STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet applications to nursing schools are rising, driven by what educators say are young people who see the global emergency as an opportunity and a challenge.
Among them is University of Connecticut sophomore Brianna Monte, a 19-year-old from Mahopac, New York, who had been considering majoring in education but decided on nursing...
In this opinion piece, Tania Diggory — mental health trainer, business neurolinguistic programming practitioner, and founder and director of Calmer, a mental health and well-being training organization — explains what we still get wrong about mental health and how to improve well-being in the workplace.
Today is World Mental Health DayTrusted Source , and this year, it certainly comes at a unique time in our history...
Many questions persist about immunity against SARS-CoV-2, especially the Delta variant.
Researchers in Israel have compared the natural immunity acquired from infection and vaccination-acquired immunity.
Natural immunity plus one dose of vaccine may be the most effective combination to prevent reinfection.
Questions about the long-term protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines abound. How long does the protection last? Are...
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WHO official Maria Van Kerkhove said Tuesday that misinformation about Covid and vaccines appears to have gotten worse and is keeping people from getting the shots, driving an increase in cases.
In July, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared Covid misinformation a “serious public threat.”
Most unvaccinated Americans think the Covid vaccines are more of a threat to their health than...
For Tiffany, a nurse currently working in the Pacific Northwest who originally came from Western Pennsylvania, the prospect of travel nursing was a no-brainer.
"I was like, 'Cool! I can make money, pay my bills and see the country.'" she told Insider in a recent phone interview.
A key part of what enticed her away from a staff job at a Pittsburgh hospital back in 2013 was the promise of double or more her salary if she were to take...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected industries across the board when it comes to their bottom lines and managing employees. While the former is likely a top priority , an updated business strategy without enough engaged and motivated employees to carry it out seems pretty pointless.
In particular, business and organisation leaders need to ensure that employees’ needs are met and determine how to reduce turnover. One report...
Public health, politics and education made for an uncomfortable mix in many parts of the country Monday as hundreds of thousands of K-12 students returned to school amid a major surge in coronavirus infections.
Confusion reigned in several Texas school districts after the state Supreme Court stopped mask mandates in two of the largest districts before the first day of school in Dallas. An Arizona judge upheld, at least temporarily, a...
The U.S. government may not require that everyone get Covid-19 vaccines, but large employers across corporate America are stepping into the void.
More than a dozen large U.S. corporations, including Walmart , Google , Tyson Foods and United Airlines , have recently announced vaccine mandates for some or all of their workers.
“With rapidly rising COVID-19 case counts of contagious, dangerous...
Cassie Choi, a critical care nurse in San Francisco, was frustrated with the healthcare system. She had been trying to instigate better methods for delivering care to patients, but the system wasn’t responding nearly fast enough to suit her.
“I didn’t want to be a cog in the wheel,” says Choi , who earned a nursing degree from Northeastern in 2013. “So I decided to move to startups as a way to make the...
Several sets of twins and siblings were a part of College of Medicine’s White Coat ceremony this year.
Manuel Carrazana teared up as he watched his identical twin daughters collect their white coats, marking their journey to become physicians — a career he gave up when he migrated from Cuba to pursue a better life for his family.
His daughters, Ana and Anela, are among three sets of siblings — including two sets...
The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are out of step in their COVID-19 mask guidance, prompting confusion.
In light of sky-rocketing cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant around the globe, last week the WHO called for all vaccinated people to continue to wear masks.
The CDC, however, has not followed suit. The U.S. agency still sticks by its guidance -- announced in May -- for...
The fastest growing jobs in the fastest growing field — STEM, or science, tech, engineering and mathematics — are in health care.
“Health care is still booming,” said Marisa Streelman, the national director of the Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses, a professional association for nurses in the U.S.
“Cybersecurity in healthcare, physical security, system improvements, telehealth, and the need for...