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Nurse Appreciation Week: History of Nursing
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As we celebrate Nurses' Appreciation Week, we take a step back in time to view the history of nursing as a profession, and how it evolved over time.
- Tags: Florence Nightingale, History, History of Nursing, Nurse Appreciation Week, Nursing, Nursing History, Profession
Born-O Healthcare Professional Highlight
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We're looking for healthcare professionals to highlight, and reward them for the work they do! Whether you want to nominate yourself or someone you know, take a look!
- Tags: Contest, Free products, Healthcare, Healthcare Professional, Highlight, Promotion, Social media
Skin Cancer and Summer Fun
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As we hit the beaches for the summer, it's important to take precautions to minimize the risk of developing skin cancer under the sun. Skin cancer, in its many forms, is one of the most common forms of cancer in the US, and it's so easy to prevent with the right knoweldge.
- Tags: Cancer, Carcinoma, Healthcare, Medicine, Melanoma, Preventative, Skin Cancer, Summer, Sun
A Historical Look at 3 Pandemics
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This week, we combine healthcare with history as we take a look at three past pandemics. Although the COVID pandemic has still taken an enormous toll, modern medicine and a quick vaccine development program prevented it from being far worse than it could’ve been. The most devastating pandemic of all time, and probably the best known of all, is the Black Death- the bubonic plague. The black death spanned from 1346-1351, killing between 75 to 200 million people in Europe, North Africa and the Levant. The plague was caused by fleas carrying the Yersinia Pestis bacteria, fleas carried to Europe...
- Tags: Black Death, Bubonic Plague, History, Pandemic, Plague, Spanish Flu
The Opioid Crisis: Part II
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As we finish our two part discussion on the Opioid Crisis, we examine some of the more widely used methods for recovery & detox. Over the past several decades, academic and clinical research into the recovery process has led to a number of promising alternatives to the traditional "cold turkey" approach.
- Tags: Addiction, Drugs, Healthcare, Medically Assisted Treatment, Opiates, Opioid, Opioid Crisis, Public Health, Recovery