After mandates, more nursing home staff got COVID vax

COVID-19 vaccine mandates were associated with more nursing home staff getting the jab, but not more choosing to leave their jobs rather than comply.

Mark Michaud-Rochester • futurity
Aug. 23, 2022 ~6 min

Black nursing home residents are more likely to face hospital transfers

Black nursing home residents and those younger than 65 are significantly more likely to be transfered to the hospital at least four times in a given year.

Brian Consiglio-Missouri • futurity
July 7, 2022 ~7 min


Women who screen for colorectal cancer at 45 reduce risk by 60%

Researchers found a 50 to 60 percent lower risk of colorectal cancer among women who started endoscopy screenings at age 45 compared to those who had not undergone screening at all.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
May 5, 2022 ~4 min

Pandemic health workers faced rates of ‘moral injury’ similar to combat vets

"Moral injuries can happen when health care workers’ values and beliefs conflict with their actions or the ways they witness others acting."

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
April 7, 2022 ~7 min

An avocado a week may lower heart disease risk

A Harvard study finds that people who eat two or more servings of avocado each week may lower their risk of cardiovascular disease compared to people who rarely eat avocado.

Amy Roeder • harvard
April 6, 2022 ~2 min

Nurses of color face a ‘dual pandemic’

The combined effects of COVID-19 fears and workplace racism is causing nurses of color to suffer through a "dual pandemic," researchers say.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
March 25, 2022 ~6 min

Why some union nurses cite tensions with feminism

Interviews with union nurses at the end of their careers reveal some surprising tensions with feminism.

Julie Sloane-Penn • futurity
March 17, 2022 ~8 min

Nurses Group: Rich Countries Hiring Nurses from Poor Countries

VOA Learning English • voa
Jan. 24, 2022 ~3 min


Conflicts between nursing home residents are often chalked up to dementia – the real problem is inadequate care and neglect

Research shows that violence between patients is prevalent, often overlooked and largely unaddressed.

Eilon Caspi, Assistant Research Professor of Health, Intervention, and Policy, University of Connecticut • conversation
Jan. 21, 2022 ~10 min

Doctors and Nurses

VOA Learning English • voa
Jan. 8, 2022 ~5 min

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