Nurses Experience Fatigue and Lack of Sleep During 12-Hour Shifts
Fatigue resulting from insufficient sleep can negatively affect cumulative daytime performance and hamper adequate patient care.
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Racism as a Chronic Disease: We Are All Affected
Since the inception of Western medicine, there has been an effort to identify genes specific to certain races that would explain why minority populations, including Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), have higher disease burden than White populations. Jim Anderson addresses what role racism has had in creating this implicit bias.
CDC/AAP: Face Masks Essential for In-Person Learning
Mask wearing is important as there are concerns about variants being more easily spread among young children, adolescents, and adults.
High Rate of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Young Adults in United States
As COVID-19 cases rise globally, adolescents and young adults show hesitancy towards taking the vaccine, putting herd immunity at risk.
Complying With HIPAA When Using Social Media
Among other considerations, health care providers must avoid giving individual medical advice.
Top June 2021 FDA Approvals
June 2021 FDA drug approvals include treatments for smallpox, weight loss, candidiasis, and Alzheimer disease.
Missed Cues Lead to Abrupt Death
Physician assistant fails to recognize patient’s risk for sudden cardiac arrest.
Bluetooth Is Useful, Ubiquitous, and an Invitation to Hackers
Bluetooth is potentially susceptible to attack because it allows different devices to communicate over the air, according to a cybersecurity expert.
NP-Led Phone Calls With Chronically Ill Patients Reduce ED Visits
For chronically ill, home-based patients, telephone access to NPs is associated with an overall decrease in the number of emergency department visits.
American College of Physicians Urges COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Equity
The American College of Physicians (ACP) released a statement supporting an “immediate ramping up of supply for distribution of COVID-19 vaccines equitably among and within countries in need.”
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