“To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself.” ― Simone de Beauvoir A common misconception about eating disorders is that they are a lifestyle choice. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Eating disorders can be deadly and are seen…
Read This Issue Now! We’re excited to announce the release of the 2021 Holiday Gift Guide for Healthcare Professionals. With practical wellness tips, gift suggestions, special offers, and meaningful deep-dives into issues affecting patients and care-givers, the Elite Guide is your go-to professional resource…
Written by Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR and Christine Herman, WILL / Illinois Public Media. In 2019, the Rockville Centre school district in Long Island, New York, was shaken by a string of student deaths, including the suicides of a recent graduate and a current student.…
Written by Samantha Young, Kaiser Health News. When a parent takes an infant to the Children’s Health Center in San Francisco for a routine checkup, a pediatrician will check the baby’s vitals and ask how the child is doing at home. Then Janelle Bercun,…
Written by Leah Gullet, Kaiser Health News. CASTLE POINT, Mo. — Lucretia Wilks, who runs a small day care out of her home in north St. Louis County, is used to watching young children embrace, hold hands and play together in close quarters. But…
There is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease. But, with the right unit of healthcare providers, Alzheimer’s patients can see their lives prolonged and improved. My 32nd birthday was easily my worst. I lost my grandfather that day—January 25, 2005—to complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s took…
There are an estimated 200,000 women currently serving in active duty in the armed forces, and this number is expected to grow.1 In fact, the women veterans population is expected to increase from 9% to 17% by 2043.1 The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder…
The images are never far from our collective consciousness: the flooded neighborhoods of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, the ash-stained streets of New York City after 9/11, the red skies of California during the wildfires of 2020. While a disaster’s physical and economic toll…
Read This Issue Now! Welcome to the 2021 Elite Learning Self-Care Resource Guide The Self-Care 2021 issue will provide you with tools and advice to improve your quality of life as a person and a hard-working healthcare professional from preventing burnout to practicing self-care…
Read This Issue Now! Welcome to the 2021 Elite Learning Careers Resource Guide The Careers 2021 issue will provide you with useful and timely information and tips from industry professionals that will help you grow and succeed as you navigate your career in healthcare…