Health care workers at Thailand's Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute. During the pandemic, nurses and midwives around the world have had to sacrifice and work around the clock and with limited personal protective equipment. Photo by: Pathumporn Thongking / UN Women / CC BY-NC-ND
At this stage in the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have grown numb to the grim statistics.
But we cannot...
While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant, the delta form of the coronavirus isn’t finished wreaking havoc in the U.S., sending record numbers of patients to the hospital in some states, especially in the Midwest and New England
While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant that is popping up around the country, the delta form of the coronavirus isn't finished...
IntelyCare, the largest digital staffing platform for nursing professionals seeking per diem positions, today announced the availability of the IntelyCare Credential Passport, a new tool that allows nurses to securely maintain and access their required documentation for credentialing in a single, easily accessible location. Touting the most rigorous credentialing process in the healthcare staffing industry, IntelyCare fully credentials staff...
Jim Petersen, 83, who lives alone in an assisted living community outside Denver, recently had pneumonia. But rather than be admitted to the hospital, he was offered another choice: hospital-level treatment in his home.
Petersen didn’t hesitate. “In plain English, there’s no place like home,” he says. “You can get good care in a hospital, but you never sleep really good.”
In the wake of...
New research finds a link between depressive symptoms and social media use among adults. peepo/Getty Images
Researchers investigated the link between social media use and depression in adults, including older adults.
They found that the use of some social media, but not all, has associations with an increased risk of depressive symptoms.
Alongside expert commentators, the team asks for caution when interpreting...
Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci , said on Sunday the US has “the potential to go into a fifth wave” of coronavirus infections amid rising cases and stagnating vaccination rates. He also warned that the newly discovered Omicron variant shows signs of heightened transmissibility.
As Fauci toured the US political talkshows, countries around the world including the US scrambled to guard against...
(CNN) The discovery of a new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant by South African health authorities has sparked a forceful reaction across the world, with a number of countries banning travelers from several southern African countries.
The World Health Organization announced Friday it has designated the newly identified coronavirus variant, B.1.1.529, as a variant of concern, named...
Researchers investigated the impact of psychological stress on Crohn’s disease in a mouse model.
Psychological stress in mice caused an increase of adherent-invasive E. coli (AIEC) in the gut.
Stress also eliminated cells that make IL-22, a protein that protects the gut’s lining and may prevent Crohn’s flare-ups.
The researchers believe their study may lead to the development of new...
Brandon Collings was introduced to nursing as a 10-year-old child, after his father was critically injured in a motor vehicle accident.
It was nurses, he recalled, who briefed the family when they arrived at the hospital following the accident and also after every single one of what seemed to Collings like a lifetime of surgeries. Nurses were there to update them on his father’s condition, to support Collings’...
COVID-19 has been devastating for people across the world, with more than 5 million confirmed deaths globally. However, humans are not the only species that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect. In this Special Feature, we discuss recent research into animal populations that might harbor the virus.
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Recently, scientists have documented that SARS-CoV-2 has spread to white-tailed deer in the United...
Coronavirus cases rising across the country for the first time in weeks as experts fear Thanksgiving will fuel a further increase
The US government’s chief medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci warned on Sunday that time was running short to prevent a “dangerous” new surge of Covid-19 infections from overwhelming the upcoming holiday season.
Coronavirus cases across the US are rising...
It’s a second shot at life for Sandy Miller, the team lead at IU Health's Central Indiana Cancer Center, after she ditched her corporate career 16 years ago.
INDIANAPOLIS — "Every nurse here would testify that nobody comes to work for the paycheck," said Sandy Miller, the team lead at IU Health's Central Indiana Cancer Center. "It’s a passion.”
The work isn’t always easy. ...