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Nursing & Healthcare NewsMalaria VaccineHistoric breakthrough in immunization scienceFor the first time in history, a vaccine effective against a parasitic infection is ready for real-world deployment. The World Health Organization (WHO) is now recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in regions where the disease is...

Nursing & Healthcare NewsVaccines Holding Strong Against Delta VariantStudy finds no evidence of additional breakthrough infectionIf this summer’s surge in new infections has you worrying about the long-term effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination, here’s some good news: A new study finds that the vaccines remain highly effective against the Delta variant. Much Less Than Feared...

Nursing Book ClubThe Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael LewisHow America ignored the warnings of public health expertsIn 2019, the Global Health Security Index ranked the U.S. first in overall pandemic readiness. Two years later, we lead the world in both total cases and total deaths due to COVID-19. In his recent book, The Premonition: A Pandemic Story, author Michael...

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Nursing Book ClubA Good Time to Be Born by Perri KlassRevisiting the birth of pediatric medicineI once heard Oprah Winfrey say that American women are “the luckiest girls on the planet.” Perri Klass, M.D., pediatrician and author of A Good Time to Be Born: How Science and Public Health Gave Children a Future, would argue that timing is a major...

FeatureIs a Medical Mission Right for You? A Nurse Reports from NicaraguaWay outside my comfort zoneSome time ago, my nursing career had advanced to a stage where my duties were mainly administrative and it had been decades since I’d worked as a bedside nurse. I began to wonder if all the knowledge and skills I had honed over the years were still...

FeatureFaith Community NursingCaring for the congregationMary Lynne Knighten, RN, DNP, PN, NEA-BC, serves as director of the health ministry of L.A.’s St. Dominic Catholic Church. Volunteering in this role is her way “to give back to our faith community.” As the “chief nurse,” Knighten oversees health...

FeatureImmunization, Then and NowWhat lessons can history teach us about eradicating disease?Inoculation — seeking to immunize against a deadly disease through deliberate exposure to a weaker pathogen — has been practiced for at least 400 years, but the world’s first vaccine was developed in the late 18th century, using cowpox to immunize...

Nursing Book ClubWhat the Eyes Do Not See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance and Hope in an American City by Mona Hanna-Attisha, M.D., MPH, FAAPA pediatrician exposes the water crisis in FlintLike electricity, public health is something we all benefit from, but which we often take for granted until it breaks down. The great advances public health has achieved in increasing our average lifespans and improving our quality of life remain fragile,...

Nursing & Healthcare NewsA Pandemic HalloweenCostumes? Trick-or-treating? How to celebrate safely Will COVID-19 make Halloween extra scary this year? Here’s a rundown of current official guidance in Southern California. Trick or Treat? If you have kids, you may need to find ways to celebrate Halloween that don’t include trick-or-treating. As of...

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