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New Rx: Walk Two Miles & Call Me in the Morning

Looking for a new ‘scrip’ for a pill, as is our culture in the US? You may be surprised the next time you see your healthcare provider. That’s because providers everywhere are being encouraged to utilize exercise prescriptions – an... Read More

Sleep Your Way to the Top. Literally.

Arianna Huffington has a new perspective on success. Want to get to the top of whatever it is you do? Sleep your way there. Literally. She reflects on sleep deprivation and how getting enough sleep is one of the best... Read More

Nurse Drug Diversion & Nursing Leaders’ Responsibilities

This is part ten of the Nursing Research Challenge. The Article: Tanga, H. (2011). Nurse drug diversion and nursing leaders’ responsibilities: Legal, regulatory, ethical, humanistic, and practical considerations. JONA’s Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation, 13(1): 13-16. Big Idea: As with... Read More

The Best 4 Gifts to Give the WHO for It’s 63rd Birthday

Skip the surprise party and the Cheese of the Month Club, the World Health Organization (WHO) only wants one thing for it’s 63rd year of impacting global health – action against the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Antibiotics were heralded as... Read More

Global Non-Communicable Disease Management: Underfunded & Overlooked

Heart disease, cancer, asthma – they all impact people worldwide. Yet, when thinking about global health, we often think of communicable diseases – AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, co-founder of Partners in Health talks more about reframing... Read More

18 People Will Die Today…Waiting

Brother, aunt, father, niece, son, friend. Eighteen people will die today waiting for an organ or tissue match. According to Donate Life America, more than 100,000 people are currently waiting for an organ, eye, or tissue match which may mean... Read More

Missed: Cancer in Ages 15-39

Today marks the beginning of National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week. Young adults? Cancer? Absolutely. It happens all the time, and we’re not doing enough to help the nearly 70,000 adolescents and young adults (AYA), those ages 15 to 39,... Read More

The Power of Art in Healthcare

Art therapy is routinely used to help patients cope with illness. Jeff Nachtigall shares thoughts about “template creativity” and his experiences empowering artists in long-term healthcare.... Read More

Managing Health Care Decisions and Improvement Through Simulation Modeling

This is part eight of the Nursing Research Challenge. (C’mon, join in the nursing research reading and sharing!) This is the “Nursing” Research Challenge, so I am keen on using articles from only nurse scientists, but I couldn’t resist this... Read More

Resourced: NexCura

Acquired by US Oncology last year, NexCura is an excellent resource for both healthcare professionals and patients alike. You can view numerous profiles on both cardiovascular disease topics and select cancers, allowing you to see all the evidence for standards... Read More