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...
Posts about Hospitals (6):
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 our series on Clostridioides difficile, we explored the bacteria that causes this lethal hospital-acquired infection, the resulting infectious...
There are 6 reasons why Clostridioides difficile is such a menace. Each one of these aspects makes C. diff infections, or CDIs, a force to be...
You are a patient in the hospital, recovering from a surgical procedure. You are put on antibiotics to prevent infection, and everything seems fine....
Our earlier post gave us a glimpse into the life of a mom responding to the shocking diagnosis of cancer in her three-year-old son, Jack. This...
We know a lot (or actually most) of our posts about infection and hospitals can be terrifying. But here's some good news: A least you don't live in...
As winter ends and spring begins to arrive (and stay), many of us will find ourselves elbow-deep in soil, getting our gardens ready for the season....
With a new year almost upon us, today's post will look at some of the healthcare industry's biggest trends. These issues, while not new, will...
Epidemiology is a branch of medicine that studies the way disease moves through human populations, from outbreak to control. The word epidemic itself...