Vitamin D Suggested for Children, Seniors, Those With High-Risk Prediabetes JUN 11, 2024 MONDAY, June 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Empiric vitamin D supplementation is suggested for those aged 1 to 18 years, those older than 75 years, those who are pregnant, and those with high-risk prediabetes, according to an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline…
On medical school graduation day, believing anything is possible Work with your health care teammates, be ready to ask for help, and do your part to reimagine medicine. And when mom calls, take time to chat. By Willie Underwood, III, MD, MSc, MPH, FACS , Chair, AMA Board of Trustees Editor’s note: This column is…
5 Critical Priorities for the U.S. Health Care System by Marc Harrison Since early 2020, the dominating presence of the Covid-19 pandemic has redefined the future of health care in America. It has revealed five crucial priorities that together can make U.S. health care accessible, more affordable, and focused on keeping people healthy rather than…
A longer-living population, the emergence of transformative technologies with applications across the healthcare spectrum, and continued global economic uncertainty. These are the key societal drivers that will impact healthcare in 2024. Their convergence means we are heading into uncharted waters. On the technology side, artificial intelligence (AI) promises to dramatically change everything from the way…
In 2021, 10,950 PAs earned their initial certification marking the greatest number of newly certified PAs in a given year, according to the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant’s (NCCPA) 2021 Statistical Profile of Certified PAs. Overall, 158,470 certified PAs were practicing in the US at the end of 2021, which represents a nearly 30% increase…
If you are a registered nurse or LPN/LVN looking to take the next step in your career, you should certainly consider an advanced practice degree and the steps to become a nurse practitioner. According to April Kapu, President of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, an advanced practice degree is all about “continuing to build…
The nurse practitioner (NP) role has evolved to be much more involved in the day-to-day operations of a nursing home, especially given the higher acuity that the care setting has adopted. Institutional special needs plans (I-SNPs), which are designed to care for residents that need a higher level of clinical care, has led to more…
The U.S. labor landscape improved as it gained jobs and unemployment remained unchanged. The healthcare sector in particular added thousands of new roles, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics April 2022 report. Employment increased by 428,000 in April as job growth increased across several sectors including healthcare. The healthcare sector added 34,000 jobs in April,…
As of May 2021, the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) House of Delegates passed a resolution altering the meaning of the medical acronym PA from “physician assistant” to “physician associate.” According to Clinical Assistant Professor Randy D. Danielsen, PhD, PA-C, of Stony Brook University’s Department of Physician Assistant Education, this change was motivated by the simplistic implications…
Many people commonly talk about going to the doctor’s office or needing to see a doctor when they’re sick, but in truth, you don’t always get to see a doctor and that’s not a bad thing. As part of our “Ask the Expert” series, in partnership with Bon Secours St. Francis, 7News Anchor Taylor Murray spoke…
