Nurse Jackie vs. Hawthorne
Two TV nursing dramas debut next month.  Only one seems to have potential to represent the real lives of nurses.

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
Does the old adage, “You can’t judge a book by its cover” hold true for TV series?  “You can’t judge a drama series by its trailer?”
Well, I took [...]

Kevin Soden, MD
Health in 30 Radio Show Live This Thursday

Join me on Thursday, May 28, 2009 for a fascinating discussion with Dr. Kevin Soden, a medical journalist for over 20 years appearing on CBS, NBC and most recently on NBC’s Today Show. He now serves as the host for Healthline, the national [...]

Just a quick note to let you know that my blog entries will now also be appearing on the HuffingtonPost website, in the “Living” section.
Here’s one recent entry of mine, 5 Ways to Improve Your Health. [Thanks to all who left comments, by the way!] But be sure to check out all the great stuff [...]

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
Earlier today when I went to check in on Twitter, here’s the message I saw:
Twitter is currently down for maintenance.
We expect to be back in about an hour. Thanks for your patience.
(Twitter.com) 3:35 pm EST May 13, 2009
It’s understandable that Twitter needs a little TLC.  Twitter–once an obscure toy for [...]

A Salty Tweet from Sanjay Gupta, MD

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA

Here’s a good quick health tip I came across today from Sanjay Gupta, MD, CNN’s Chief-Medical Correspondent. It appeared on his Twitter feed:
quick health tip: read labels: not just calories, but sodium. cut to less than 2 grams/day and you will have less [...]