Maggie Aime BSN, RN

An outbreak of monkeypox has recently been confirmed in several countries in Europe, in Canada, and in the United States; these are countries where the disease does not naturally occur and is not typically reported. It's not known how the infected i...

@HiddenAngels, although monkeypox in the US is not making the headlines, the number of cases has increased exponentially from a month ago when I wrote this article. So glad you found it helpful!

@Kooky Korky, thank you for your feedback. Glad to help! @MEDFET Thank you for your comment. I will look into the links provided.

@gere7404, I'm glad you found the information helpful!

Another important point is the home health nurse's safety and how to prepare for and handle potential safety risks especially being in someone else's home. Well-written and very detailed article!

Lots of valuable information, Kim. Very well written!

Melanoma is the leading cause of skin-cancer-related deaths. The American Cancer Society expects about 99,780 new melanoma cases and approximately 7,650 deaths from melanoma in 2022 alone. Early detection and prevention are the best means to improv...

Every 40 seconds, a person has a stroke in the United States; and every 3 to 4 minutes, a person dies of a stroke. This translates to about 795,000 people having a stroke every year in the United States and 137,000 deaths from stroke. Today, over 4...

Thank you for raising awareness on this very important issue! There's also the misconception that heart attack is a man's disease. Well done.

Well-written. I work in oncology and vein access for those patients without a port can be quite difficult. Thank you.

@Emergent Thank you for your comment and feedback.

@Julie Thank you for your feedback. I'm very sorry to hear about your mother and what you and your family must have gone through. As an oncology nurse, I can get careless with sun protection. It is absolutely important to bring the awareness! Thank...