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Healthcare jobs are booming across the board. With an aging population that will likely require greater access to medical treatments of all types, jobs are being created in healthcare at a rate that far...

Integrative medicine is an emerging field of healthcare that incorporates a variety of medical philosophies under one umbrella. Physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners and other healthcare professionals who work in integrative medicine are concerned with the...

Healthcare software engineers are creative thinkers who develop software applications or systems that support healthcare delivery or pave the way toward breakthroughs in medical treatments. They may work websites that connect researchers with clinical...

A substance abuse counselor helps patients overcome addiction. The job outlook for substance abuse, behavioral disorder and mental health counselors is promising, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)....

The nation’s workforce will add more registered nurses through 2020 than any other occupation. About 711,000 new RNs will be needed, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projections. That doesn't even include...

Becoming a nurse educator requires a high level of education and practical expertise in the nursing field. Nurse educators play a vital role in the healthcare system, training the next generation of nurses to...

The era of modern nursing started a decade before the Civil War when Florence Nightingale treated British soldiers during the Crimean War in 1854 and later began the evolution of the profession, establishing the...

Audiologists are healthcare professionals who diagnose and treat disorders related to the auditory and balance systems. They specialize in preventing hearing loss, identifying hearing and balance issues and determining and administering treatment. Job Duties Audiologists may...

In the medical specialty of nuclear medicine, radioactive materials are used to diagnose and treat a variety of diseases. The nuclear medicine technologist’s role is to administer radiopharmaceuticals to patients who are undergoing scans...

As with many positions in the healthcare industry, a career as a pharmacy technician has the added benefit of being very much in demand. According to federal government projections, more than 47,000 people will become...