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Here’s a strange, but smart, weird medical practice from history. The ancient Egyptians used to use moldy bread to disinfect wounds. It worked, but do you know why? There are certain fungi that inhibit the growth of bacteria (i.e. penicillin) which cut down on healing time.

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🌡️ The Heat Is On 
🥼 Calling “Doctor” Nurse
❓ Questions For Leaders

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Historic Heat

Phoenix broke its daily high-temperature record on Saturday with 118ºF, part of a historic heat wave currently affecting nearly 100 million Americans. The future doesn’t look any cooler, so medical professionals are seeking innovative ways to treat extreme heat-related illnesses. A feature at STAT reviews some options, including cold immersion “body bags” — complete with a defibrillator when necessary — and a toolkit from the Climate Resilience for Frontline Clinics.

What’s in a (Hospital) Name?

On Monday, nurses and community members in St. Louis protested outside a new hospital, charging that the hospital’s planned name violates a trademark and appropriates the name for profit without permission. The name in question? Homer G. Phillips, a lawyer who campaigned for the city to fund a hospital for Black communities before being shot and killed in 1931. The original hospital bearing Phillips’ name closed in 1979.

“Doctor” Nurse Practitioner

Should a nurse practitioner who earned a doctorate have the right to use the title “doctor”? Californian DNP, Jacqueline Palmer, believes so. She and two other DNPs are suing the California attorney general and the heads of the California Medical Board and Board of Registered Nursing over a California law that reserves the title only for physicians and surgeons. Palmer took action after the state fined Sarah Erny, DNP, $2500 plus a $20,000 legal settlement for using the title.

TODAY'S TOP VITAL

9,799

The number of additional live births that occurred in nine months in Texas, starting eight months after the state’s five-week abortion ban was enacted in September 2021. At the time, nine months before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the Texas law was the strictest in the nation.

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Take This Job and Shove It…Just Kidding

Have you ever been the nurse who wanted to quit but became the assistant nurse manager instead? We've been there too.

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