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National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health Joins ANA as New Affiliate
When A Hospital Closes
After Vidant Pungo Hospital was shuttered this summer, physicians and patients in this rural North Carolina town fear for their future.
Linda A. Schwartz, DrPH, MSN, RN, FAAN, Confirmed as VA Assistant Secretary
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Dying In America Is Harder Than It Has To Be, IOM Advises
Comprehensive report on end-of-life care says both medicine and society need to change “to make those final days better.”
Save the Date for October 29 Hearing on ICU Staffing Law
Health Policy Commission Holds Listening Session for Nurses and Others to Assist in Developing an Acuity Tool Under New Law Setting Safe Patient Limits for ICUs…
Rise Of Catholic Insurance Plans Raises Questions About Contraceptive Coverage
Insurers try to avoid conflict with church positions on contraception by using third parties to provide coverage.
In Onscreen Dramas, Health Experts Inject A Dose Of Reality
Hollywood center taps medical authorities to answer producers’ questions on everything from autism to tuberculosis.
HHS spurs innovation to develop next-generation portable ventilator
HHS spurs innovation to develop next-generation portable ventilator