Anni Kim never thought she’d make the switch from patient bedsides to Botox. An RN with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, she worked as a surgical trauma ICU and rapid response nurse at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH for over seven years — before switching to become an aesthetic injector for board-certified plastic and … Read more
This news is off the rocker. “If you’re wondering what the quickest way to end up in a nursing home is, I’ll tell you what I see every week,” physical therapist John Thompson (@thefalldoc), who specializes in home healthcare. While you might be thinking the culprit is a bad fall, Thompson says the harm comes … Read more
For years, Ambrealle Brown was forced to put her dreams of becoming a nurse on hold due to a life-threatening kidney disease that left her temporarily incapacitated. Amid inner doubts about whether she would ever return to living a normal life, Brown’s mother stepped in and offered to donate her kidney. Doctors performed Louisiana’s first … Read more
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) could lead to more than just an awkward chat with your latest fling. Research suggests that certain STIs can increase your chances of developing dementia, a memory-robbing disease that affects one in 10 older adults in the US. That’s troubling, considering STIs are booming across the country, with more than 2.4 … Read more
The philosopher Immanuel Kant once said, “out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.” Arguably, then, old age warps us even further. This certainly seems to be the case at the Royal Pine Mews Care Home, the fictional New Zealand setting for much of “The Rule of Jenny Pen,” a … Read more
Bonnie Hunt is opening up about how her real-life passion as a nurse has humbled her in Hollywood. The “Cheaper by the Dozen” star, 63, shared that “this business can make you so self-obsessed, so insecure and reveal that you are pompous or a narcissist.” “The one gift patients always give me is perspective,” she … Read more
Age is just a number. New research suggests that older people should be encouraged to have sex. The University of Sheffield’s Sexual Rights Charter has developed new training that aims to minimize the stigma that surrounds seniors and sex. The UK’s first Sexual Rights Charter was designed to encourage people to have open discussions surrounding … Read more
They’re more than just sisters — they’re bosom buddies. Influencer and mom-of-three Emily Boazman said that she helps her younger sister get stuff done by breastfeeding her baby for her, The Sun reported. She posted a video of herself nursing her sister’s baby on January 15 on TikTok, where it has since garnered over 1.6 … Read more
These Oklahoma college freshmen are honorary seniors — senior citizens, that is. University of Tulsa students Shaun Roberts and Chance Jackson recently made the news when they chose to swap the hubbub of dorm life on campus for a relatively quiet room at Montereau, a local senior living community in Tulsa. “When I go to school … Read more
He’s (old) man’s best friend. A mischievous mutt has repeatedly escaped a local Michigan animal shelter to rendezvous at a nearby nursing home. Scout, a pup of unknown origins, scaled multiple tall fences and crossed a highway in the dead of night until he wandered into Bellaire’s Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility through the automatic … Read more
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff is recommending the first federal requirements for nursing pillows, following an investigation claiming they have resulted in deaths of more than 100 infants. Staff suggest that the U-shaped pillows, which mothers use during breastfeeding, be “sufficiently firm that the product is unlikely to conform to an infant’s face.” The … Read more
Nursing homes and their residents were on the front lines in the battle against COVID-19. But despite how vulnerable nursing home residents are to severe illness and death from the disease, most of them never received lifesaving drugs — including Paxlovid, approved by the Food and Drug Administration in May this year, after more than … Read more
Physical violence. Sexual harassment. Verbal abuse. Indifferent management. Long hours on graveyard shifts. And a chance that you’ll catch a deadly illness. If that sounds like an ideal job, consider working in a hospital. A new survey finds that hospital doctors and nurses — including hospitals ranked among the best in the nation — are … Read more
Breast friends forever? If there was ever a time to cry over spilled milk: A Malaysian woman said she was traumatized after discovering that one of her friends had breastfed her baby multiple times behind her back. She detailed the alleged busty betrayal in a TikTok video with over 2.9 million views. “I didn’t expect … Read more
It’s not uncommon when a person who wants to get into nursing school tells others they can make the “big bucks” doing what they do. That’s why Olivia Reeves, 35, gives her steps to success on how she made between $250,000 to $500,000 a year — and paid off her student loans — by the … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I am a new mom who is fortunate to be able to breastfeed. We’ve had several guests come to our house to meet the baby, and if she needs to nurse, I go to the couch and allow her to breastfeed. I don’t feel the need to hide in another room in my … Read more
A new survey of 1,000 American nurses found that nine in 10 believe the quality of patient care often suffers due to nursing shortages (90%). The majority added that they feel guilty about taking a break because they think they must always be on call (55%). Almost six in 10 nurses have even noticed their … Read more
A new study published this week found that the second COVID-19 booster that was made available to U.S. adults older than 50 this year was highly effective at protecting nursing home residents from hospitalizations and deaths, though its ability to prevent infections was not as potent. The analysis, published in the Centers for Disease Control … Read more
In a recently published study British Medical Journal (BMJ)Researchers evaluated the efficacy of a fourth dose of vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among long-term care residents. Study: Effectiveness of the fourth dose of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine against the Omicron variant among long-term care residents in Ontario, Canada: a trial negative design study. Image … Read more