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This week we honor Black Maternal Health Week by focusing on where our worlds intersect: Infections that affect patients during and after childbirth....
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In 1965, a sweeping update to the Social Security Act quietly introduced two programs that would transform American healthcare: Medicare and Medicaid...
Medical researchers have in recent years placed more emphasis on the non-medical conditions that impact patient health and outcomes. Collectively...
When you're searching for health information online, the stakes are high. Bad advice can lead to delayed treatment, unnecessary worry, or even harm....
No one wants to stay in a hospital any longer than they have to. We all have an innate desire to get back to the comfort of our homes and begin the...
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...
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...
Health literacy is the ability to obtain, read, understand, and use healthcare information to make appropriate health decisions and follow...
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Patients, Staff, Administrators: What Each of Us Can Do to Reduce Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs)
We hear so often how "we all have a role to play in reducing healthcare associated infections." From washing our hands to advocating for policy...
This week we continue our series on our New Year's resolution: Becoming a more empowered patient! This step provides some guidelines to help make...
At no other time in history has the patient had access to the amount of information about illness, had the legal and societal (and financial) rights...
The weeks between mid-September and mid-October has been National Hispanic Heritage Month since the late 1980s. During this month, the nation takes...