Healthcare News and Education

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes As healthcare faces growing challenges, nurses are increasingly shaping patient safety, public trust, healthcare innovation, policy, and the future of care delivery. Healthcare is undergoing a period of profound transformation. Artificial intelligence is entering clinical practice. Healthcare organizations continue to grapple...

June 15, 2026

The Future of Nursing, Rewritten. 20 Predictions Shaping 2026: Reclaiming the Human Core of Nursing in 2026

Technology may finally be easing nurses’ workloads in 2026, but that progress has sharpened...

January 16, 2026

Nursing School Debt and Federal Loan Caps Could Worsen the U.S. Nurse Shortage

Nearly a third of registered nurses and advanced practice nurses in Michigan carry substantial...

February 17, 2026

Legislation & Policy

Nurses Must Be at the Policy Table to Fix the Workforce Crisis

May 9, 2026

Federal Budget Proposal Slashes Nursing Education and Research Funding, AACN Warns

April 9, 2026

Governor Wes Moore Receives Health Equity Legacy Award, Calls for Policy “Air Cover” for Nurses

February 17, 2026

Federal Student Loan Rules Threaten Nurse Practitioner Education and Patient Access, AANP Warns

January 22, 2026

Clinical Updates

Experimental CAR T Therapy Helps “Impossible-to-Match” Kidney Patients Receive Transplants

June 12, 2026

Dietitian-Led Feeding Tube Program Cuts Pneumonia and Saves Nursing Hours

June 10, 2026

PCOS Has a New Name: PMOS. Why the Change Matters for Women’s Health

May 20, 2026

Kidney Failure Care Is Changing: New Guidance Highlights Conservative Management as a Fourth Treatment Option

March 24, 2026

Nurse Stories

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The Only Wound Care Specialist on the Team: A Nurse Practitioner’s Mission to Gaza

June 15, 2026

She Left Nursing Class for Chemotherapy. Now She’s Graduated From NYU

June 11, 2026

The “Missed Vital Sign” Healthcare Can No Longer Ignore

May 22, 2026

Inside the Shift: Life as a Flight Nurse

January 22, 2026

Why Nurses Must Speak Up Now—and Why It’s Part of Clinical Practice

January 22, 2026

Lifestyle

The Nursing Shortage Starts Earlier Than You Think. CTE May Be the Solution

March 31, 2026

Lifestyle

Eating the Same Meals Every Day May Help You Lose More Weight

March 27, 2026

Lifestyle

The Emotional Intelligence Zone: A Practical Remedy for Nurse Burnout

March 24, 2026

Lifestyle

Nurses Owning the Narrative: 10 Voices Shaping Healthcare Media

March 17, 2026

Lifestyle

10 Women’s History Month Books Every Nurse Should Read

March 11, 2026

Lifestyle

New Research Finds Wild Blueberries May Improve Heart, Blood Sugar, and Gut Health

March 10, 2026

Lifestyle

Losing an Hour of Sleep? What Nurses Should Know Before Clocks Spring Forward

March 5, 2026

Lifestyle

The 12-Hour Shift Body: What Nurses’ Bodies Actually Endure and How to Protect Yourself

February 23, 2026

Healthcare Heroes

How Tamie Sturgis, LPN, Transformed a TBI Survivor’s Life and Became a Nurse Approved Healthcare Hero

February 28, 2026

Healthcare Heroes

Why the Healthcare Hero Award Matters

February 11, 2026

Healthcare Heroes

Nurse Approved Healthcare Hero: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Janell Green Smith, DNP, CNM

January 20, 2026

Healthcare Heroes

Nurse Approved Healthcare Hero: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Janell Green Smith, DNP, CNM

January 20, 2026

Career Advice

Why CNAs Are Becoming More Critical Than Ever to Healthcare

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes As hospitals and care facilities confront workforce strain, National Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Week highlights the essential work of CNAs. Held...

June 5, 2026