Think back to the last time you or a loved one was a patient in a hospital or healthcare facility. What things do you remember most? Is it the stress...
Posts by Erica Mitchell:
On a fall day in 1957, a young girl learns about the launch of Earth's first artificial satellite and falls in love with science. Perhaps she rushes...
Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a respiratory virus that can cause mild to severe illness, particularly in young children, older adults, and...
On a sunny day in the early 1950s a young girl, the daughter of a medical secretary and a waiter, witnessed a terrifying event. Her mother collapsed...
Designing for healthcare environments is a delicate balancing act. Architects and designers must navigate a web of constraints, making trade-offs to...
he neighborhood school blood drive is one of those events that is so common, so American, that it has just become a part of our national landscape....
Any and every day is a good day to celebrate nurses! (February 6th, however, is the 37th Annual Black Nurses Day on Capitol Hill!) These hard-working...
It's no wonder why we have long associated the heart with life and love. It races when we are nervous or exerting ourselves. It beats with comforting...
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New Study Demonstrates Biocidal Efficacy of Copper-Infused Surfaces on C. difficile Spores
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain a significant challenge in clinical environments, and Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is one...
There is a good chance that you have Staph - Staphylococcus aureus - on your body right now. In fact, it is estimated that 25-30% of us carry Staph...
After our first post about prions, it's a comfort to learn that the rest of the germs on our countdown are able to be destroyed by cleaners!...