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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 New “Paging Dr. Google?” DTC-AI for Health Care

Health Populi

While most people in the U.S. who have used large language models (like ChatGPT) for informal learning, entertainment, and getting information about products and services, 39% of U.S. adults have also tapped into LLMs to source information about physical or mental health. This insight is brought to us in the brilliantly titled report, Close encounters of the AI kind, from the Imagining the Digital Future Center at Elon University.

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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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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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How to Start Virtual Care the Right Way: A Proven Roadmap for 2025 and Beyond

Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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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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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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