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Re-defining the Role of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician’s Assistant

Re-defining the Role of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician’s Assistant

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:February 14, 2025
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Healthcare costs in the United States are rising. This is due to many factors, such as inflation, prescription drugs, and behavioral health. The result has been a redefinition of a…

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Patient Story: How I Became a Nurse to Help my Daughter with AADC Deficiency

Patient Story: How I Became a Nurse to Help my Daughter with AADC Deficiency

  • Post author:Alyssa Stevens
  • Post published:June 22, 2022
  • Post category:Aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency

Kelly Heger, founder of the AADC Family Network, shares her story of becoming a nurse to take care of her daughter with AADC deficiency. When my daughter, Jillian, was born…

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A Nurse Became a Quadriplegic Due to a Sepsis Infection

A Nurse Became a Quadriplegic Due to a Sepsis Infection

  • Post author:Rose Duesterwald
  • Post published:December 8, 2021
  • Post category:meningitis

Jon Aquino, a thirty-seven-year-old nurse, and his family were on vacation in New Jersey last August when he became seriously ill. Jon was immediately rushed to a Camden, New Jersey…

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Mother Inspired to Become a Nurse After Raising a Daughter with Cystic Fibrosis
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Mother Inspired to Become a Nurse After Raising a Daughter with Cystic Fibrosis

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:December 31, 2020
  • Post category:Cystic Fibrosis

Selma Santos has met many nurses over the course of her life. Having a daughter with cystic fibrosis means spending a lot of time in the hospital or at doctor's…

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First Specialised Mesothelioma Nurse in the UK Appointed

First Specialised Mesothelioma Nurse in the UK Appointed

  • Post author:Anna Hewitt
  • Post published:April 2, 2018
  • Post category:Mesothelioma

Southampton General Hospital has appointed the UK’s first specialist nurse to give treatment and advice to those suffering from mesothelioma, reports the Southern Daily Echo. Mesothelioma, also known as asbestos…

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You Are Not Alone: Empowering the Advanced Kidney Cancer Community
Finding Light Through Story-The Power of Ambassadorship in the Endometrial Cancer Community
*cancer that cannot be removed with surgery or has spread to other parts of the body. GEJ= gastroesophageal junction (where the esophagus joins the stomach)
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