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April 23, 2024

IOM Future of Nursing Report and Nursing

Recent changes in the healthcare sector have emphasized population well-being, quality of care, and service value. As a result of these reforms, registered nurses in the United States face both opportunities and challenges (Salmond & Echevarria, 2017). As a result of their numbers, nurses are vital in the ongoing transformation […]
April 23, 2024

Infant Mortality

High infant mortality rates have been a key public health issue in the United States over the last decades. Researchers have been focusing on learning about the causes, the risk factors and possible interventions in reducing infant mortality (IM). IM can be defined as the passing away of a newborn […]
April 23, 2024

Human Aging

New research suggests that sleep might be a crucial factor in improving learning power. Young adults who took a 90 minutes lunch break to nap were found to have improved learning power and a better memory ready for knowledge absorption. Prior research has linked sleep to better consolidation of memories […]
April 23, 2024

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

The HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) was enacted in 1996. In its inception, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was required to make public the standards for exchanging electronic health information and the standards for security and privacy of this information. An additional […]