While it’s important to honor and study the richness of Black history in the U.S., we must acknowledge that much of that history is tied to structural racism embedded in many of society’s systems. One example is the role of racism in health outcomes, and the resulting public health ...
With January upon us and the bombardment of weight loss advertisements, we turn our thoughts, feelings and actions toward New Year’s resolutions. Many of us focus on losing weight, exercising or drinking more water. Some people move out of the physical realm and focus on inner peace or better ...
People who choose careers in nursing or the military are choosing a life of service — and sometimes those worlds intertwine. With Veterans Day approaching, the Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing at Weber State University is reflecting on those who devoted themselves to saving and bettering ...
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Dec. 7, 1941, is a date that lives in infamy for nearly every American. Movies have been made about it, memorials created, and history has established it as the date that moved the United States into World War II. What is not often recognized is the impact the Pearl Harbor attack had on nursing ...
“I don’t have a good feeling about this.” I can still recall making that statement in a December 2019 email exchange with my colleague, Dr. Valerie Gooder, after reading reports about a developing situation in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, where a cluster of patients was experiencing ...
With summer coming to a close and autumn quickly approaching, it’s a good time to start thinking about September as National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. For me, September is also a vivid reminder; it’s the month my husband and I learned we had unintentionally failed to help our ...
With the opioid crisis sweeping the nation, it is more important than ever to ensure that unused medications are disposed of properly. Unused medications left in home cabinets are among the leading causes of prescription drug abuse and accidental poisonings in children. According to the ...
“Health is like money; we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.” — Josh Billings Dental expenses can be a major financial burden at any stage of life, but they can be especially threatening to retirees who are living on a fixed income. In addition to the costs of routine ...
OGDEN — Preserving the diversity of animals on the Earth is extremely important because they contain a variety of potentially human-life saving compounds. That’s what University of Utah professor Eric Schmidt said after his research team found soft sea corals contain a promising ...
