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Home-Delivered Medical Meals Could Prevent Millions Of Hospitalizations A Year

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By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter Home-delivered meals tailored to people’s chronic illnesses can prevent hospitalizations, help folks remain healthy and save billions of dollars each year, a new study says. In “Food Is Medicine” programs, people with conditions like diabetes, heart disease or cancer receive prepared meals that are crafted to help protect their health. […]

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Protecting Yourself in the Age of MyChart and Open Notes

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By: Lorie Brown, RN, JD     EmpoweredNurses.org    If you’re a nurse in 2025, chances are you’ve already had a patient quote your charting back to you — word for word — from their phone. Welcome to the age of MyChart, Open Notes, and patient transparency. We’re not in the pre-portal days anymore, friends. Everything you document

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What’s driving health system investment in Gen Z leadership

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By: Kristin Kuchno     Becker’s Hospital Review With an aging workforce and looming executive retirements, building leadership pipelines early is more important than ever, Jason Gilbert, PhD, RN, chief nurse executive at Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health, told Becker’s. It is especially important given Generation Z’s strong interest in early career development. “Gen Z is actively seeking

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Andy Jassy: US healthcare is ‘quite frustrating’

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By: Naomi Diaz    Becker’s Health IT Amazon CEO Andy Jassy called the U.S. healthcare system “quite frustrating” in an April letter to shareholders and outlined plans to expand Amazon Pharmacy and One Medical to improve access and transparency. “Healthcare, especially in the U.S., is quite frustrating. It’s hard to get fast appointments with primary care

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I No Longer Think GLP-1s Are the Answer

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By Christopher McGowan, MD An original Op-Med article contributed by Doximity members. Few medications have had such a meteoric rise as semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Zepbound), the GLP-1-based treatments for obesity that have captivated society and quickly become household names. These drugs represent a significant advancement in obesity medicine — for a good reason.

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Luigi Mangione federally indicted in death of UnitedHealthcare CEO

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By: Jakob Emerson  Becker’s Hospital Review Luigi Mangione has been indicted by a federal grand jury on four charges for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in late 2024, NBC News reported April 17. The indictment includes two counts of stalking, one count of murder through use of a firearm and a firearms offense

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How a nursing school relocation to Duke’s campus combats the nursing shortage

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Amid a nationwide nursing shortage, a November 2024 Health Resources and Services Administration nurse workforce projection estimated that the shortages will be felt until 2037. By: Madeline Ashley   Becker’s Clinical Leadership The HRSA projection also found that North Carolina has one of the largest nursing shortfalls projected, at 22% by 2037. To combat this, Durham,

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