Forget the outdated nutrition advice that told parents to skip whole milk. A growing body of research is turning that idea on its head, making it time to rethink what “healthy” means for growing kids.
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ASCA’s Legislative and Regulatory Accomplishments in 2025
The ambulatory surgery center (ASC) market evolved markedly in 2025. Many centers expanded service lines to add spine, cardiovascular or total joint procedures and adopted technologies, such as robotics, AI, telehealth and advanced electronic health records.
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How Superheated Steam Damages Sterile Barriers
More than a decade ago, Dr. William Leiva, senior program manager of sterile reprocessing at Medtronic, observed something troubling. He noticed that some sterile barrier systems (SBS), like peel patches, looked “brittle” or “toasted” after sterilization.
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A Significant Accomplishment
This month I would like to highlight the accomplishments of a colleague – Dr. Shelly Mason. She recently completed a Ph.D. with a perioperative nursing focus. Mason’s academic achievement is noteworthy on a personal level but there are important implications also for perioperative nursing.
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OR Today Winter 2026
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Spotlight On: Joanne Oliver-Coleman, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, CNOR-E
Joanne first became a registered nurse in 1962 after graduating from the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing. “There was a six-week tour through the operating room and that’s when I decided that perioperative nursing is what I really wanted to do,” she says.
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