Innovation

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently developed a fast-acting skin patch that efficiently delivers medication to attack melanoma cells.

Can a poem really consolidate all the emotions that go into being a nurse innovator? Our opinion is yes!

If you want to create a robot to anticipate a nurse’s needs, you must dig deep to understand how a nurse thinks. That’s exactly what Andrea Thomaz did when she created Moxi.

Currently, there’s no tool to help prescribers avoid mixing up drugs, but researchers have created a model to address the all-too-common mix-up of medications because they sound or look alike (SALA).

Here's how one health system tracked and offered support to Covid-19 patients who didn't require hospitalization.

The PPE supply crisis is clearly not going away any time soon, prompting scientists working across the globe to find innovative solutions.

Mix medical alarms with vomiting, coughing, telephones and blaring intercoms and you’ve got a sonic torture chamber, AKA a hospital.

This multi-year undertaking called Project Joy has allowed nurses at the UCHealth system to spend more time at the bedside than they’d done in a year.

Researchers at MIT have devised an innovative way to record a patient’s vaccination history that doesn’t require traditional documentation.

A new nonsurgical treatment may help reduce pain and improve function in patients with adhesive capsulitis, also known as “frozen shoulder.”

A new strategy for role assignment in simulation uses the concept of “two heads are better than one.”

One clinician knew there had to be a more effective way to deliver medication to patients with asthma and COPD. Here’s how he created a new type of nebulizer.

Robotics and AI can assist with a large portion of typical nursing and APP tasks — but that doesn’t mean these roles will become obsolete. Here’s why.

The latest innovation in wound dressings does more than maintain moisture and prevent infection, like traditional cotton and gauze treatments.

As Nurses Week continues, we’re continuing to bring you mini portraits of remarkable nurses throughout history.

The decision whether to have weight-loss surgery can be stressful, but a new tool has potential to make this process simpler.

New treatment for advanced mesothelioma may improve the quality of life for patients who have few options

If you’re passionate about improving our complex healthcare ecosystem, then consider this degree.

These five nurses will go down in herstory as some of the leaders that have spearheaded equality and empowerment in the field of nursing.

The world of nursing is changing and the best way for you to participate in this brave new world is to set your brain up to think differently.

This research has the potential to change standard practices around brain injuries and inform new treatments.

Here are 5 things you should consider before you make your decision.

This year I am skipping scarcity and embracing abundance by acknowledging and accepting all the ways I am enough in my perfectly imperfect humanity.

Subscribing to podcasts is a low-lift way to keep up with current events in healthcare and to brush up on best practices.

My grandfather was also the first person to really teach me about investing.

Five trillion plastic bags, that’s 160,000 bags every second, will be used this year.

As wearable health tech explodes in the market, questions remain about its accuracy and safety. Here’s what to tell patients.

As millennials gain more and more power over the healthcare system, the way services have been provided will change. Consumer-centric models are inevitable.