Many hospitals have credited nurse residency programs with driving improvements in retention rates over the past several years. Yet turnover among early-career nurses remains stubbornly high, with more than 22% of newly hired registered nurses leaving their jobs within the first year, according to recent national data. Healthcare leaders are...
Published on: 2025-12-11
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Becker's Hospital Review
By Erica Cerutti
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Dec. 10 against EHR vendor Epic, accusing the company of monopolizing the EHR market and engaging in deceptive practices that restrict parents’ access to their minor children’s medical records. The lawsuit claims Epic uses exclusionary tactics to maintain dominance in an industry...
Published on: 2025-12-11
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Becker's Hospital Review
By Naomi Diaz
Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., has received a $13.6 million gift from the King J. Richter Estate. It is the largest donation in the hospital’s 96-year history, according to a Dec. 10 hospital news release. The funds will support the construction of a new emergency department, the purchase...
You are working in the Children’s ED. The alert phone rings with an 8-year-old in cardiac arrest. They have been in a shockable rhythm for some time. It’s been a while since you looked at the most up-to-date Resus guidance and have heard there are some changes. You wonder, what...
New data attributes 5% of annual cancer diagnoses to CT scans. Explore strategies to curb overutilization and minimize radiation risks in the ED. The post The Renewed Necessity of Robust Clinical Judgment in CT Scan Utilization appeared first on ACEP Now....
Published on: 2025-12-10
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ACEP Now
By Chinonso A. Nwakama, BS; Bess M. Storch, MD; and Ugo A. Ezenkwele, MD, MPH, FACEP
As we close out 2025, ACEP’s chapters shared news from the year and previewed what is to... The post ACEP Chapter Roundup: Highlights and Updates from 2025 appeared first on ACEP Now....
Published on: 2025-12-09
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ACEP Now
By ACEP Now
Click through to see the result’s of ACEP Now‘s November poll. The post ED Boarding Earns Most Votes as Key RAND Report Topic to Cover appeared first on ACEP Now....
Published on: 2025-12-09
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ACEP Now
By ACEP Now
Lily, a 15-year-old student, comes to see you with her father following a recent trip to the Emergency Department. She tells you that for the last nine months, she has struggled with the feeling of her heart racing. When this happens, she feels sick, gets a headache and feels light-headed...
Published on: 2025-12-08
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DONT FORGET THE BUBBLES
By Catherine Sproson
Have you been keeping up with the literature? The Bubble Wrap team have. The post The 97th Bubble wrap x University Hospital Limerick appeared first on Don't Forget the Bubbles....
Published on: 2025-12-04
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DONT FORGET THE BUBBLES
By Kene Maduemem
Health care relies heavily on single-use plastics, creating massive waste. Discover how emergency physicians can switch to sustainable, safer alternatives. The post Opinion: Physicians Must Reduce Plastic Waste appeared first on ACEP Now....
She’s crying. Can you please give her something for the pain?” It was her sister, no more than eight years old, placing herself gently between me (the doctor) and her sibling after an injection. She wasn’t angry or scared, just protective of her little sibling. That moment has stayed with...
Published on: 2025-11-26
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DONT FORGET THE BUBBLES
By Rukshana Latiff
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Adam Clark Estes of Vox about his new story out titled: "I Covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life."...
Published on: 2025-06-15
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NPR
By Kai McNamee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking....
Published on: 2025-06-15
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NPR
By Rob Stein
Laid off workers were told their notices of an upcoming reduction in force were "revoked." Officials didn't explain why HHS appeared to be restoring hundreds of jobs it previously called duplicative....
Published on: 2025-06-15
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NPR
By Chiara Eisner
Take a big inhale through your nose. Now, exhale. Breathing may seem simple, but it's controlled by a complex brain network. Each inhale gives the human brain information about the external world. And now, a new research paper in the journal Current Biology suggests that humans have unique breathing patterns,...
Published on: 2025-06-15
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NPR
By Regina G. Barber
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all the people serving on a national vaccine advisory board. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Edwin Asturias, one of the doctors who was sacked....
Published on: 2025-06-15
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NPR
By Ayesha Rascoe
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