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First Lady Jill Biden and the White House Gender Policy Council will lead an initiative focused on improving women’s health research, with multiple agencies directed to deliver recommendations by the end of December.
The cancer death rate for children ages 19 and under in the U.S. fell 24% from 2.75 to 2.1 per 100,000 people from 2001 to 2021, but declines stalled for Black and Hispanic youth, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Food and Drug Administration this week released a discussion paper on improving the accuracy of pulse oximeter devices for people with darker skin pigmentation.
Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk, Ohio, embarked on an 18-month process to hire international nurses at its rural facilities for a minimum three-year commitment.
Nearly 60% of Black and Hispanic adults have gotten or plan to get the most recent COVID-19 vaccine compared with 42% of white adults, according to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation survey.
Employing remote nurses to monitor sepsis alerts generated by artificial intelligence was crucial to leveraging the technology effectively and saving 375 lives annually, according to Aurora, Colo.-based UC Health.
AONL invites nurse managers to fill out a 15-minute survey to test a tool that could be used to redesign nurse manager roles and improve the work environment.
In alignment with American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) strategic initiatives, the AONL Workforce Committee and subcommittees identified best practices and innovations to help strategize and manage the complexities of the nursing workforce.
Fewer than 25% of health care professionals working in acute care hospitals and nursing homes were up to date with COVID-19 vaccination during the 2022-23 flu season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently began displaying its birthing friendly hospital designation on Medicare’s Care Compare website and through a new mapping tool.