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The Veterans Health Administration is facing cuts to contracts related to infection prevention. These cuts could put at risk the network of 163 acute...
Posts by Erica Mitchell:
This week we celebrate Halloween, a holiday to get spooked by supernatural creatures for one night of the year. For those of us working in the world...
Architecture, urban planning and law, each of which are all-consuming disciplines, typically demand a lifetime of singular focus. Each profession...
We experience the ickiness and inconvenience of biofilms every day. From slow drains to tooth plaque, biofilms surround us because bacteria surround...
In a previous post, we examined the three things required for bacteria to form a biofilm: Moisture, nutrients, and a surface. Once these biofilms...
Patient safety is at the heart of healthcare. After all, even the Hippocratic Oath starts with "First, do no harm." Hospitals, clinics, and care...
Nursing responsibilities have changed dramatically over the past decades. While some non-medical tasks have been shifted to other workers, additional...
Nursing homes provide an invaluable service to our nation. Caring for elderly and medically vulnerable patients, nursing homes face unprecedented...
As we reach the midpoint of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15), we pause to recognize the extraordinary contributions of...
The COVID-19 pandemic led to an intense search for products that could help control the spread of that and other viruses, making the need for testing...
One of the fastest-growing research sectors is the investigation of the human microbiome. We read articles about using the microbiome to keep us...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital isolation room designs made headlines. Retrofitting of regular hospital units and emergency construction of...