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The Department of Health and Human Services Administration this week awarded over $500 million to prepare for clinical trial three COVID-19 vaccine candidates.
Although over-the-counter Narcan became available at pharmacies in September, community health workers and addiction experts do not believe it will significantly stem the opioid epidemic.
Ongoing national medication, medical supply and medical equipment shortages are harming patients, according to a survey released by patient safety organization ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
The American Heart Association released a free, two-hour accredited learning module on maternal cardiovascular risks and disparities to help clinicians address the leading cause of maternal mortality and improve outcomes for pregnant and recently pregnant individuals in their care.
The American Hospital Association is a founding member of a new coalition that will advocate for “common-sense solutions” to the workforce shortage.
Residents in structurally disadvantaged areas support co-deployment of police officers alongside health professionals to respond to mental health crises, according to a nurse-led study.
More than a third of U.S. schools lack a full-time nurse on site, yet the need for school nurses to keep students healthy and ready to learn has grown.
In an AONL podcast, two clinical nurses who have served as presidents of their professional governance organization reflect on their experiences.
AONL and 56 other members of the Nursing Community Coalition this week signed onto a letter to Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., Jen Kiggans, R-Va., and Mike Thompson, D-Calif., to thank them for introducing the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2023 (H.R. 5080).
The Food and Drug Administration is creating a Digital Health Advisory Committee to help the agency explore the complex, scientific and technical issues related to digital health technologies, including artificial intelligence/machine learning, augmented reality, virtual reality, digital…