The History of Prescription Drugs
The medical industry has undergone major overhauls throughout the course of history. Medicines have been discovered as cures for diseases once thought incurable. People are staying healthier and living longer and medical advancements are...
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...
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,...
Marvel’s Claire Temple and Real-Life Nurses: Super. Heroes.
Are nurses superheroes? Possibly. After all, once upon a time, nurses and superheroes were two of the few groups of professionals whose uniforms included capes. Capes, which were only worn outdoors (and rarely since 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...
Eldercare Jobs on the Rise in U.S.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates that the aging population in the United States will lead to the creation of an estimated 1.6 million new eldercare-related jobs by 2024. According to the BLS,...
WHO’s Essential Meds List: Slowing the Pace of Antibiotic Resistance
The 2017 Essential Medicines List released Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO) includes new drugs for hepatitis C, leukemia, HIV and tuberculosis, among others. The updated list also makes new recommendations for what antibiotics...
7 Nursing Careers Outside of the Hospital
Almost 3 million people now work as nurses. Contrary to the most common image of a nurse, not all of them work in hospitals. The expansion and specialization of the nursing profession over the years...
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a friend or family member aside to discreetly discuss medical concerns and assorted healthcare issues has seemingly been replaced by public crowd-sourcing, thanks in large part to the convenience of...
The Future is Bright for Sports Medicine Careers
Sports and sports medicine are intertwined, and the business of sports continues to expand in the United States and around the world. That includes professional and collegiate programs in soccer, baseball, basketball, hockey, football,...