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A health expert has called out the Trump administration over what he calls the "sharpest threat" in decades.

The U.S. Department of Education has claimed it will redefine what it considers a "professional degree," claiming it's tied to an attempt to reduce costs. The department has planned to recategorize nursing, public health, social work, physician assistant studies, audiology and physical therapy as "nonprofessional."

But the move could have lasting repercussions on everyday Americans and the people working towards these roles in health care — disproportionately hurting women and people of color, Thoai D Ngo, chair and professor of the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, wrote in an opinion piece for Newsweek published Friday....

Sean was a 44-year old former salesman, church volunteer and father of two whose severe neurological disorder left him wasting away, unable to speak or care for himself. Half Sean’s age, Markeith Loyd Jr. was an accused carjacker and son of a convicted cop killer, who had cold-cocked a nurse in the face at a hospital for criminal defendants. His severe mental illness left him prone to outbursts of rage. When they were assigned rooms on opposite sides of the hall at a North Florida state psychiatric hospital, that decision would eventually lead to Sean’s death. It also would spawn five lawsuits......

A stabbing incident at the Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey left two nurses and one medical resident wounded on Friday, following a domestic dispute with visitors in the hospital’s pediatric ICU. Hospital officials said the three staff members suffered lacerations and were rushed to the onsite emergency department with minor injuries, reports News 12 New Jersey. There were no patients or family members injured in the attack. The incident occurred around 7 a.m. Friday, when a woman identified as Firdousi A. Abdul-Hakim, 37, allegedly attacked the staff, according to officials. Th......

Months after a registered nurse was accused of killing two patients and trying to kill a third, authorities in Pennsylvania have filed additional charges accusing her of mistreating 19 more patients. Heather Pressdee, 41, is accused of giving numerous patients lethal and unnecessary doses of insulin at five care facilities between 2020 and 2023, according to a Nov. 2 news release from the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. Insulin is a hormone that controls blood sugar levels, and a human-made form of the hormone is used to treat people with diabetes%2C%20injectable%20pen%20or%20pump.), ......

PHILADELPHIA — A contract nurse who worked in the detention unit at Philadelphia Police Headquarters was dismissed from his duties this week after his supervisors learned he’d been charged with attacking officers during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in Washington. James Wayne Maryanski — a 52-year-old registered nurse from Boyertown — was barred from the building at 400 N. Broad St. on Wednesday after he showed his bosses the ankle monitor he is required to wear as part of his pretrial release and told them about the case pending against him in Washington, a police spokesperson said. Federal prosecu......

Amber Herbers schedules her days around her 7-month-old daughter’s nap times. The Topeka area nurse case manager and mother of three started looking for child care for her infant when she was 3 months old. Her goal was to move her to day care when she was 6 months old. But everywhere she called had a wait time that lasted around six to eight months. The child care center Herbers’ two older children attend is working to expand its license to serve infants. But until then, Herbers is keeping her daughter home with her and adjusting her work schedule to meet her needs. Herbers said her 12-week le......