The Health Care Blog
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Coined some twenty years ago by Ken Kizer, MD of the National Quality Form (NQF) and soon widely adopted and expanded, it recognizes that healthcare sometimes has egregious errors that shouldn’t happen: the wrong foot is amputated, the wrong drug/dosage is given, surgical instruments are left inside a patient, and so on.
Your Local Epidemiologist
JANUARY 3, 2025
Flu is causing the most burden on healthcare systems, but Covid-19 wastewater is increasing fast, which means hospitalizations and deaths will soon follow. Unfortunately, this virus is one of the hardest viruses to kill, so a quick dose of hand sanitizer doesn’t work. Wastewater viral activity. 2 formula).
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Gideon
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
The metric is used by public health officials, governments, healthcare systems, epidemiologists, and many more to estimate the overall health of a given population. Public health interventions that have been shown to be effective in reducing maternal mortality include strengthening the health care system and improving nutrition.
Exploring Health
MARCH 25, 2025
This theory is gaining traction as the relationship between the human microbiome and the immune system becomes better understood. Could exposing ourselves to pathogens by reducing hygiene improve the composition of our microbiomes and, therefore, strengthen our immune systems defenses?
Exploring Health
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
So far, 39 illnesses, 15 hospitalizations, and one death have been linked to this outbreak. The CDC and FDA urge anyone who purchased these products to dispose of them immediately and sanitize storage areas to prevent further spread. Symptoms of E. They handled about seven times their usual rate of requests following the election.
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