Nursing

Veterans Nursing Scholars

These veterans are on track to become nurses through a scholarship program created to address the nursing shortage

To reduce hospital staffing shortages, Pennsylvania to allow out-of-state nurses to practice

Nursing Shortage Licenses

Nursing school scholarship program run by IBX Foundation expands

IBX Healthcare Scholars

Lansdowne home health care agency must pay $2.3 million to workers deprived of adequate overtime wages

Affectionate Home Health Care Court Order

St. Joe's to add nursing programs by merging with Lancaster college

St. Joseph's merger

Philly high school students can kickstart nursing careers through Penn's new scholarship program

Penn HS nursing program

New scholarships seek to improve racial diversity within Philly's nursing industry

IBX Temple Nursing Scholarships

COVID-19 vaccine effective among pregnant, nursing women and their babies, study shows

Nursing homes across New Jersey now permitted to have visitors outdoors

New Jersey nursing homes

Volunteering in impoverished areas does not build caregiver empathy, Jefferson study finds

Past experience with poverty is not enough to build caregiver empathy

Pennsylvania nursing home chain gave inappropriate care to dying residents to boost revenue, feds say

South Jersey hospital has more than 100 health care jobs to fill

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Health Insurance

The future of nursing put under microscope at Penn

Carroll - The Future of Nursing town hall

Health Insurance

Independence launches campaign to recognize the region’s outstanding nurses

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Cooper Health exec enjoys bird’s-eye view of the world

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For local ER travel nurse, life is a mountain to climb

Carroll - The Doc is Out Megan Tarrer

Health Insurance

IBC Foundation awards $1.8 million to nursing schools, local organizations

IBX Headquarters

Rosemont, Drexel partnership leads way to new nursing program

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Wells Fargo Center is the first Pa. sports arena to offer breastfeeding pod

Stock_Carroll - Wells Fargo Center

Jefferson nurse recruiter takes sense of adventure to new heights

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Millennials embrace nursing profession – just in time to replace Baby Boomers

Sneak peek: New, $62.5-million Nursing and Science building on Camden's 'eds and meds' corridor

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Higher Education

Photos: The brand-new Nursing and Sciences building at Rutgers University-Camden

Carroll - Rutgers University-Camden

Many nurses lack knowledge of health risks for new mothers, study finds

Penn tests new app designed for nurses, mothers of ICU newborns

New Jersey nurse helps save woman's life during flight

Penn is world's best nursing school, survey says

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Four things I learned from breastfeeding my son

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The definitive Medical Scrubs Color rankings list

Medical scrubs

Audit: Improved staffing levels needed at Pennsylvania nursing homes

S.J. nurse accused of repeatedly stabbing autistic boy with hypodermic needle

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Union nurses say patient safety depends on adequate staffing

Nurse rally

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Does Medicare cover mental health therapy?

hurried child syndrome

'Hurried child syndrome' can lead to anxiety and depression; here's how parents can avoid...

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How to enroll in an Independence Blue Cross health insurance plan

Yo-Yo Effect Dieting

Why is it so easy to regain weight after losing it? New research sheds light on the 'yo-yo effect'

Music Mood Booster

Music can help improve mental health, but the reason for this remains a mystery

chronic pain CDC

Nearly 1 in 4 Americans report suffering from chronic pain, which can interfere with daily life

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