Taking The Needles Out Of Vaccines
Vaccines have become a big topic in the news once again, as outbreaks of measles have begun popping up across the country with alarming frequency. In the Pacific Northwest, Governor Inslee (Washington) recently declared a state of emergency after 55 cases of measles were diagnosed just since the beginning of the year. 11 other states […]
Did Scientists Really Just Cure Cancer?
Cancer is a disease that touches just about everyone. According to the American Cancer Society, men have a 39% chance of contracting some form of cancer at some point in their lives, while women have a slightly lower risk at 37%. And if you’re fortunate enough not be diagnosed with cancer yourself, the odds are […]
The Man Who Changed Nursing For Singapore
When Mr. Goh Teck Koon first walked into a hospital in 1964 Singapore, he had no idea the chain of events it would begin. A late bloomer (having failed English in secondary school), Goh was desperate for whatever job he could find. He wasn’t qualified to be a doctor, and because male nurses were almost […]
The “Singing Nurse” Earns International Praise
A trip to the hospital is never fun for patients. The unfamiliar surroundings, the fears and anxieties, even the smells can put a sick person in an even darker state of mind. But nurses find new ways ever day to help bring a little light to those rooms, and the right hero in scrubs can […]
Eight Nurses, Eight Babies, One Hospital Ward
“What’s in the water in Maryland?” has been a popular question ever since the story broke—28 staff members at a single hospital pregnant at the same time, eight of whom are nurses in the same obstetrics floor. And the eight nurses weren’t just pregnant at the same time, they were due at the same time. […]
