Nurses Can’t Care for Us if We Don’t Care for Them
I confess I have felt ambivalent about Nurses Week since 2011, my first year as a second-career registered nurse. Back then, in addition to a full-time communications job, I was…
What Can We Do About Biases Baked Into Data?
Another example is that when algorithmic decision-making is used in clinical medicine, a patient’s race often is included in a set of diagnostic predictors that determine treatment recommendations. Recent studies…
Connecting Systems to Build Health Equity
Consider the consequences when they do not. Traveling to the doctor to be monitored for diabetes becomes a low priority when it means taking time off from work or arranging…
Mindful Eating is for Normal People
I am reposting this post of 2015 in August 2020, the fifth anniversary of the start of my blog, Art of the Diet, as well as the podcast, “PODSNACKS/TheArtoftheDiet” now…
Four Reasons We Need School Nurses Now More Than Ever
Students Have Urgent and Growing Needs One of my most vivid memories is discovering that a 4-year-old pre-school student wasn’t eating her school lunch. Instead, we noticed her stuffing food…
Why We Need Healthy School Meals for All
Families around the country, mine included, are feeling fortunate to have our kids back in school after a turbulent, unpredictable couple of years. Students, teachers, and school officials were forced…
Vitamin B12 Weight Loss Connections + Reasons You Don’t Want to Be Low
Vitamin B12 is needed for making healthy red blood cells, but vitamin B12 weight loss connections give this nutrient a lot more possible benefits in the body than researchers once…
4 Genital Care Tips For Men
While maintaining proper hygiene of the genitals is essential for sexual wellbeing, it’s also vital for fitness and men’s overall health. This is the most sensitive region of your body…
The Best Travel Nurse Life
Moving Towards A Medical Job The truth is, if you want to actually move towards a great new profession, there is a strong possibility that being a travel nurse could…
How Does Accidental Death Insurance Function?
Just as a life insurance policy safeguards your loved ones during a financial crisis, accidental death insurance comes to your family’s aid in case of your untimely passing. Reports state…