How night shift work pulls the body's clocks apart
A federal training module, a 2018 laboratory study and a 2021 cancer hazard assessment describe the same mechanism: the brain's master clock stays on day time while organ clocks move to night time.
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FY 2027 budget request would cut federal health workforce programs to $1.1 billion
The administration's fiscal 2027 request, released in late April 2026, proposes $111.1 billion for HHS — 12.5% below enacted levels — with health workforce training programs reduced by $872 million per an association analysis.
What it takes to become a certified nursing assistant in New York
Nurses brought safe-staffing enforcement demands to Albany on the 2026 session's Lobby Day
The New York State Nurses Association's annual Lobby Day on March 10, 2026 pushed enforcement of the state's hospital staffing committee law, while a ratio bill remained parked in committee.
New York City nurses ended a 41-day strike on February 21, voting 93% to ratify
Nearly 15,000 nurses who walked out January 12 at NewYork-Presbyterian and other systems returned to work after ratifying three-year contracts with staffing and workplace-violence provisions.
Congress extended Medicare telehealth flexibilities through December 31, 2027 after a January lapse
After the waivers expired on January 30, 2026, lawmakers enacted a retroactive two-year extension, per HHS telehealth policy guidance, keeping at-home video and audio visits payable for Medicare patients.