Many travel nurses opt for temporary assignments because of the autonomy and opportunities − not just the big boost in pay

A new study found that temporary assignments in new places reignited nurses’ passion to help others and helped them rediscover the meaningfulness of their work.

Ivan Gan, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, University of Houston-Downtown • conversation
March 29, 2024 ~4 min

Nonprofit hospitals have an obligation to help their communities, but the people who live nearby may see little benefit

Standards are vague, and the IRS, which is tasked with enforcement, hasn’t provided much oversight.

Daniel Skinner, Associate Professor of Health Policy, Ohio University • conversation
Jan. 29, 2024 ~10 min


Decades of underfunding, blockade have weakened Gaza's health system – the siege has pushed it into abject crisis

Hospitals have been destroyed, and doctors and health care staff killed. Gaza’s health services may take years to recover, warns a Palestinian health specialist.

Yara M. Asi, Assistant Professor of Global Health Management and Informatics, University of Central Florida • conversation
Oct. 17, 2023 ~11 min

Prescriptions for fruits and vegetables can improve the health of people with diabetes and other ailments, new study finds

When people taking part in 22 pilot programs across the US got free fruits and vegetables, their health improved.

Fang Fang Zhang, Professor of Epidemiology, Tufts University • conversation
Aug. 29, 2023 ~5 min

Abortion restrictions put hospital ethics committees in the spotlight – but what do they do?

Hospital ethics committees and consultants do not make decisions for others, but their input can help support doctors and patients navigate difficult dilemmas.

Jake Earl, Adjunct Lecturer of Philosophy, Georgetown University • conversation
June 16, 2023 ~10 min

Hurricane Ian flooded a hospital and forced evacuations from dozens of nursing homes – many health facilities face rising risks from severe storms

Coastal hospitals are still at high risk, nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina’s flood disaster at Memorial Medical Center shocked the world.

Brett Robertson, Assistant Professor of Communication, University of South Carolina • conversation
Sept. 30, 2022 ~7 min

Hurricane Ian flooded a hospital and forced evacuations from dozens of nursing homes – many health facilities face similar risks from severe storms

Coastal hospitals are still at high risk, nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina’s flood disaster at Memorial Medical Center shocked the world.

Brett Robertson, Assistant Professor of Communication, University of South Carolina • conversation
Sept. 30, 2022 ~7 min

A growing number of women give birth at Catholic hospitals, where they do not receive the same reproductive health options – including birth control – provided at other hospitals

Many people do not realize they are delivering at a Catholic hospital, and others may not have a choice. But where one receives care has a profound impact on the birth control options they’re offered.

Maria Gallo, Professor of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University • conversation
June 29, 2022 ~10 min


What is palliative care? How is it different from hospice?

Palliative care, often misunderstood, is not synonymous with hospice care.

Yael Schenker, Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences • conversation
April 6, 2022 ~8 min

Medical errors keep killing patients – but there are laws, incentives and mindset changes that could reduce the death toll

Mistakes at the hands of health care providers are the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. And many of the blunders are a byproduct of the system.

Michael J. Saks, Regents Professor, Arizona State University • conversation
Oct. 12, 2021 ~9 min

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