How can Biotechnology Help us Understand our Bodies?
Researchers at Massachusetts-based MC10 are exploring electronic technology that can stretch and fit the contours of the human body. The electronic monitoring device, nicknamed the Bio-stamp, can bend and twist with the people that...
7 Tips to Help Nurses Keep Math Skills Sharp
Some people consider having skills in math the equivalent to having skills as an athlete. Much like a sports star, some people are naturally gifted and others are not, and nothing can change that...
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...
5 Health Benefits of Pets (Plus: What’s Your Spirit Animal?)
Saturday is International Homeless Animals Day. We thought you should know that. We thought you’d like to be aware that the third Saturday in August is the day designated back in 1992 by the International...
5 Bizarre Medical Practices That Can Actually Work
For many people, the idea of visiting a doctor or hospital may involve expectations of a few common procedures to treat a wide range of conditions. While regular procedures are part of a hospital’s...
Careers in Public Health
The thought of a career in public health might bring to mind working with large government agencies that focus on large-scale public health issues. Those public health jobs certainly exist. Everything from government-funded community centers...
Get a Grip on Anxiety – 5 Ways to Relieve Test Stress
Anxiety affects us all at one point or another. While people don’t necessarily get stressed out over the same things, the effects of anxiety over time are all similar. Prolonged bouts of stress can...
How to Become a Dietitian or Nutritionist
The healthcare field offers many different careers that are growing rapidly along with the industry itself, which is one of the major employers across the country. One of those growing careers is working as a...
The 10 Fastest-Growing Healthcare Jobs in 2018
The aging Baby Boomer population has helped the healthcare and social assistance sector grow rapidly this century – and that growth in healthcare jobs is expected to continue well into the next decade, at...
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...