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Nurse Leader Weekly 10/29

In Case You Missed It … Nurse Given Award for Roadside Rescue Sunday, October 28 Middletown Press ICU nurse Vallerie Push received an award “on the strength of a letter from a co-worker” because of what she did outside of work. Mrs. Push and her husband were driving their dog to the local dog park […]

Nurse Leader Weekly 10/22

In Case You Missed It … Historic First Male President of the American Nurse Association Tuesday, October 11 WRAL Ernest Grant, a nurse from North Carolina’s Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals will become the first man ever to hold the position of President of the American Nurses Association. Grant ran and was elected “overwhelmingly” […]

Nurse Leader Weekly 10/15

In Case You Missed It … Medicare Advantage Growth Expected As Open Enrollment Begins Tuesday, October 9 Forbes Plenty of new Medicare Advantage health plans are helping to divide a pool of seniors hoping for lower premiums for 2019. Insurers are selling in new markets and many believe the plans to reach more than 22 […]

Nurse Leader Weekly 10/8

In Case You Missed It … Tencent Training AI to Recognize Parkinson’s In Just Minutes Monday, October 8 Forbes Tech giant, Tencent, based out of China teams up with Medopad, a London healthcare firm, to develop AI software that can “diagnose Parkinson’s Disease in minutes.” The technology performs video analysis on existing video footage of […]

Nurse Leader Weekly 10/1

In Case You Missed It … The New Apple Watch has an FDA-Approved Electrocardiogram (ECG) Monday, October 1 HIMSS Analytics Apple’s latest Watch, the Series 4, includes an atrial fibrillation-detection algorithm and an ECG based on a study called the ‘Apple Heart Study’ along with a feature called “fall detection”. The product release is a […]

Nurse Leader Weekly 9/24

In Case You Missed It … Nurse seeks reform after violent encounter with patient Saturday, September 22 KEPRtv.com An ICU nurse was nearly choked to death by a patient under her care. Now, she is telling her story to spread awareness about hospital violence. Victim, Ashley Schade believes nurses need more protection.   Nurse writes […]

Nurse Leader Weekly 9/17

In Case You Missed It … Over 40 healthcare providers launch campaign to improve accuracy and the timeliness of diagnosis Monday, September 17 Healthcare Global A coalition of over 40 healthcare and patient advocacy organisations have come together to improve the quality of medical diagnoses. Researchers estimate that up to 80,000 deaths a year in […]

Nurse Leader Weekly 9/10

In Case You Missed It …   This New Non-Profit Drug Company Wants To Fix The US Healthcare Industry Friday, September 7 IFL Science In a bid to combat the exorbitant, greed-driven pricing schemes of pharmaceutical companies and increase the availability of essential generic medications, seven large American hospital chains have joined forces to form […]

Nurse Leader Weekly 9/3

In Case You Missed It …   How This New Football Helmet is Designed to Protect the Brain Monday, September 3 Forbes Trying to design a football helmet that is form fitting, protective, and stylish has been a difficult task, but the engineers at VICIS are working to make that a reality.   These lawsuits […]

Nurse Leader Weekly 8/27

In Case You Missed It …   Congo Ebola outbreak: Two recover after experimental treatment; cases top 110 Monday, August 27 CNN Two of the first 16 people to receive an experimental treatment for Ebola have recovered in the current outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World […]