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Women in History: Nurse Practitioners of Note

This is the second of two blogs featuring influential female nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs), h ...

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Women in History: Physician Assistants of Note

Since March is Women's History month, this will be a two-part blog series featuring influential female nurse practitione ...

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The Sky Isn't the Limit for This PA

Hayley Arceneaux, PA-C, is anything but ordinary. At the age of 10, she already had her black belt in Taekwondo. Then sh ...

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Pandemic Influenza H5N8 Has Jumped From Birds to H ...

Just when we all thought that the new COVID-19 variants now circulating in the US from the UK (B.1.1.7) and South Africa ...

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The Power of Presence

For the greater part of a decade, I was fortunate to work with, and be mentored by, an incredible physician leader. When ...

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The Art of Listening

One of my favorite songs is "The Sounds of Silence" by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Although my interpretation of this ...

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Yamaguchi Syndrome

Yamaguchi syndrome, or apical (Ap) hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), is a subtype of HCM that primarily affects the lef ...

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Common ECG Manifestations of COVID-19

Since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the focus has been on the respiratory system, but COVID-19 can als ...

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Diet and Depression: Is There a Link?

Depression and anxiety are the most common mental health conditions worldwide and a leading cause of disability. Lately, ...

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