Search | The EDU Ledger

Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.

Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

Section: Health

Putting Patients First: Improving Health Outcomes for Hispanic Americans

As part of CMS’ ongoing efforts to put patients first and empower them to work with their providers so that they make health care decisions that are best for them and their families, we want to recognize the importance of understanding the challenges and recognizing the diversity within our communities. We want to take this […]

November 1, 2018

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 […]

November 1, 2018

Health_visitors

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 […]

November 1, 2018

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

November 1, 2018

‘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 […]

November 1, 2018

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 […]

October 29, 2018

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 […]

October 29, 2018

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

October 29, 2018

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 […]

October 29, 2018

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 […]

October 29, 2018

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

October 29, 2018

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 […]

October 29, 2018

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, […]

October 29, 2018

Former N.C. Mill Town Now Draws Medical Research Volunteers

At 97, Morrison lives in a Concord retirement community but walks almost daily, plays bridge four days a week and has never had a serious illness. Despite her regimen, and her suspicion that good genes are largely responsible, she seems mildly surprised at her good health. “I just keep going,” she said. Read More

October 24, 2018

Trial Shows Promise in Fight Against Rare, Aggressive Breast Cancer

A recent clinical trial could change the face of therapy for a very aggressive and stubborn form of breast cancer: triple-negative. A combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy boosts survival rates, the scientists found. Triple-negative breast cancer is so called since its cells lack receptors for two hormones (estrogen and progesterone) and one protein (HER2). Read […]

October 24, 2018

Drug Overdose Death Numbers Begin to Level Off

The number of U.S. drug overdose deaths has begun to level off after years of relentless increases driven by the opioid epidemic, health secretary Alex Azar said Tuesday, cautioning it’s too soon to declare victory. “We are so far from the end of the epidemic, but we are perhaps, at the end of the beginning,” […]

October 24, 2018

fda-shifts-focus-to-abuse-deterrent-generic-opioid-development_strict_xxl

Drug Payments

Doctors would use the provincial funding code if it remotely came close to covering the cost of the infusion. This is a common problem which gets no attention. The province doesn’t want to appropriately fund the cost of medicine and deliberately under-reimburses for a number of services. They do so with the hope that either […]

October 24, 2018

N.H. Gov. Plans to Increase Funding for Nursing Education

Gov. Chris Sununu will request a $24 million capital investment into the state’s nursing education programs if re-elected, he announced Tuesday, pledging “the most robust investment ever” into fixing a persistent nursing shortage. Speaking before students and educators at Manchester Community College, which runs licensed nursing assistant and registered nurse programs, Sununu presented a plan […]

October 24, 2018