By Zelda Meeker – Ethics are universal across healthcare settings and providers and are an important element that drives safety, trust, and quality patient care. This may lead some people to wonder if nurses are held to the same ethical traditions as physicians.
From KFF News Network – Their latest podcast, ‘An Arm And A Leg’, This week, When a New York couple purchased a health insurance plan from a telemarketer, they thought it covered everything they wanted: doctor visits, tests, and medicine. But then came the unexpected bills for thousands of dollars, forcing them to skip crucial medical care.
By Alice Benjamin MSN ACNS-BC FNP-C – For many people, ordering a genetic testing kit like 23andMe felt empowering. With just a few clicks and a saliva sample, they hoped to uncover family roots, solve health mysteries, or find out if they carried genes that could explain everything from lactose intolerance to their risk for cancer or Alzheimer’s disease.
By ShaAvhrée Buckman-Garner MD PhD & Mary Thanh Hai MD – FDA Advances Drug Development Innovation by Establishing ISTAND as Permanent Qualification Program – The FDA is excited to announce that our Innovative Science and Technology Approaches for New Drugs (ISTAND) pilot program has transitioned to a permanent drug development tool (DDT) Qualification Program.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of July that we think deserve sharing again.
By Zelda Meeker – While every wound tells a story, it also carries a cost, affecting both patients and organizations. Nurse leaders hold the key to transforming outcomes through the investment in wound care training.
CMS 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule. The 60-day comment period for the CY 2026 PFS proposed rule (CMS-1832 P) ends on September 12, 2025.
From KFF Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, As he had wanted, President Donald Trump signed his big budget bill into a big budget law in a White House ceremony on July 4, cementing, among other things, billions of dollars in cuts to health programs such as Medicaid.
By Dr. Christine Gall – Pressure injuries, also known as bedsores or pressure ulcers, represent a significant challenge for healthcare organizations. Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) affect patient outcomes, hospital ratings, and operational costs. HAPIs are largely preventable, and there are several actionable strategies that your healthcare organization can adopt to effectively prevent pressure injuries.
From KFF News Network – Their latest podcast, ‘An Arm And A Leg’, This week, In response to the high price of prescription drugs, “An Arm and a Leg” asked listeners to share their strategies for getting the medicine they need at prices they can manage.
By Jariel Arvin – On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from one patient’s home to the next, seeing eight in all. Pregnant with her second child, she schleps a backpack instead of a traditional black bag to carry a laptop and essential medical supplies — stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, and pulse oximeter.
By Rachana Pradhan – For more than a decade, a small team of people at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked to do just that, issuing national guidelines for clinicians on how to prescribe contraception safely for millions of women with underlying medical conditions — including heart disease, lupus, sickle cell disease, and obesity.
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