How the Nursing Educator Shortage Has Created a Tipping Point for Virtual Reality Simulations
The nursing shortage is not due to a lack of applicants, but rather a lack of capacity in nursing schools. Training resources and qualified educators are limited, preventing schools from…
Photos: Bon Secours Hospital Cork Practice Nurses and Managers Conference
The Bon Secours Hospital Cork Practice Nurses and Managers Conference took place at the Kingsley Hotel in Cork on March 2, 2024. Photos from the event were captured by Gerard…
On-Treatment Ki-67: A Promising Prognostic Marker for Early Breast Cancer Management
The phase 3 WSG-ADAPT HR+/HER2- trial presented first efficacy results in patients with luminal early breast cancer in 2020, showing that endocrine therapy (ET) alone produced excellent outcomes for those…
Social Policy Reform Urgently Needed to Improve Quality of Care for Racialised Kids
Researchers found that racialized children in the USA receive worse health care than White children across various specialties. Disparities in health care were not explained by factors like health insurance,…
BrainCheck locks $15 million investment for cognitive assessment platform
BrainCheck, a digital health company specializing in cognitive assessments, received a $15 million investment led by Next Coast Ventures, S3 Ventures, and UPMC Enterprises. The funding will be used to…
Biden Is Right. The US Generally Pays Double That of Other Countries for Rx Drugs.
Americans pay significantly higher prices for prescription drugs compared to other high-income industrialized countries, sometimes two to four times as much. President Biden's claim that prescriptions can be filled for…
Ophthalmologists must find solutions for overdiagnosis, overtreatment in glaucoma
Overdiagnosis and overtreatment are growing issues in glaucoma, leading to unnecessary tests, treatment, and anxiety for patients. Ophthalmologists must be cautious about diagnosing glaucoma and refrain from rushing into a…
Sen. Paul opposes bill to ban Chinese biotechs
The Senate panel passed a bill aimed at preventing certain Chinese companies from doing business in the United States, with the sole no vote cast by Sen. Rand Paul. Concerns…
HIV: WHO reports “worrying” increase in resistance to key antiretroviral treatment
The World Health Organization has issued a warning about growing resistance to the HIV antiretroviral drug dolutegravir. Surveys conducted in Malawi, Uganda, and Ukraine have shown that resistance levels among…
From organoids to new treatments
Microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) is a rare congenital enteropathy in infants causing severe diarrhea and inability to absorb food. Previously fatal, advances in parenteral nutrition have made it manageable but…