If you are looking to enter the healthcare industry, you need more than just admissions requirements and step-by-step guides. You need to catch up on what’s happening in healthcare and that changes all the time.
The HealthcareDegree.com blog tackles topics relevant to both those joining the healthcare field and those already working within it. From updated salary figures to ongoing regulatory battles to interviews with professionals, we cover the issues that matter. Check out some of the posts below to learn more about where the healthcare industry is at right now, where it is headed, and how it all affects you.
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Kids ENT Health Month: An Expert’s Advocacy Guide
January 26, 2022The primary focus of Kids ENT Health Month 2022 is on preventing noise-induced hearing loss in children. Between 12 to 15 percent of children have some level of hearing loss.
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The Pros and Cons of Establishing a Telemedicine Practice
January 18, 2022With the rapid expansion and implementation of telemedicine during Covid-19 a lot has been learned in regards to what features of telemedicine are useful, and what limitations it presents.
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Unusual Elective Surgeries: Procedures You Never Knew Existed
January 4, 2022In the strictest sense, elective surgeries are those which can be scheduled in advance and are not an emergency. However, when most people think of elective surgery they think of plastic or cosmetic surgery.
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Guide to Nursing Careers in Long-Term Care
November 18, 2021Geriatric nursing in long-term care can prove a rewarding career with many roles and room to grow. Nurses are the heart of long-term care and older adults are a unique population with whom to work.
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American Diabetes Month: An Expert Interview & Advocacy Guide
November 2, 2021According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, but that figure is likely underreported. While over 34 million Americans are living with diabetes, one in five of them don’t know they have it.
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Issues in Respiratory Therapy: How New Legislation Can Help Tackle America’s Addiction to Nicotine
October 25, 2021Smoking is still responsible for nearly half a million deaths per year in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). One of the next legislative steps in fighting back is banning flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, as the European Union did in a 2016 law that went into effect in 2020.
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Health Careers on the Rise: An Interview for Genetic Counselor Awareness Day
October 21, 2021Finding out that you have a genetic predisposition for a medical condition or life-threatening illness is not an open-and-shut case. The matter does not close upon receipt of test results. In fact, it can be the beginning of a long and complicated journey with unforeseeable outcomes.
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National Physical Therapy Month: An Expert’s Advocacy Guide for PTs
September 24, 2021What started as a profession primarily concerned with getting war veterans and casualties back up on their feet is now a highly scientific and broad-ranging field that helps people manage pain, recover from injuries, reduce the risk of future injury and chronic disease, and improve overall life quality.
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Physician Assistant (PA) Week 2021: An Expert’s Advocacy Guide for PAs
September 23, 2021There are over 129,000 physician assistants working in the United States. They are frequently referred to as physicians extenders because, like nurse practitioners and pathologists’ assistants, they are licensed health care providers who can provide many of the same services as physicians. However, the time investment and subsequent cost to become a physician assistant is a fraction of what it takes to become a doctor.
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American Pharmacists Awareness Month: An Expert’s Advocacy Guide
September 22, 2021The last two years have demonstrated the importance of pharmacists with the declaration of the global Covid-19 pandemic in March of 2020 and the subsequent rollout of testing and vaccines that followed.