FDA Forms Drug Shortages Task Force
The task force is charged with identifying the reasons why some shortages remain a persistent challenge and to look for holistic solutions to addressing the underlying causes for these shortages.
Writing Children’s Books: How and Why to Give it a Try
PTs and other therapy professionals have a specialized skillset, such as heaps of empathy and an intimate understanding of disability, making them prime candidates to pen children’s books.
Debt and the DPT: What Went Wrong?
The majority of PT students will have more than $70K in student loan debt at the time of graduation, making some therapists question whether elevating PT education requirements was the right move.
Is the Future of American Healthcare Digital?
U.S. healthcare is broken. For a lot of reasons. But the transformation of U.S. healthcare could revolve around that marvelous little computer in our pockets: the smartphone.
A Hospital’s Human Touch: Why Taking Care In Discharging A Patient Matters
Patients and caregivers want to feel prepared to look after themselves or loved ones when they leave the hospital, and they want to know that their needs will be attended to until they stabilize or recover, however long that takes.
When Nurses Receive Their Due
Athletes and entertainers rake in millions—multimillions, actually—while those who save lives, such as nurses, struggle to make ends meet, put food on the table, and repay their student loans.
We Have to Recognize Doctors’ Time Is a Limited Resource
There are only 24 hours in the day, and even less in a physician’s workday. What are the solutions to caring for those who care for the masses?
Why Get the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Degree?
There is a forward push for the DNP to be the required degree in order to practice as an NP, but what is the point of the DNP?
Summer Reading for the Stressed Out Healthcare Practitioner
There is no time like the present to start practicing self care, and Debut A New You, a new book by Mimi Secor, is a fantastic place to begin.
Fund Cancer Detection, Not a “Cure”
Your best weapon to defeat the beast known as cancer is early detection. So, why is funding so focused on finding a “cure,” instead of screening?