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Should Nurses Get Paid Less Than Tech Workers? Based On The Data, They Largely Do

During and following the pandemic, increased attention was placed on the nursing profession. While the world can agree they deserved to be paid well and respected, there remains high burnout in the field—which in part has led to a shortage of nurses in many communities.

A Multivitamin a Day Won't Keep Death Away

Taking a multivitamin every day for many years didn't cut the risk of death in an analysis of three prospective cohort studies that involved more than 20 years of follow-up.

What Nurses Say About Nursing & What Should Change

There have been many articles about the current challenges in nursing and what might be done to improve nurses’ workplaces and retain nurses.

Washing Your Fruit Before Eating Doesn't Remove Pesticides, New Study Finds

Washing fruit before eating doesn’t remove pesticides — and the only way to avoid ingesting the chemicals is by peeling the fruit, a new report has found.

The One-Hour Nurse Visits That Let Insurers Collect $15 Billion From Medicare

Millions of times each year, insurers send nurses into the homes of Medicare recipients to look them over, run tests and ask dozens of questions.

Study: Millennials, Gen Xers Face Higher Risk Of 17 Cancers Than Previous Generations

As cancer cases rise among young adults in the United States, a new study has identified 17 cancer types that appear to be more common in Generation X and millennials than older age groups.

Low Vitamin D Levels May Worsen Gastroparesis Symptoms

Over half of patients with symptoms of gastroparesis have low vitamin D levels, which is linked to heightened nausea, vomiting, and gastric neuromuscular dysfunction.