Bullying in nursing is a well-documented issue, but less attention has been given to the experiences of nurse educators who face hostility within academic institutions.
While nursing education should promote professional growth, collaboration, and mentorship, many nurse educators—especially those in tenure-track positions—experience bullying from colleagues, senior faculty, or administrators. These hostile work environments have profound consequences, leading many talented educators to leave academia entirely or return to clinical practice. The prevalence of academic bullying, its impact on both individuals and institutions and strategies for addressing it must be explored to create healthier academic environments.
As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes industries across the global economy, one of the most profound—and potentially transformative—intersections is emerging in the field of regenerative medicine. Long regarded as the frontier of biological science, regenerative therapies such as stem cell treatments, amniotic tissue applications, and advanced biologics are now experiencing a pivotal acceleration thanks to AI's analytical and educational capabilities.
Baystate Health is laying off another 43 people this week, completing the monthslong process of bringing its workforce in line with budget reality. Since November, Baystate has reduced its workforce in total by 7%. It said 60% of the total reductions were realized through attrition. In November, Baystate Health cut 134 leadership jobs, less than 1% of its workforce. In February, Baystate then eliminated 98 corporate positions.
A key House committee is pushing forward with trying to advance its portion of President Trump's legislative agenda next week, even as Republicans disagree over how deeply to cut Medicaid. The House Energy and Commerce Committee is planning a May 7 meeting to finalize and advance its portion of the bill, leaving little time for members to iron out differences. The legislation calls for the committee to find $880 billion in savings over a decade, with most of it expected to come from health programs.
The Supreme Court sided on Tuesday with HHS in a dispute over the rate under Medicare the government pays to hospitals that serve low-income patients. The 7-2 decision rejected an attempt from a group of more than 200 hospitals across 30 states to change the formula the government uses to calculate reimbursement for hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients.