The job for some can be unpredictable and lonely. But for others, it offers travel, friendship, and a whiff of glamour. Emily Panakos was feeling ready for a change after six years of hospital nursing in Florida, so she signed up for a gig that launched her on a cross-country adventure.
When RaDonda Vaught got her first speaking request, it had been a year since that day in a Nashville courtroom, when she listened as a jury read her guilty verdict for negligent homicide and neglect of an impaired adult.
Seven current and former nurses in Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s fifth floor maternity wing were diagnosed with brain tumors last year. The number of current and former nurses with confirmed or suspected brain tumor diagnoses was actually 11, after reviewing an independent report of the tumor concerns at the hospital.
APRNs — advanced practice registered nurses — help provide access to health care especially in areas where there may be a shortage. Strict regulations in some states prompt many to cross state lines.
Fifteen percent of nurses are working a second job. Another estimate puts this at 50%. This can create a patient safety blind spot that health system leaders are largely not equipped to see.
An American passenger who was aboard a cruise ship that endured a deadly hantavirus outbreak says she is being held in a federal quarantine facility against her will due to a public health battle between the state of Florida and the CDC.
In early April, Krutika Kuppalli, MD, gave a presentation on infectious diseases Texas doctors might encounter during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which takes place through July 19 in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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