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Veterinarians, teachers, and students are stepping up to form America’s volunteer vaccinator workforce

Apr 19, 2021

When the coronavirus pandemic hit last year, Ellen Wormser’s work as a nurse-midwife for Fair Haven Community Health Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Connecticut, changed significantly. Gone were the sort of family scenes that Wormser said she was accustomed to seeing in delivery rooms before COVID-19, when women giving birth often had a number of people cheering them on. Wormser said she saw many of her colleagues...

Narcan training program offers proactive approach to stopping opioid overdoses

Apr 14, 2021

Once per month, at the corner of Broadway and Fourth Street SE, Winona State University-Rochester nursing students hand out new leases on life in the form of a syringe. It holds the drug naloxone, better known as Narcan — the overdose-stopper. Prof. Amber Fiedler, an assistant nursing professor at WSU-R, has spearheaded the “Save a Life: Prevent Opioid Overdose” program, which runs every second Thursday of the...

Bold Action Taken to Transform Nursing Education and Strengthen the Nation’s Healthcare Workforce by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Apr 12, 2021

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is pleased to announce the adoption of a new model and framework for preparing registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, and nurse specialists. On April 6, deans from the nation’s schools of nursing affiliated with AACN approved The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education , which delineates competency expectations for graduates of...

MNT investigates: What is the role of genetic testing in lung cancer?

Apr 08, 2021

Genetic testing plays an integral part in diagnosing and treating lung cancer. Doctors use this type of testing to look for certain mutations. A person with a specific mutation may benefit from a targeted treatment. In this article, two experts in the field describe the use of genetic testing and its future in lung cancer treatment. What is genetic testing, and how does it work? Genetic testing looks...

CDC updates guidance on disinfectants versus soap to stop spread of COVID-19

Apr 07, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance on cleaning and disinfecting everyday household surfaces, saying that in "most situations" with no known coronavirus exposure, a thorough scrub with soap and water will suffice -- rather than disinfectant sprays and wipes -- to ward off COVID-19, ABC News reported. "Routine cleaning performed effectively with soap or detergent, at least once per day, can substantially reduce...

Hackensack Meridian Health's Center for Discovery and Innovation Develops Advanced Test to Track and Diagnose COVID-19 Variants

Apr 05, 2021

New rapid high-throughput test detects E484K COVID-19 mutation in hospital and care settings across New Jersey NUTLEY, N.J., April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Experts at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) have developed a high-throughput test that can detect multiple variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in two-and-a-half hours, a major advance in tracking the virus and in treating...

Dr. Fauci: It’s ‘Not The Time To Pull Back And Declare Premature Victory’ Over COVID-19

Apr 02, 2021

The plateauing of new infections puts the country “at considerable risk of rebounding up,” warned the infectious diseases expert. Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday warned against declaring premature victory against the coronavirus , with daily new infections hovering around the 60,000-mark as GOP-run states relax restrictions . “We’ve come down to a level that plateaued and...

A common cold virus may help fight COVID-19

Mar 31, 2021

A lab-based study has found that a virus that causes the common cold can trigger an innate immune response against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. In theory, infections with the common cold virus could inhibit the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among members of a population and reduce the severity of infections. Further research could lead to control strategies or treatments that exploit such interactions...

Mar 26, 2021

As the global effort to produce vaccines that can curb the COVID-19 pandemic forges ahead, headlines continue to highlight development breakthroughs and safety concerns. This article summarizes the known side effects of the 13 authorized vaccines and provides insight into risks that researchers are still investigating. Currently authorized COVID-19 vaccines The table below gives an overview of the 13...

America’s Filipino nurses remain resilient pillars at home and abroad despite pandemic

Mar 24, 2021

Three months ago, nurse Leane Bulaong walked slowly along corridors of metal frames and white curtains at the Baltimore Convention Center, which had been converted into a field hospital for COVID-19. Instead of wearing her usual nursing scrubs, she had donned a patient gown; a pair of non-skid socks; a pulse oximeter, measuring her blood oxygen saturation; and a nasal cannula delivering oxygen from a tank she pulled alongside. Despite the...

TEAM Technologies Acquires ViruDefense, Expanding Infection Prevention Portfolio

Mar 19, 2021

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. & BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 19, 2021-- TEAM Technologies, Inc. (“TEAM”), an innovative North American healthcare specialty manufacturer focused on providing advanced solutions in medical, oral & dental care, infection prevention and control, and other healthcare use cases, announced today that it has acquired ViruDefense, Inc. (“ViruDefense”), a supplier of fully...

The past year has been a challenge for everyone, but nurses are in their own category

Mar 18, 2021

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The past year has been a challenge for just about everyone in Kern County — for businesses, for schools, and for those in the medical profession — especially those in the medical profession. KGET spoke with four nurses at three local hospitals about what 2020 and 2021 thus far have been like, and they confirmed: It’s been a harrowing year in America. More than half a million dead, many...

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