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Former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter and mixed martial artist Justin Wren, opening keynoter for ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú2025, shared his transformation from professional athlete to humanitarian champion for indigenous communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Software provider symplr, in partnership with ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúand the DAISY Foundation, launched an education grant to recognize visionary nurse leaders for pioneering contributions advancing technology in nursing.
The ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú for Nursing Leadership Research and Education raised $30,000 during ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú2025.
Nearly half of nurse leaders identified staff recruitment and retention as their top concerns, according to the sixth iteration of the Nursing Leadership Insight study, released this week.
In opening ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú2025 in Boston this week, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúPresident Deborah Zimmermann, DNP, RN, noted the city that embodies revolutionary spirit and resilience and like Boston, nurse leaders are pioneers of innovation.
An artificial intelligence (AI) training platform showing health care workers how to wear personal protective equipment properly improved correct use, a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control found.
Health and Human Services is closing its Office of Long COVID Research and Practice as part of its reorganization, despite a study showing 23% of people with COVID-19 develop long COVID.
Two documents warning against unlawful discrimination related to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace were released by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Justice.
The Trump administration canceled dozens of National Institutes of Health grants funding health equity research, including research on Black maternal and fetal health and HIV.
A KFF brief compares the potential $880 billion in federal Medicaid cuts from the House-passed budget resolution to states’ tax revenue, education spending and number of Medicaid enrollees covered under the federal funding.