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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that healthcare added 43,700 jobs in January, with gains in hospitals, nursing and residential care facilities, and home healthcare services, according to the latest jobs report published Feb. 7. 

As a high school junior, he took a class in nursing foundations that changed his life’s trajectory. Esteban Ramirez graduated last May and now studies Biomedical Sciences at the University of Arizona. But before these accomplishments, he set the stage…

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Sens. Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Todd Young, Jack Reed, and Roger Marshall introduced legislation Jan. 28 to reauthorize for five years the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act.

More than 300,000 healthcare positions in the Department of Veterans Affairs are exempted from a federal hiring freeze as the organization places nearly 60 employees on administrative leave to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order on DEI. 

As Generation Z professionals increasingly enter the healthcare workforce, Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of University of Southern California is leveraging innovative strategies to attract and retain this tech-savvy and purpose-driven generation. 

Unlimited paid time off is becoming more common at U.S. organizations, but its benefits for employees depend largely on workplace culture, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 22. 

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