An early release of a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine tested the survivabilty of the virus that causes COVID-19 in air as well as on...
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As awareness of the COVID-19 virus increased, Americans everywhere rushed out to (try to) buy hand sanitizer. All of us now know that washing our...
We deal with the seasonal flu each year, right? Between October and March of every year, millions get infected, tens of thousands develop critical...
In our last post, we explored the basics of virus structure, makeup, size, and shape. We determined that this infectious agent had characteristics of...
What exactly is a virus? We know they are not susceptible to antibiotics. We know that they can cause anything from the common cold, the Spanish Flu...
Data is king. At no other time in history have we had the amount of data available to us to make informed decisions – both as consumers and as...
The history of African-Americans health care is replete with stories of both tragedy and triumph. From the horrific conditions of slavery, through...
Have you ever wondered how hospital scores are created? As we have explored in previous posts, there are a number of organizations and companies that...
Consumers have a difficult time navigating the data that is available to help them make decisions about safe hospital choices. Today we are going to...
In the field of patient safety, you find an army of hospital administrators, consultants, manufacturers, healthcare workers, and evaluators. Out in...
Reports of the spread of the novel coronavirus from China show a continued spread of the illness. The many news articles available cover the story as...
News about a new coronavirus in Asia has hit the headlines this week, with numbers quickly climbing and efforts at containment escalating. As the...