShenaz Bagha Source/Disclosures Key takeaways: Walking the recommended daily step count even a couple days per week was associated with a significantly lower risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality over 10 years, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. “In modern society, lack of time is one of the major

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