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Continued Fall in Health Visitors, School and Learning Disabilities Nurses

While overall nurse numbers have increased the figures, published by NHS Digital, show efforts to boost nursing numbers have yet to make up for a general decline in the workforce, especially in mental health. The monthly figures show that, as of July 2018, there were 282,661 full-time equivalent nurses and health visitors working in NHS […]

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Latinos And Hispanics Poised To Transform U.S. Health System With $1.7 Trillion Purchasing Power

In recent months, immigration, race and ethnicity have dominated headlines. One reason is because with each passing year, more and more people in the U.S. are classified as either Latino or Hispanic, with Hispanics being the fastest growing populace in the U.S. And while this population is affected by and accesses our health care system […]

Saint Luke’s Nurse Loses job After Sharing Photo of Blackface Halloween Costume

A nurse’s Halloween costume has launched an investigation at Saint Luke’s Health System. The woman, a nurse with Saint Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, was seen on Facebook wearing blackface, dressed as Beyonce. The man next to her is dressed as Jay Z. Read More

‘A Historic Day’: New Initiative Aims to Improve Healthcare Opportunities in Tri-County

During the next five years, the healthcare tide across the Tri-county is expected to change as local medical experts unite forces to implement the region’s first-ever health improvement plan. “The plan examines our community’s health through the lens of social determinants that include poverty, the education environment, crime and safety concerns, all with the mission […]

Cannabis Use on Many States’ Ballots for Upcoming Election Day

The lucrative legal cannabis industry is again front and center this voting year as Americans head to the polls for midterm elections November 6. Ballots across the U.S. will include numerous cannabis-related measures — many at the county and municipal level — regarding laws for commercial cultivation in certain zones and how to spend abundant […]

Trump Administration’s Redefining Gender Law Could Affect Transgender People’s Health

The accelerated timeline to transition came after Hooker heard reports that the Trump administration is mulling a narrower definition of gender under the law based on the genitals a person is born with. Hooker, who grew up in North Carolina and now lives in Las Vegas, said he moved to get closer to California, a […]

Green Card Holders Worry About Health Care Under Trump’s New Plan

Laura Plasencia, who works at an Oakland medical clinic helping mostly low-income patients enroll in government-subsidized health benefits, has seen a troubling pattern emerge in recent weeks. Read More

Cherokee Nation

There is a critical need for more doctors in rural Oklahoma and on tribal lands. Thankfully, there is now a unique solution that will lead the nation in innovation and scope. For the first time in U.S. history, a Native American tribe is partnering with a top-ranked medical school to create the nation’s first tribally […]

WVU Doctoral Student Researches Treatment for Rare Blood Cancer

Ongoing research with West Virginia University’s clinical and translational science program aims to find better treatments for multiple myeloma, a rare but deadly form of blood cancer. Multiple myeloma develops in bone marrow, the spongy tissue found in the center of most bones, where red blood cells are produced. The disease itself is characterized by […]

New York Bill Aims to Get Insurance Coverage for Medical Marijuana

Medical marijuana is legal in New York State but it’s too expensive for many people who need it. Some lawmakers are working to fix that. A bill has just been introduced in the Assembly that would require state public health plans, like Medicaid and Child Health Plus, to cover the drug. Read More

Maine Graduating More Nurses, But Shortage Still Looms

Maine’s current and projected shortage of registered nurses remains real despite some success among the state’s nursing programs in recent years to boost their numbers of graduates. The state recorded 801 nursing graduates from its public and private nursing programs in 2017, up from 659 in 2015, 701 in 2013 and 563 in 2011. Read […]

Midland University Nursing Program Making New Strides

Right after high school, Deborah Brester channeled her compassion for others – and an aversion to the idea of an office job – into a decision to become a registered nurse (RN). Her decades-long career has taken her from labor and delivery and surgery to management roles in long-term care, home health and hospice. “Eventually, […]

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