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Findings from an Israeli study provide “preliminary but important evidence of the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing severe cases of COVID-19 at the national level
Researchers at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. used proteomic profiling—a technique to screen for multiple proteins in the blood—to analyze blood samples taken
The influenza vaccine appears to provide some protection against COVID-19, according to a retrospective cohort study using data from 4.5 million patients
A significant portion of patients who enter hospitals for reasons such as trauma or maternity care may be putting staff and other patients at risk for COVID-19
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is partnering with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and its member schools to recruit faculty and nursing students to assist with efforts to stem the pandemic.
Widespread distrust of health care institutions and the government are making the pandemic worse for Black Americans, according to Danielle E.K. Perkins
To create more flexible conditions for COVID-19 vaccine distribution, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced undiluted frozen vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
To mitigate higher than usual newborn readmission rates, Saint Anthony Hospital, based in Chicago, began sending at-risk mothers
To address the lack of racial and ethnic diversity on their executive nursing leadership team, researchers developed and implemented a pilot mentorship initiative
To better understand what can be done to reduce the barriers diverse leaders face in obtaining, maintaining and advancing their leadership careers, researchers conducted