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FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2025

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Happy Fri-YAY, Readers!

Tomorrow is National IV Nurse Day! A big shoutout to all the infusion and vascular access nurses out there; not only is your work incredibly valuable, but you help make a painful procedure a million times better with your expertise.Β 


I know when I worked bedside in pediatrics, our IV team saved my shift SO many times! Thank you for all you do!

Today's Top Beats

🥶 Health Communications Frozen
🏥 Hospital Wait Times

🤔 Redefining Obesity

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Ayla Roberts

Managing Editor

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Federal Health Agency Communications Frozen

Don’t expect any public health updates from the US government for at least the rest of the month. The new Trump administration has ordered federal health agencies, including the FDA, CDC, and NIH, to pause communication on everything from regulation and guidance memos to press releases and social media messages, with some exceptions. Similar measures occurred during Trump’s first term to align agency messaging with the administration’s priorities, though appointees also attempted to gain editorial control over the CDC’s technical MMWR publications.

Maryland Seeks Better Hospital Wait Times

Last year, the Maryland Hospital Association found its state to be the one with the worst hospital wait times in the country, as of 2021. The prime culprits behind the ranking are capacity issues, a statewide behavioral health crisis, workforce shortages, healthcare access issues, and a dense population. To reduce wait times, Maryland is establishing the Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission, which plans to fix facility maintenance issues, improve staff retention, and better equip hospitals to care for chronic conditions and aging populations.

Redefining Obesity?

A global group of experts has proposed redefining obesity as a disease only when excess body fat harms health or daily functioning. They also suggest introducing the diagnosis β€œpreclinical obesity,” which is when surplus fat raises health risks but hasn’t caused damage. BMI as a sole diagnostic tool is also an issue, they noted, suggesting alternatives like waist measurements or body composition scans combined with signs of health complications.

TODAY'S TOP VITAL

25%

The percentage of Americans with devices that monitor heart healthβ€”like smart watches and blood pressure machinesβ€”who share their data with their providers. Click here to learn how many Americans use such devices, which types of devices are the most popular, and more.

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Today’s Trivia Topics

It’s time for another round of Today’s Trivia Topics! Our trivia today will continue to focus on the thyroid gland in honor of Thyroid Awareness Month! To find the answers to the questions, click on the emojis at the start of each question.


🦋 How many millions (yes, millions) of Americans have some sort of thyroid disease?


🦋 True or false: The generic medication form of T3 is levothyroxine and the generic medication form of T4 is liothyronine.


🦋 Which type of thyroid cancer is the form most commonly diagnosed, has a slow growth and spread rate, but generally has a very good prognosis?

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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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