Experts from Philadelphia's Temple University Hospital have shared their contingency plans for meeting increased demand for hospitalization, as well as their protocols and training plans to minimize health care staff exposure ...
Apr 22, 2020
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A new tool that predicts risk of death and admission to a long-term care facility for patients with dementia may help conversations between health care providers, patients and their families, according to new research in ...
Apr 20, 2020
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With more and more countries shutting down, about half the globe is social distancing. The WHO says it's time to give up the buzz phrase for physical distancing instead.
Apr 13, 2020
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After reading Julia Lynch's latest draft paper, a typical layperson would likely be surprised to realize that despite decades of national concern about terrorists, biological warfare attacks, and dirty bombs, hospitals don't ...
Apr 8, 2020
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Much of the global conversation around the COVID-19 pandemic has revolved around how to prevent the spread of the virus. But along with staying home, maintaining social distance and washing hands, it's important to also be ...
Apr 8, 2020
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Men are slightly more likely than women to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and African-Americans have a higher risk than people of other races. However, everyone is at risk for developing the disease, especially after ...
Mar 16, 2020
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Millions of Americans braced for the week ahead with no school for their children for many days to come, no clue how to effectively do their jobs without child care, and a growing sense of dread about how to stay safe and ...
Mar 15, 2020
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A University of Washington researcher calculates that 14.4 million workers face exposure to infection once a week and 26.7 million at least once a month in the workplace, pointing to an important population needing protection ...
Mar 9, 2020
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From 2012 to 2016, there was an increase in electronic health record (EHR) use among residential care communities, according to a study published online March 3 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publication from ...
Mar 5, 2020
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Pregnancies among women with disabilities are 42% more likely to be unintended than pregnancies among women without disabilities, says a new report published in the journal Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health.
Feb 28, 2020
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