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The Best Tax Tips & Deductions For Nurses, Nursing Students and Travelers
By: Chaunie Brusie Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and should not be taken as professional tax advice. Always consult your own CPA or tax preparer for tax advice. Tax season is in full swing, and although it’s a time of year that many...
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Coronavirus: Nurse’s Photo Goes Viral and Her Words Will Give You Goosebumps
By: Chaunie Brusie When I hear of people rolling their eyes over the “hysteria” of the virus, or proudly proclaiming their travel plans, as if continuing onto their cruise somehow makes them superior to anyone who is staying home out of caution, I can’t help but think...
read moreNurse Wellness – Yoga
What is yoga and how does it work? Yoga is an ancient and complex practice, rooted in Indian philosophy. It began as a spiritual practice but has become popular as a way of promoting physical and mental well-being. Although classical yoga also includes other elements,...
Nurse Wellness – Meditation
Meditation: In Depth How much do we know about meditation? Many studies have been conducted to look at how meditation may be helpful for a variety of conditions, such as high blood pressure, certain psychological disorders, and pain. A number of studies also have...
Nurse Wellness – Support for Emergency Responders
Emergency Responders: Tips for taking care of yourself Responding to disasters is both rewarding and challenging work. Sources of stress for emergency responders may include witnessing human suffering, risk of personal harm, intense workloads, life-and-death...
Nurse Wellness – Daily Life
Running Essential Errands As communities across the United States take steps to slow the spread of COVID-19 by limiting close contact, people are facing new challenges and questions about how to meet basic household needs, such as buying groceries and medicine, and...
Bipolar Disorder Genetics
Description Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that causes extreme shifts in mood, energy, and behavior. This disorder most often appears in late adolescence or early adulthood, although symptoms can begin at any time of life. People with bipolar...
Once Considered Rare, An Itchy Dermatologic Skin Disorder Is More Common Than Thought
Credit: Getty Images Johns Hopkins researchers report that prurigo nodularis (PN), a skin disease characterized by severely itchy, firm bumps on the skin, may be associated with other inflammatory skin disorders as well as systemic and mental health disorders....
High Fat Diet During Pregnancy Slows Learning in Offspring, Rat Study Suggests
Tamashiro and Cordner Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine In a bid to further explore how a mother-to-be’s diet might affect her offspring’s brain health, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have found that pregnant and nursing rats fed high fat diets have offspring that...
New Animal Study Adds to Evidence of Parkinson’s Disease Origins in the Gut
Experiments in mice show transmission of nerve-killing protein from the gut into the brain In experiments in mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found additional evidence that Parkinson’s disease originates among cells in the gut and travels up the...
Wearable ultrasound patch tracks blood pressure
At a Glance Researchers engineered a blood pressure sensor that uses ultrasound technology and can be worn as a flexible skin patch. After further development, this technology could replace other methods of monitoring blood pressure. The pressure of blood...
Researchers Find Handwritten Opioid Prescriptions are More Prone to Mistakes
In a small study of opioid prescriptions filled at a Johns Hopkins Medicine outpatient pharmacy, researchers found that handwritten orders for the drugs contribute heavily to a trio of prescribing and processing errors in contrast to those created electronically.