Working parents juggle a lot. Single working parents juggle so much, they tire of answering the question everyone always asks: “How on earth do you do it all?” Monica Zamora juggles so much, she barely has time to field such a question. She’s a nurse and single mom who went back to school in her early 40s, finished her bachelor’s degree in nursing, and is now studying for her master’s degree at the University of Washington, where she’s on track to graduate as an advanced registered nurse practitioner next spring. She took the plunge at an extraordinarily difficult time. When she…

When you ponder the accomplishments of the man credited with ridding the world of smallpox, you might wonder where his path to success began. In an essay he wrote years ago, epidemiologist William Foege said…

With our aging population and a growing need for cost-effective care, many allied health professions are adding jobs. And some of those jobs can pay quite handsomely. Here are 10 high-paying fields ranked by median…

If you’re going back to school, the feds give you lots of time—way more than you’d probably guess—to fill out your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). For the 2012-13 school year, you have…

Here’s some food for thought if you think you don’t have time to head back to school. The typical American spends 4 hours and 39 minutes a day watching TV. For some perspective, that’s about…

Editor’s note: This is the second of two posts on pharmacy technicians. If you’re thinking about pursuing a pharmacy technician degree, now’s a great time to go for it. The profession is poised for much…

Pharmacy technicians and their supervising pharmacists fill out as many as 3 billion prescriptions in the U.S. every year, according to the Federal Drug Administration. As hard as they work to avoid mistakes, even the…

Here’s a compilation of some of the best blogs and websites that will help keep you up-to-date on health care topics—and possibly keep you a step ahead of your peers when you enroll in a…

If you’re new to online learning, you’ll quickly find it’s essential to know the ins and outs of using the educational software, in particular, the discussion board feature. If you don’t, you might alienate yourself…

If you’re thinking about a career in health care and you want to make sure the field you choose is growing, we have good news for you: Health care tops the latest projections for job…