World AIDS Day: Where Things Stand in 2017
World AIDS Day lands on Dec. 1 each year. It's an ideal time to evaluate the state of HIV/AIDS research, treatment and prevention on a world-wide scale. This year, just ahead of World AIDS Day,...
Healthcare Sector Adds 22,000 Jobs in March
The healthcare sector continued to help drive job growth in the United States in March with 22,000 jobs added for the month. The economy added 103,000 jobs in all, fewer than projected. But the overall...
How to Become a Pharmacy Technician
As with many positions in the healthcare industry, a career as a pharmacy technician has the added benefit of being very much in demand. According to federal government projections, more than 47,000 people will become...
Healthcare & Social Media: What’s the Word?
The days of taking a friend or family member aside to discreetly discuss medical concerns and assorted healthcare issues has seemingly been replaced by public crowd-sourcing, thanks in large part to the convenience of...
4 Examples of Allied Health as a Career Stepping Stone
For those who wish to get into the healthcare industry but do not have the time to pursue four-year or graduate degrees, allied health occupations might be the answer. Allied health encompasses workers in the...
Stay Cool: Heat Awareness Day
Climate change did not create hot summers. In the Northern Hemisphere, as far as climate scientists know, the weather always has taken a turn for the significantly warmer during those months when the Earth's...
New Licensed Registered Nurses Must Now Earn a BSN in New York
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law the “BSN in 10” mandate on Monday, requiring newly licensed registered nurses to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing within a decade of their licensure. Currently...
10 Home Health Remedies That Actually Work
The pinnacle of my fishing career came at the age of seven, when a hot summer day on a south Florida canal ended with my only catch of the afternoon: my grandfather’s left arm. The...
How to Become an Art Therapist
An art therapist uses art to help patients discover truths about themselves and the world. The connection between art and wellness has long been understood by therapists in all disciplines. The self-expression and satisfaction that...
New Cancer Blood Test Technique Uses Labyrinth-Shaped Tubes
A group of University of Michigan chemical engineering and oncology researchers devised a blood test technique that uses the principals of a labyrinth to isolate rare cancer cells for cleaner, more-accurate analysis. A clinical trial...