Nursing

Home Births Gain Popularity in 'Baby Bust' Decade
From 2009 to 2019, the proportion of births nationwide outside hospitals rose from 1.01% in 2009 to 1.56% in 2019.
At an Overrun ICU, 'the Problem Is We Are Running Out of Hallways'
Montana is a national hot spot for COVID infections, recording the highest percentage increase in new cases over the past...

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COVID-19 Cost US 9M Years of Life Expectancy
Blacks, Hispanics lost nearly twice as many quality adjusted life years as Whites.
New Study by the Emergency Nurses Association Analyzes Traumatic Stress in Near Real-Time
By studying the Tweets of healthcare workers, new research reveals COVID-related traumatic stress as it unfolded.
CMS to Require Staff at Hospitals, Other Facilities to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19
The rule, which will include hospitals among other facilities, is expected to follow in line with the emergency regulations requiring...
Ask KHN-PolitiFact: Is My Cloth Mask Good Enough to Face the Delta Variant?
Delta, currently the primary variant in the United States, is far more contagious than the original coronavirus, so the density...
Scientists Examine Kids' Unique Immune Systems as More Fall Victim to COVID
Until the delta variant laid siege this summer, nearly all children seemed to be spared from the worst ravages of...
Henry Ford Health System to add Filipino nurses to fill shortages, CEO says
Amid staffing shortages as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grip Michigan, Henry Ford Health System plans to add nurses from...
'Put me out there': Nursing students eager to help ease healthcare crisis caused by pandemic
As health systems continue to face staffing challenges, Triangle nursing students are sharing their willingness to pitch in and provide...
Dolly Parton recognizes Parkwest childbirth nurses
A group of childbirth nurses at Parkwest Medical Center received an award from Dolly Parton?s Imagination Library of Knox County...
Nurses forced to work 24-hour shifts as staffing crisis worsens
Thousands of nurses and other medical professionals across New York could lose their jobs next week when a state mandate...
Mediator to help resolve standoff between Upstate nurses union, state over vaccine mandate
A mediator has been assigned to resolve a standoff between Upstate University Hospital?s nurses union and the governor?s office over...
COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu
COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did ? approximately 675,000. The U.S....
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