Health.Care | An Educational Blog

Infection Control and Prevention During A Crisis: What Keeps Working?

What is an antibiogram?

The Origins of Germ Theory, Part 3: Microscopes

Innovations in Healthcare: Balancing Cost and Care

The Origins of Germ Theory, Part 2: A Plague Upon Your House

Before COVID-19, the field of infection control and prevention was making incredible progress. Putting in place protocols and ensuring consistent...

One of the tools available to infection preventionists, hospital epidemiologists and healthcare practitioners is the antibiogram. While not all...

There is really no way to overstate the importance of Girolamo Fracastoro's bold proposal about the roots of infection. His idea that infections were...

Some of the most incredible human innovations have led to saving or improving millions of lives, from antibiotics to x-rays. In today's world,...

Civilization picked up speed after the discovery of agriculture and animal husbandry, allowing for longer lifespans, healthier people, and lots of...

Public transportation was one of the hardest hit sectors during the COVID pandemic. Some cities, such as San Francisco, saw ridership go down as much...

We take for granted the knowledge that infection is caused by microscopic organisms. But the road to this scientific truth has been long and winding,...

Health.Care | An Educational Blog

Infection Control and Prevention During A Crisis: What Keeps Working?

What is an antibiogram?

The Origins of Germ Theory, Part 3: Microscopes

Innovations in Healthcare: Balancing Cost and Care

The Origins of Germ Theory, Part 2: A Plague Upon Your House

Infection Control and Prevention During A Crisis: What Keeps Working?

What is an antibiogram?

The Origins of Germ Theory, Part 3: Microscopes

Innovations in Healthcare: Balancing Cost and Care

The Origins of Germ Theory, Part 2: A Plague Upon Your House

Putting the Public Back on Public Transportation

The Origins of Germ Theory, Part 1: Enter Miasma