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Follow what’s going on in the medical world — from nursing to mental health — with these timely articles.

Become a nurse

5 reasons now is a good time to become a nurse

Nursing is more prestigious than ever. Not only are nurses in demand, but they ...

Changes in nursing

Shifting demographics mean changes in nursing

An increasingly diverse U.S. population is having a big effect on many aspects ...

Affordable Care Act effects on nursing

How the Affordable Care Act affects nursing

The federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) won’t take full effect until 2014, but it ...

Health care administrator career skills

Top career skills for health care administrators

Doctors and nurses may be the first people who come to mind when you think about ...

Whooping cough vaccine

5 things to know about whooping cough

Once common in childhood, whooping cough — a serious bacterial lung infection — ...

Changes in nursing

5 ways the nursing field is changing

Nurses a generation ago often had different goals than those in the profession ...

Nursing skills

Essential skills for a nursing career

Being a nurse these days isn’t just about taking temperatures and starting IVs. ...

New roles in nursing

5 emerging roles in nursing

As the U.S. health system evolves to meet the demands of aging baby boomers — as ...

Health care administration

5 reasons to be a health care administrator

When you’re sick, doctors are your heroes. But they wouldn’t be able to do ...

Regular physical activity benefits the brain

5 ways exercise boosts your brainpower

Working out provides more than just physical benefits. Just ask Dean Hebert, an ...

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