Could a simple little blood test make a big important difference in helping to reduce the disproportionately high risk of high blood pressure in African Americans? The findings of a recent study published online in the journal Hypertension suggest that […]
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For the past three years, the U.S. Surgeon General’s Family History Initiative public health campaign has been encouraging all Americans to learn about their family health histories and become aware of diseases that may run in their family. The project
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Trying to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in diabetes morbidity and mortality is already no small task. But closing the diabetes gap could become twice as challenging if a disturbing new phenomenon known as double diabetes continues to increase. According
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The women trickle in, one by one, into a brightly lit ground floor conference room at Providence Hospital, a large urban hospital in Washington, DC. A vibrant social worker greets each one as honey as they take their seats in
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 What an exciting opportunity to be invited to teach in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies. St. George’s University brings professors and lecturers from other nations and cultures to the
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When America’s huge baby boomer population hits retirement age a few years from now, their health care requirements will skyrocket, creating an unprecedented need for highly skilled care providers, including nurses. What’s more, with an average age of 46.8 years
Life is so fast-paced today with people trying to do so much that many people find themselves stressed to the max. By maintaining a state of constant busyness, people run themselves into exhaustion. And, at the end of the day,
When Bill Stevens RT(R) thought about a career in health care, he craved something that offered challenges in a fast-paced environment. “I realized I liked the hospital setting but not being saddled with one patient all day,” he notes. “I
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In 1996, two game-changing pieces of health care legislation had the attention of the industry. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was being enacted, and the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) was being debated. Nurse leaders crowded into public
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“It’s all about the people.” That’s what so many health care professionals say when asked about their career choices. Regardless of specialty-physician, nurse and, of course, allied health practitioner-the majority of providers are there to assist their patients on a
