Certificate Program in Women’s Global Health SCHOLARSHIPS.
As part of the Certificate Program in Women’s Global Health, we are pleased to announce the fall 2013 courses: Global Women’s Health Movements and Impacts of Economic Inequality on Women’s Health, co-sponsored by National Nurses United and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Global […]
Horrors in the Healthcare Setting
Today we’re going to talk about things that make you go EWWWW and Oh NO!!!! Dirty instruments, post-operative infections, wrong sided surgeries, and problems in communication that lead to errors and adverse patient incidents. But through all the healthcare horrors, we also share one cool thing about […]
Portraits of Compassion: Photographer Shows Voice, Fortitude of American Nurses
Photographer Carolyn Jones spent two years profiling changes in the health care system. Her new book, “The American Nurse,” highlights how the profession of nursing is evolving. Jones and Rhonda Collins of Fresenius Kabi USA join Hari Sreenivasan for a closer look at nurses’ roles […]
Does Acupuncture Help Relieve Chronic Pain?
Acupuncture has been around for thousands of years, but only in the past few decades has it gained any real traction in the United States as a legitimate way to treat chronic pain. We talked to acupuncturist and anesthesiologist Donna Mitchell, MD, about how this […]
Wet or a Warm Blanket?
On Thursday evening I was a wet blanket. I was mad because no one outside of the hospital other than my sister Kim seemed to remember my big PEG #15 day. I was mad because my big PEG day was marred by faulty port-o-cath. I […]
Endometriosis – Interview with Kimberly Lewis
Endometriosis is a female health condition where cells from the lining of the uterus grow in other parts of the body causing pain, irregular bleeding and even infertility. The condition is getting more recognition finally after decades of being misdiagnosed. We will speak to Kimberly […]
Overheard at the US Drug Pharmacy Counter: Greed in Action
At our local pharmacy counter, we often hear way too many stories of trauma and anger as people try to negotiate through a for-profit health care system that fights to keep profits growing ever higher by denying medications. We know our struggles are shared because […]
What’s Your State’s Healthy Life Expectancy?
A new study suggests that where you live greatly influences your “healthy life expectancy” (HLE), a term used to describe not only how long people live, but how healthily they live. It estimates how long a person can be expected to live in good health at a given age. […]
Reprieve
Last week my platelet counts had not recovered enough to begin cycle 8, so I was sent home without my chemotherapy. Its nice to have had a break, I think. Today I go back in for a blood draw and we’ll see what the future […]