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Nurses Need Care, Too—How Curbing Self-Sacrifice Can Prevent Burnouts

In the US, the shortage of nurses has reached alarming levels. Fewer students are enrolling in nursing programs, and nearly half of newly registered nurses leave within five to 10 years.

These Countries Have The Highest Paid Nurses Going Into 2025

Health care professionals interested in traveling abroad for work may want to pack a jacket. The world’s highest paying country for nurses can get a bit chilly.

Eat, Drink, And Be Wary

What an epic political year. And what a gathering storm for healthcare. Are you already girding your loins for 2025's ongoing discourse and possible disruptive changes around vaccines, reproductive health, and the opioid crisis, not to mention new debates around fluoridated water?

Chronic Pain Can Cause A Kind Of Madness. I Know This Personally.

Luigi Mangione’s evolution from valedictorian to vigilante may never be fully understood. But his bleak inner reality seems to have been forged in part by his losing battle with ‘unbearable pain.’

Nurse Rejects Insulting $50K Car Crash Settlement—Jury Awards Her $2.3 Million Instead

A 41-year-old pediatric nurse was awarded $2.3 million by an Orange County jury in a case stemming from a 2021 Orlando car crash that left her with life-altering injuries.

Doctors Are Worried That Iodine Deficiency Is Coming Back

The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they—and the boy—had been missing: iodine.

Cats Can Get Sick With Bird Flu. Here's How to Protect Them.

The death of an Oregon house cat and a pet food recall are raising questions about the ongoing outbreak of bird flu and how people can protect their pets.