Jasmine Travers, PhD, RN, AGPCNP-BC, assistant professor at NYU Meyers, has received a grant from the National Institute on Aging to identify unmet needs driving disproportionate and avoidable nursing home use among Black and Latino older adults…
The ancient Greeks had two different concepts of time: Chronos, which is governed by linear demands and measures (think the time measured on a clock), and Kairos, which captures the value of the experience as another way to measure time.
“Kairos…
Velda González-Mercado, PhD, MSN, RN, assistant professor at NYU Meyers, has received a grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The three-year grant of more than $500,000—a K23…
Please join the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Low Income Investment Fund, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, for a virtual event on maternal…
The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) has named Jennifer Pettis the recipient of its 2021 Amy J. Berman Geriatric Nursing Leadership Award, one of its International Awards for Nursing Excellence. The award will be…
P. Mimi Niles, PhD, MPH, CNM, assistant professor at NYU Meyers, has received a grant from the Commonwealth Fund to study midwifery care in New York City’s public health care system as a means to improve the healthcare experiences of childbearing…
Social distancing, online learning, and avoiding large gatherings have been used to help limit the spread of COVID-19 among young people. But at what cost does engaging in these preventive measures come for adolescents and young adults?
In a new…
Good oral health, including dentures, may protect against cognitive decline
Tooth loss is a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia—and with each tooth lost, the risk of cognitive decline grows, according to a new analysis led by…
Study highlights importance of respect, agency, and consent in clinical interactions surrounding childbirth
When a pregnant person declines a recommended treatment such as prenatal testing or an epidural, tension and strife may ensue between the…