Survey: Healthcare Growth Expected to Continue, No Matter What Happens with ACA
As the attempt by congressional Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act hangs in the balance, it's worth a quick look back at the relative uncertainty that surrounded the healthcare industry almost from the...
Increasing Numbers of Women in Medical Professions
While the field of nursing has been dominated by women for decades, current research indicates that female participation in other medical roles is also increasing. In 1970, less than 10% of all jobs in...
Marvel’s Claire Temple and Real-Life Nurses: Super. Heroes.
Are nurses superheroes? Possibly. After all, once upon a time, nurses and superheroes were two of the few groups of professionals whose uniforms included capes. Capes, which were only worn outdoors (and rarely since the...
10 Blogs & Websites Every Healthcare Professional Should Bookmark
The fact is that there are hundreds of websites and blogs created for the healthcare community, many with conflicting or competing takes on news, policy and analysis. Trying to utilize the collective resources of...
Kids with Pets Have Fewer Allergies While Adults with Pets Live Longer, Study Shows
New findings reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association confirm the old adage that a dog really is “man’s best friend.” There are many healthy benefits of pet ownership for people of...
U.S. Medical Procedure Costs Vary Dramatically by Location
Need surgery? If you blow out a knee or slip a disk, you will likely discuss things like insurance, recovery time, paid time off, long-term effects and more. But what about geography? State boundaries? City...
Employers Overhaul Health care: Affordable Care Act Gets Into Full Swing
Under the Affordable Care Act, many changes are taking place in the field of health care. The shift in the health care system has prompted several states to engage in creative advertising encouraging citizens...
New York Bans Tobacco at Sports Venues
New York City, a town known for professional baseball, has sent a line drive straight at smokeless tobacco, knocking it and other nicotine alternatives out of the park and away from the cheap seats...
Radiologists: The Doctors’ Doctor
Why is it that there have been a multitude of television shows about surgeons, ER doctors and even pathologists, but not one single show about radiologists when they play a large role in the...
Is Exercise the New Antidepressant?
For many patients, the cost of medication to manage major depressive disorders is a hindrance to treatment. In addition to medication cost, negative side effects from prescription drugs and difficult access to consistent mental...