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TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2024

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Good Morning, Readers!

One of today’s top beats discusses how five nursing leaders will be honored at the AAN’s Health Policy Conference this fall. Although I never get tired of hearing about nurses getting the attention they deserve, it is even more meaningful during an election year, especially considering there are only three nurses currently serving in Congress. Are you a nurse running for office? Tell me your story here.

Today's Top Beats

🩺 Honoring Nursing Legends
🐍 Cobra Bite Remedy

🍄 Psychedelic Additive Concerns

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Ayla Roberts

Managing Editor

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Honoring Living Legends

Five nurse leaders will be honored as “Living Legends” at the American Academy of Nursing’s annual Health Policy Conference this fall. At the conference, occurring October 31-November 2 in Washington, DC, the Living Legends Ceremony will recognize Suzanne Bakken, PhD, RN, Rita Chow, EdD, RN, Julie Fairman, PhD, RN, Faye Gary, EdD, MS, RN, and Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, for their “significant impacts on health systems and health policy.”

A New Use for Heparin?

The findings are still preliminary, but there’s exciting evidence from a new study that one of the most commonly used blood thinners in the world could help treat a surprising malady: cobra bites. Animal research has revealed that heparin helps stop cobra venom from killing tissues and cells. Between 81,410 to 137,880 deaths occur from the estimated 5.4 million snake bites that occur globally each year, but many cause limb damage, amputations and lesions that heparin may help prevent.

Not So Legal 

Several mushroom candies that are supposed to contain only legal psychedelic ingredients may not be lawful after all. A recent study in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report tested five brands of gummies sold at gas stations and smoke shops near Charlottesville, Virginia. Their labels list them as containing Amanita muscaria and various other unnamed ingredients, but Diamond Shruumz, Wonderland Legal Psychedelics and Urban all had psilocin, a Schedule I drug, and Urb had psilocybin.

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The number of vending machines containing naloxone that are being proposed at behavioral health drop-in centers and service locations for homeless people throughout Montana—if the governor approves the program aimed at reducing the escalating overdose rate in the state.

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Examining the Nurse Staffing Equation

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Save Your Neck

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BREAK ROOM

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Although this influencer’s dad was recently diagnosed with cancer, the two of them face the challenges together with a great sense of humor! If you need a laugh, watch what his dad did to the nurse during chemotherapy treatment.

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