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

Wanting a drug isn’t the same as needing it BY OLIVER BATEMAN It’s 2am here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and I’ve just finished writing 7,500 words of corporate marketing copy. I then turn my attention to this piece. But my attention is glitching. So, I do something I haven’t done since I took the Pennsylvania bar examination in

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

Mackenzie Bean (Twitter) – Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 The rise of platforms such as TikTok and Instagram has created a new enemy for hospital emergency departments: viral social media challenges. The challenges encourage social media users — usually children or teens — to attempt risky or dangerous behaviors that can require emergency care.  One of the first

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,

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

Clinical Neurophysiology Robert Bonakdar MD, FAAFP, FACN Treating fibromyalgia with electrical neuromodulation Study key point Relevance Fibromyalgia can be a difficult-to-treat condition. As per the most recent EULAR guidelines, initial treatment should focus on nonpharmacological options. “Initial management should involve patient education and focus on non-pharmacological therapies. In case of nonresponse, further therapies (all of which were

Mariah Taylor Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital launched the Undiagnosed Diseases Clinic. The clinic offers the latest genetic testing technologies for pediatric patients still searching for a diagnosis, according to an April 11 news release. The genetic testing options include whole genome sequencing and metabolomics. They can detect genetic alterations that are not typically identified in more common