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19% Of Men Had Erectile Dysfunction After COVID-19, Over 9% At 2 Years

Forbes Healthcare

Of 609 men surveyed, 19% continued to have erectile dysfunction after being hospitalized with COVID-19. Nearly half still had ED after 2 years.

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The Rise of a Gig or Contract Nursing Workforce

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN In their 2023 bookCulture Shock,Gallup researchers identified a significant threat to employers in the future: a workforce that will increasingly want gig or contract work. Nurse leaders began talking with me about this trend a few years ago. New graduates were entering practice, finishing residency programs, asking […] The post The Rise of a Gig or Contract Nursing Workforce appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Why Don’t U.S. Guidelines Recommend DPYD Testing Before Chemotherapy? Cancer Patients Are Dying To Know.

Forbes Healthcare

If a person carries a mutation(s) in the DPYD gene, certain chemotherapies (fluorouracil (5-FU) or capecitabine (Xeloda or CAPE) may make them ill or kill them.

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Technology in the Pharmacy: How It Impacts Pharmacy Technicians

Northwest Career College

Technology plays a massive part in improving many industries, including healthcare and pharmacy. Modern pharmacy technology helps improve task organization and patient care while minimizing errors. The role of Pharmacy Technicians , who assist pharmacists in daily operations, has changed with the advancement of technology. Automation in the Filling of Prescription Most of the changes technology has brought to the pharmacy setting pertain to filling prescriptions.

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From caregivers to collectors: Navigating the new landscape of patient payments

KevinMD.com

Most provider groups are not optimized to manage patient billing, and it’s breaking the bank. The problem often starts with the EHR systems that they have adopted, which are designed with insurance reimbursement as the priority, not the patient experience in mind. For decades, providers operated in a world where the vast majority of their Read more From caregivers to collectors: Navigating the new landscape of patient payments originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Trump Administration Mass Canceling Science Grants, Causing Job Loss

Forbes Healthcare

More and more grants and contracts from federal scientific agencies like the National Institutes of Health are being abruptly terminated. Here's the potential impact.

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