Lisa Jevens

JOURNALIST, BRANDED CONTENT WRITER, EDITOR

Global Panel Shapes the Future of Midwifery

Improving global health care is daunting, especially given the ever-increasing complexities and challenges facing providers worldwide....

In the Sex Ed Classroom, Nursing Students Make Great Teachers

Remember sex ed class in school? Who can forget the cringeworthy sight of watching a teacher put a condom on a banana? It hasn’t gotten...

HPV can increase your chances of oral cancer

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. If you’ve just read that and think you can ignore it because you don’t use tobacco products, it...

The material holding up this famous tower could also hold your new tooth

Titanium. It’s nature’s super-metal, named after the Titans of Greek mythology — a race of all-powerful deities — because of its superior...

Prediabetes can be a second chance for a healthy life

So you’ve been diagnosed with prediabetes? Well, you’ve been given a second chance with your health. Prediabetes means your blood sugar...

8 Important Decisions to Make When Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

As soon as you’re diagnosed with breast cancer, you not only have to deal with many emotions but also decisions that will touch every...

Breast Care Team Encircles Patients with Expert Help From Day One

After receiving a breast cancer diagnosis, patients can feel like they’ve embarked on an unplanned journey through a strange land, where...

Keeping Up With Cancer Screening Guidelines

The guidelines for when and how often to get common cancer screening tests such as colonoscopies, PAP smears, PSA tests and mammograms...

Sarcoidosis: What You Should Know About This Young Person's Disease

Imagine a disease that can strike any joint or organ at any time, with no known cause or cure. Sarcoidosis is just that — an elusive...

Nurses Tackle the Obesity Epidemic in Pregnant Women

With more than one-third of Americans now considered obese, it seems like everyone from first lady Michelle Obama on down is looking...