The nurse practitioner profession claims the No. 1 spot across three categories in the U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Jobs rankings for the third consecutive year.
A JAMA review revealed that only 26% of pediatric ABRS patients treated with placebo required subsequent antibiotic therapy, prompting questions about current guidelines recommending first-line antibiotic use in children with sinusitis.
Nearly one in five children diagnosed with pneumonia in outpatient settings did not receive antibiotics, according to a recent study in JAMA Network Open.
Research has shown that patients of color prefer seeing doctors of their own race — and some studies have shown health outcomes are better for Black patients seeing Black doctors.
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2023 brought record-breaking heat waves in the United States, significantly impacting vulnerable groups. Analysis by the CDC revealed a substantial number of heat-related illness (HRI) emergency department visits, resulting in multiple public health alerts.
A study funded by the Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation demonstrates the potential of intranasal neomycin to elicit broad-spectrum antiviral immunity in the upper respiratory tract, providing significant protection against upper respiratory infections in animal models and showing promising results in a pilot human study.
Bavarian Nordic’s freeze-dried Jynneos vaccine offers logistical advantages over the liquid-frozen version, supporting long-term U.S. stockpiling and public health preparedness.