Amid growing concerns about the mental health impact of working the frontlines of the pandemic, clinical psychologist Stephanie Zerwas, PhD is finding a way to help. Zerwas knew therapists in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, wanted to give back during the
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As the nation battles COVID-19, the health policy world is quietly observing a milestone: the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As he was signing the bill into law on March 23, 2010, then-President Obama said, “The bill I’m
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As New York state climbs the steep face of its COVID-19 curve, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) issued an executive order vastly widening the scope of practice for some healthcare providers and absolving physicians of certain risks and responsibilities. Among the order’s provisions:
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Death is a natural part of life but that doesn’t make it any easier. Intensive care nurse Rhianna Ferial says that, “as healthcare professionals, we are there for people and their families during the final moments. This can be hard
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By Judy George, MedPage Today April Braker, a 30-year-old registered nurse, was four classes away from completing her master’s degree and on her way to becoming a nurse practitioner. It was May 2018 and she had just started a new
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The U.S. nursing population has grown a bit more diverse in recent years, but most RNs are still white and female, according to a national survey from the Health Resources and Services Administration — and the average age is creeping
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WASHINGTON — Healthcare providers don’t know enough about cannabis to talk with patients about the potential risks and benefits, witnesses said at a mid-January House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing. “We need to have much more education with respect
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“Dead Docs Don’t Lie” When Nicole Baldwin, MD, made a playful TikTok touting the benefits of vaccination, she wasn’t expecting to fight an endless social media battle that destroyed her online ratings — and even led to a threat against
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By Edwin Leap, MD– It’s hard to explain what we do. And so maybe, it’s hard for others to sympathize with our situations. I mean, physicians, mid-levels, and nurses in emergency departments are tied to computers in often cramped work-spaces,
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By Jeffrey E. Keller, MD, FAACP Border detention facilities that house immigrants have been in the news recently because of their policy of not providing influenza vaccinations to their detainees, sparking high-profile protests. Why would an immigration detention facility, tasked
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