Nursing News
2012-05-16 Featured Story
The government will launch a first-ever collaborative, multimillion-dollar drug trial to try to prevent a form of Alzheimer's disease, participants said during a two-day research summit at the National Institutes of Health. Read More »
2012-05-16 Featured Story
An estimated 29 million U.S. adults have been diagnosed with asthma in their lifetimes, and 19 million still have asthma, federal health officials say. Read More »
2012-05-17 Policy & Reform
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes $1.5 billion over five years to grow the NHSC, which provides scholarships and educational loan repayment for primary care providers who work in underserved areas, including nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and psychiatric nurse specialists. Read More »
2012-05-16 Healthcare Updates
Education may not only improve a person's finances, it is also linked to better health habits and a longer life. Read More »
2012-05-17 Products & Technology
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware of the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, on May 17, 2012, that compared the risks of cardiovascular death in patients treated with azithromycin (Zithromax), amoxicillin, ciprofloxacin (Cipro), levofloxacin (Levaquin), and no antibacterial drug. Read More »
2012-05-17 Nursing
Washington, DC To celebrate National Women's Health Week that started on May 13 and runs through May 19, healthcare advocates and women's organizations across the country are hosting a series of events and actions to promote women's health and educate the public about the many ways in which the Affordable Care Act improves healthcare for women--and what is at risk should any or all of the law be repealed or rolled back. Read More »
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