News: 03/29/24

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💥 Axios PM: AI for your voice

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By Mike Allen · Mar 29, 2024

Hello, Friday! Today's newsletter, edited by Sam Baker, is 451 words, a 2-min. read. Thanks to Sheryl Miller for copy editing.

1 big thing: OpenAI tool re-creates human voice

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OpenAI has allowed a small number of businesses to test a new tool that can re-create a person's voice from just a 15-second recording.

The company said it is taking "a cautious and informed approach" to releasing the program, called Voice Engine, more broadly — given the high risk of abuse presented by synthetic voice generators.

🗣️ How it works: Based on the 15-second recording, the program can create an "emotive and realistic" natural-sounding voice that closely resembles the original speaker.

In one example offered by the company, an English speaker's voice was translated into Spanish, Mandarin, German, French and Japanese while preserving the speaker's native accent.
Voice Engine has been used to provide reading assistance to nonreaders, to translate content, and to help people who are nonverbal, OpenAI said.

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2. 🐝 Bees bounce back

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America's honeybee population looks like it has hit an all-time high.

Recent Agriculture Department data suggests that domesticated honey bee colonies are making a comeback, The Washington Post reports.

Why it matters: Hive losses in the early 2000s ignited fears of "colony collapse." The domesticated western honey bee, an integral part of the world's food system, looked like it might be headed for widespread population collapse, Axios' Jacob Knutson writes.

📈 By the numbers: A 2022 census by the USDA suggests more than 1 million honey bee colonies have popped up around the U.S. since 2007, making them the fastest-growing type of livestock in the country, according to the Post.

In Texas alone, beekeeping operations have grown from 1,284 in 2007 to 8,939 in 2022.

🍯 Reality check: Inflation might be making bee populations look artificially high. The census measures operations that produce at least $1,000 of products per year. So high honey prices could nudge some hobbyists into the count.

Recent research suggests that despite recent increases in the honey bee population, honey yields in the U.S. have been decreasing since the 1990s because of changing climates and decreased soil productivity.

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A message from Amazon

"Amazon was a major turning point in our growth"

When Lisa and Kammy started 3 Moms Organics in their hometown of East Hampton, New York they turned to Amazon to help them grow.

Here's why: "Amazon's tools helped our small business tell our brand story and attract new customers."

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3. Catch me up

A crowd of Palestinians, including children, wait to receive food in the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, on Wednesday. Photo: Mahmoud Issa via Getty Images

🌏 Israel's defense minister pitched U.S. officials on a multinational military force with troops from Arab countries to escort humanitarian aid convoys in Gaza. Go deeper.
🗳️ The Biden campaign launched a new digital ad targeting Nikki Haley supporters in eight swing states. Go deeper.
🛳️ Major cruise lines are diverting upcoming cruises from the Port of Baltimore to Norfolk, Virginia, after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Go deeper.

4. 🐰 Happy Easter

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A religious procession, the Way of the Cross, crosses the Brooklyn Bridge today after leaving Brooklyn's St. James Cathedral Basilica — marking Good Friday, at the start of the Easter weekend.

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Amazon tools help small businesses thrive

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"I love Seller Forums," said Scott. "The community is pretty awesome."

The result: Amazon tools helped brands grow 20% year over year.

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Readout: HRSA Hosts Roundtable on New National Survey on the State of the Nursing Workforce

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Readout: HRSA Hosts Roundtable on New National Survey on the State of the Nursing Workforce

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Roundtable with national nursing leaders explored latest survey findings and the future of the nursing workforce

New data is the first comprehensive federal survey of registered nurses — the largest health care profession in the United States — since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic

Carole Johnson, Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), convened leaders last week from over 25 nursing and health care organizations for a roundtable discussion on the newly released findings of the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses — the first comprehensive federal survey of nurses since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

The survey is a comprehensive picture of the nursing workforce, the largest health care profession in the United States, conducted every four years by HRSA's National Center for Health Workforce Analysis in collaboration with the U. S. Census Bureau. Nearly 50,000 nurses responded to the survey questions and reported on topics such as education, training, job satisfaction, as well as their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In her comments, Administrator Johnson underscored that nurses are the backbone of the health care system and how HRSA has used this survey for nearly 50 years to hear directly from nurses across the country about their experiences to strengthen patient care, identify opportunities to support nurses, and learn how we can best grow the health workforce. She also emphasized how the survey findings and feedback from participants reinforce the need to increase our investment in the nursing workforce and invest in innovative new training approaches. The Biden-Harris Administration has continuously focused on new investments to train more nurses and support the nursing workforce, growing HRSA's nursing workforce budget by over 20%. The President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget proposes a $20 million increase in funding for nurse training, as well as $10 million to support innovation in health workforce training.

Dr. Michelle Washko, who leads HRSA's National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, reported on the survey results, saying that while the survey captured nurses reporting leaving the field as a result of the pandemic, in aggregate the registered nurse workforce grew by about 400,000 since the 2018 survey. The nursing workforce is younger and becoming more diverse with greater percentages of people of color and of men since the previous survey. Job satisfaction of nurses remains high (80%), even though nurses reported high levels of burnout during the pandemic.

Participants at the roundtable discussed the importance of the new data and the investments HRSA is making to support growing the nursing workforce and retaining the current workforce. Several participants noted the important role of pathways for underrepresented students to become nurses and the need to support nurse training in clinical settings. Nurse faculty are a necessary part of the infrastructure that is needed to grow the workforce and address shortages. The need for faculty and preceptors is often identified as a factor that can limit growth of the nursing field. All participants underscored the impact that COVID-19 had on the nursing workforce and stressed the importance of innovative solutions to address burnout. Several participants noted the importance of exploring the root causes of the particularly acute challenges in recruiting and retaining nurses in certain settings and geographic areas, such as rural communities and historically underserved communities. Participants appreciated HRSA's investments in nurse faculty and clinical preceptors as well as health workforce models like nurse residency programs in helping to address these issues.

HRSA supports the nursing workforce with financial assistance to individuals to help pay for nursing school through scholarship programs and loan repayment programs. In addition, HRSA funds nurse training grant and loan programs to support growing the nursing workforce including the important role nurses play in addressing health care priorities like improving maternal health, increasing access to primary care, and expanding behavioral health.

Leadership from the following organizations participated in the roundtable:

AARP Center for Health Equity through Nursing
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
American Association of Medical Colleges
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
American College of Nurse-Midwives
American Nurses Association
Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
Center for Health Workforce Studies, University at Albany
Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington
Children's Hospital Association
Colorado Nurses Association
Delaware Nurses Association
George Washington University, Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity
Louisiana State Nurses Association
Maryland Nurses Association, Inc.
Mercer County Community College
Michigan State University
Missouri Nurses Association
National Association of Hispanic Nurses
National Black Nurses Association
National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
University of Minnesota
University of the District of Columbia
Washington Center for Nursing

To learn more about the NSSRN or to download data and further analysis of the data, visit National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN).

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