Hospitals have huge environmental footprints – here’s how they can be more sustainable

Hospitals have huge environmental footprints – here’s how building design can be more sustainable.

James Scott Vandeventer, Senior Lecturer in Sustainability, Manchester Metropolitan University • conversation
April 28, 2025 • ~9 min

Pennsylvania may be short 20,000 nurses by 2026

Pennsylvania hospitals report an average 14% vacancy rate for registered nurses. In rural areas it is much higher.

Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow, Professor of Nursing, Duquesne University • conversation
April 14, 2025 • ~9 min

Housing instability complicates end-of-life care for aging unhoused populations

Unhoused people are more likely to die in hospitals or on the streets.

Pilar Ingle, Postdoctoral Researcher in Social Work, University of Denver • conversation
April 7, 2025 • ~8 min

Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly street fentanyl − creating new hurdles for health care providers and drug users

An emergency physician and nurse scientist explain what medetomidine is and how to respond if someone is overdosing on it.

Karen Alexander, Adjunct Clinical Faculty, College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University • conversation
March 26, 2025 • ~8 min

End-of-life planning can be hampered by misconceptions − but the process is easier than you might think

COVID-19 highlighted the need to plan for medical emergencies, but most people still avoid the issue.

Anisah Bagasra, Associate Professor of Psychology, Kennesaw State University • conversation
March 11, 2025 • ~8 min

Philly hospitals test new strategy for ‘tranq dope’ withdrawal – and it keeps patients from walking out before their treatment is done

The combination of fentanyl and xylazine that dominates Philadelphia’s illegal dope supply creates agonizing withdrawal symptoms. This presents new challenges for doctors and nurses.

Kory London, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University • conversation
Oct. 16, 2024 • ~10 min

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

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