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Louisville, Ky.-based Humana will lay off about 500 workers by April 3, as it scales back its home health division's workforce, according to The Enquirer.

Nurses at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Mass., have ratified a new union contract with workplace violence protections and gender identity anti-discrimination language, reports The Recorder.

Registered nurses at UPMC Altoona (Pa.) on Tuesday ratified a new three-year contract with the hospital, reports the Altoona Mirror.

In the 1800s, nursing was considered a masculine profession in the Unite States partly due to its association with the military, but perceptions began to shift in the early 1900s when laws meant to encourage equality created barriers to steer…

SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, a union representing registered nurses at UPMC Altoona (Pa.), has reached a tentative contract agreement with the hospital, reports the Altoona Mirror.

Efforts by Republican lawmakers to repeal the ACA could cause a ripple effect through the U.S. economy and ultimately lead to over a million lost jobs across all states, according to a report from the Economic Policy Institute.

Advances in healthcare technology, an aging baby boomer population and changes spurred by the ACA have increased demand for healthcare professionals across all sectors of the industry.

Writing in Poor Richard's Almanack, Benjamin Franklin is credited with coining the phrase, "Fish and visitors stink after three days."

The following is a roundup of recent events pertaining to hospital-union relationships, including strikes, legal battles, rallies and new contract agreements. All events were reported since Jan. 20.

The healthcare industry added 18,300 jobs last month, with hospitals contributing 4,200 to that total, according to the most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.