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Common human typing errors, slang and missing gender references can cause artificial intelligence programs reviewing health records to give faulty assessments, a study found.
The National Institutes of Health announced all NIH-funded research published in scientific journals must be made publicly accessible immediately upon release.
U.S. children’s health declined from 2007 to 2022, with infants and children more likely to die from prematurity, sudden unexpected death for infants, firearm-related incidents and motor vehicle crashes than children in other higher-income countries, a study found.
Counties designated as maternity care deserts ─ those without hospitals or birth centers offering obstetrics care and no maternity care providers ─ face significantly higher maternal mortality rates than those with full access to care, a study found.
Administration cuts to scientific research are leading to unprecedented upheaval at the National Cancer Institute.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups sued Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other health leaders over their decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccines to healthy children and pregnant women.
Nurses should provide nutritional support and routine repositioning more consistently to reduce hospital-acquired pressure injuries, an American Journal of Nursing study found.
AONL member Jennifer Carpenter, DNP, RN, says hospitals can leverage artificial intelligence for adaptive and more personalized scheduling to better align trends in case load and census.
Nursing leaders at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlotte, Va. developed and implemented a post-death care team protocol in March 2022 to support nurses systematically and reduce burnout after patients die.
Claire Zangerle, DNP, RN, AONL CEO and American Hospital Association senior vice president and CNE was part of a panel discussing how nurses can advocate for policies benefiting patients, families and communities.