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10 11, 2026

What Does a Medical Assistant Do?

November 10th, 2026|Medical Assistant|

What Does a Medical Assistant Do?  Medical assistants play an important role in the day-to-day operation of many healthcare practices. They help keep medical offices organized while also providing routine clinical support to patients and healthcare providers. Depending on the healthcare setting, employer, training and applicable regulations medical assistants can have a wide range of responsibilities on both the administrative and clinical sides of healthcare. What Is a Medical Assistant? A medical assistant is a healthcare professional who provides [...]

10 11, 2026

Reducing Pain and Needle Anxiety During Blood Draws: What New Research Shows

November 10th, 2026|Phlebotomy|

Reducing Pain and Needle Anxiety During Blood Draws: What New Research Shows For many patients, the thought of having blood drawn is accompanied by two concerns: Will it hurt, and how anxious will I feel? Needle fear and procedural pain can make blood collection stressful for patients and can sometimes make healthcare procedures more difficult. Researchers continue to investigate ways to improve the patient experience without relying exclusively on medication. Recent research has examined several approaches, including virtual reality, [...]

7 11, 2026

How to Become a Medical Assistant in California

November 7th, 2026|Medical Assistant|

How to Become a Medical Assistant in California Medical assisting can be a good entry point for people who want to begin a career in healthcare without pursuing a lengthy degree program. Medical assistants work alongside physicians and other healthcare professionals, supporting both the administrative and clinical sides of patient care. If you are considering a career as a medical assistant in California, understanding the training process, state requirements and skills needed for the job can help you determine [...]

1 11, 2026

What to Look Out for When Taking an Online BLS, ACLS, or PALS Course

November 1st, 2026|ACLS, BLS, CPR Training Articles, Education, PALS|

What to Look Out for When Taking an Online BLS, ACLS, or PALS Course Online CPR training can be a convenient option for healthcare professionals who need to renew their BLS, ACLS, or PALS certification. However, not every course advertised online is an American Heart Association (AHA) course—and completing an online course does not necessarily mean you have completed all the requirements for an AHA certification. At Project Heartbeat, we regularly hear from students who have completed an online [...]

15 10, 2026

How to Become a Phlebotomist in California in 2026: A Step-by-Step Guide

October 15th, 2026|Career Programs, Education, Phlebotomy|

How to Become a Phlebotomist in California in 2026: A Step-by-Step Guide If you are interested in becoming a phlebotomist in California, you may be wondering where to start. California has specific requirements for people who want to work as certified phlebotomy technicians. Completing a phlebotomy course is an important part of the process, but training is only one step toward becoming certified. For many people entering the field, the goal is to become a Certified Phlebotomy Technician I [...]

1 10, 2026

The Evolving Science of Early Stroke Rehabilitation

October 1st, 2026|Classes, Education, Research|

Timing, Dose, and Judgment: The Evolving Science of Early Stroke Rehabilitation The question of when to begin rehabilitation after acute ischemic stroke has generated more nuanced and sometimes conflicting evidence than almost any other area of neuro-rehabilitation science. For physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists working in the acute care setting, navigating this evidence requires holding two realities simultaneously: early rehabilitation is important, and early rehabilitation requires careful clinical individualization. The science has moved far beyond a simple [...]

12 09, 2026

Will Robots Replace Phlebotomists?

September 12th, 2026|Classes, Phlebotomy, Research|

Will Robots Replace Phlebotomists? What the FDA’s Robotic Blood Draw Approval Means for the Profession On August 19, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first standalone robotic device designed to draw blood from a patient’s arm without hands-on operator intervention. The device, called Aletta, represents a significant development in blood collection technology and raises an important question for people considering a career in phlebotomy: Will robots eventually replace phlebotomists? The short answer is no, but [...]

1 09, 2026

Technologist Expertise Is the Foundation AI Cannot Replace

September 1st, 2026|Career Programs, Classes, Education, Research|

Image First: Why Technologist Expertise Is the Foundation AI Cannot Replace The conversation about artificial intelligence in diagnostic imaging has shifted rapidly over the past five years, from speculation about future possibilities to clinical deployment of real tools in real imaging departments. FDA-cleared AI systems are now being used in radiology workflows across the country for applications ranging from chest X-ray triage to CT stroke detection to mammographic density classification. For radiology technologists, this shift presents both an opportunity [...]

1 08, 2026

Why Privacy Curtains Are an Infection Control Priority

August 1st, 2026|Career Programs, Research|

The Surface Everyone Forgets: Why Privacy Curtains Are an Infection Control Priority Walk into any hospital room and you will see a privacy curtain. It might be pulled open, hanging along the wall, or pulled closed around a patient's bed. It looks like furniture. It blends in. Almost nobody thinks about it and that is precisely the problem. Privacy curtains are touched all day long by almost everyone who enters a hospital room: patients reaching for them, nurses pulling [...]

1 07, 2026

How Front Desk Staff are Critical in Recognizing and Responding to Hidden Harm

July 1st, 2026|Career Programs|

The First Door They Walk Through: How Front Desk Staff Can Recognize and Respond to Hidden Harm Clinics and hospitals occupy a unique position in the lives of people experiencing abuse, exploitation, or trafficking. For many of these individuals, a healthcare visit may be one of the only times they are in a setting where help could be available and where someone outside their situation might notice that something is wrong. That someone is often not a physician or [...]

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