December 2022 • Volume 16, No. 12 From the Editor One of our favorite holiday traditions here at NIFA is to bring our readers’ attention to a nonprofit organization we support wholeheartedly: Mission to Heal (M2H). Mission to Heal is a global medical missions agency...
November 2022 • Volume 16, No. 11 From the Editor November is, among other things, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) awareness month. Marked by coughing, wheezing and difficulty breathing, COPD is the third leading cause of death worldwide, according to the...
September 2022 • Volume 16, No. 9 From the Editor Staffing experts have long predicted, then witnessed, a growing shortage of registered nurses, moving in tandem with the aging of the boomer generation. Nobody knew the trend would go into hyperdrive with staffing...
August 2022 • Volume 16, No. 8 From the Editor It’s Neurosurgery awareness month, as sponsored by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. We’re taking this opportunity to look at a topic our newsletter hasn’t covered before: pediatric neurosurgery. Surgery...
June 2022 • Volume 16, No. 6 From the Editor Welcome to our annual summer reading (and other media) issue. It’s summer, kids are on break, and it’s traditionally a time to relax. One great way to do that is to read a book that can transport you far from...
May 2022 • Volume 16, No. 5 From the Editor “Gray May” is Brain Tumor Awareness Month, according to the National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS). Did you know that an estimated 700,000 Americans are living with a primary brain tumor? Approximately 71% of all brain tumors...
