Mon.Oct 23, 2023

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The Role of Nurses in Countering Environmental Racism

Minority Nurse

Nurses are integral to every community, and not just from the perspective of simply providing critical medical services. Your field experiences have likely made it clear to you that you impact patients’ lives through your empathy, social sensitivity, and hard-earned knowledge. One of the often overlooked areas in which nurses are influential is helping to address injustice, even environmental racism.

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Has MSU economics professor Mark Skidmore been “exonerated” over his retracted paper claiming that COVID vaccines killed 278,000?

Science Based Medicine

Tech bro turned antivax influencer Steve Kirsch is claiming that Michigan State University economist Mark Skidmore has been "exonerated" after having had a paper retracted claiming 278K deaths from COVID-19 vaccines in 2021 alone. In reality, Skidmore just republished a revised version of his retracted paper in an antivax journal after the MSU IRB failed miserably in its oversight duties.

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Retirement Planning for a Secure Future

Minority Nurse

When’s the last time you thought about your retirement finances? Busy nurses can’t be blamed if the answer is, “It’s been awhile.” But ignoring or paying little attention to your financial life before and during retirement will only shortchange you. Nurses, in particular, have situations such as per diem or travel contract work that can impact their savings and retirement plans.

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Andrew Foy has a Different Conclusion on a Big JAMA paper on CV risk reduction

Sensible Medicine

The study in question is a randomized clinical trial looking at the Million Hearts Model. This model paid health care organizations to assess and reduce CV risk. Obviously, this is an important goal. Heart disease, specifically, atherosclerotic vascular disease, is a leading killer of humans. Any reduction of heart disease should have a benefit on both a person and a population.

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Patient Dismissal Letter Example: How to Write and Send

99MGMT

There are times when terminating a patient from a medical practice is absolutely necessary. We can help with how to write a patient dismissal letter.

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Andrew Foy has a Different Conclusion on a Big JAMA paper on CV risk reduction

Sensible Medicine

The study in question is a randomized clinical trial looking at the Million Hearts Model. This model paid health care organizations to assess and reduce CV risk. Obviously, this is an important goal. Heart disease, specifically, atherosclerotic vascular disease, is a leading killer of humans. Any reduction of heart disease should have a benefit on both a person and a population.