Doctors and nurses are dying by suicide, as America’s health care workers call for change

JESSICA SINGH, MD AND LORENZO NORRIS, MD PHYSICIAN  APRIL 28, 2023 In the spring of 2020, as COVID-19 swept through hospitals in the tri-state area, Dr. Lorna Breen, a physician who served as the medical director of the emergency department at New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, contracted COVID while caring for patients. Shortly after returning to …

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The path to becoming a nursing leader: 9 C-suite women lend advice

Mariah Taylor If you ask a nurse leader why they moved away from the bedside and into leadership, there is a good possibility they will give a version of this answer: “Because I wanted to make more of an impact.” For the past few years, nurses have been leaving hospitals in droves. Some leave the …

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What Defines Junk Food as “Junk”?

News  Published: April 28, 2023 Original story from New York University How is “junk food” defined for food policies like taxes? A combination of food category, processing, and nutrients can determine which foods should be subject to health-related policies, according to a new analysis examining three decades of U.S. food policies by researchers at the NYU School of Global Public Health …

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What Parents Should Know About Sun and Sunburns in Children

JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page March 27, 2023 Anna C. Wood, MD1; Laurie W. Albertini, MD1; Lindsay A. Thompson, MD, MS1 JAMA Pediatr. 2023;177(5):547. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.5907 Enjoying time outdoors is good for our mental and physical health. When out with your children, it is important to protect them from sunrays on sunny and cloudy days. Every sunburn will increase a person’s risk of having skin cancer …

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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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