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Good Morning, Readers! |
On this day in 1910, Ian Donald was born. An English physician, Donald pioneered the use of ultrasound in obstetrics, enabling the visualization of abnormalities during pregnancy.
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Today's Top Beats |
🤔 Medical Mystery Resolved
🩺 “Healthcare Sharing” Risks
💊 Pharma Ads Attacked
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HANDOFF |
Medical Mystery Resolved |
Two years ago, 23-year-old Chloe Hermansen experienced debilitating pain and a pulsating right eye from a rare venous malformation that eroded the bone behind her eye, allowing her brain to press into the socket. After months of suffering and failed treatments, Hermansen found a team of specialists who removed the affected tissues, reshaped her cheekbone, and later
reconstructed her skull using a custom 3D-printed implant. Nine months after her final surgery, she is now pain-free and recovering as she looks forward to returning to work and normal life.
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Hidden Risks of “Healthcare Sharing Ministries” |
Rachel Kaplan and Andrew Sheffield joined Sedera, a faith-based, cost-sharing nonprofit for medical needs, to cover pregnancy expenses, seeing it as a viable alternative to standard health insurance. But they learned about the fine print after being denied reimbursement—for a particularly complicated delivery—due to a policy barring maternity claims in the first year of service.
Their case underscores issues with healthcare sharing ministries, which operate outside insurance regulations, often restrict coverage, and leave members vulnerable to unexpected costs.
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Pharma TV Ads Under Attack |
Pharmaceutical companies have spent billions on TV ads since the late 1990s, but critics like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Elon Musk are pushing for a ban, arguing the ads misinform patients, inflate healthcare costs by promoting costly drugs with minimal benefit, and compromise media objectivity. While a ban would face legal hurdles, as courts have upheld such ads on First Amendment grounds, it could significantly impact pharma revenues and TV networks reliant on ad dollars.
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TODAY'S TOP VITAL
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80 |
The number of people at an event who were sickened with norovirus due to eating contaminated raw oysters. Click here to learn why this unfortunate case shows the universe is not without a sense of irony.
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH NURSE KEL |
Today’s Trivia Topics |
Are you ready for another round of Today’s Trivia Topics? In keeping with our December topics of rare respiratory diseases, I’ve got some real tough one’s lined up for you today! To find the answers to the questions, click on the emojis at the start of each question.
🫁 Which disorder causes the development of granulomas within the lungs, as well as other places in the body, and can cause symptoms like swollen lymph nodes, dyspnea, and chest pain?
🫁 Which disorder is commonly seen among patients who are exposed to the dust of this metal which causes an allergic or an immunologic response within the body?
🫁 Which disorder causes inflammation between the alveoli and their surrounding vasculature and can be seen with patients who also have a known connective tissue disorder?
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Kelly McClure, MLS, BSN, RN, is a nursing school instructor for LPNs and
RNs at Ehove Career Center in northeast Ohio. She is also TNB’s resident trivia guru.
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Tales from Nursing School |
Tell us what happened in nursing school! We’re hearing some wild stories that are hard to believe. Some of the wildest will be published.
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SUPPLY ROOM |
Octopus Nurse |
Wish you had more hands? Check out this syringe socket. And a bonus for night shifters: they glow in the dark!
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BREAK ROOM |
Miso Salmon Meal Prep |
Craving some asian fusion food that is both healthy and easy to make? Check out this delicious one pot miso salmon recipe that will make your meal prep for the week that much easier!
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