Category Archives: Headline of the Day
COVID-19 and Health Equity — Serving the Underserved, Poorly Served, and Never Served
June 10, 2020National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine | Feature Story | May 5, 2020 | By Stephanie Miceli The novel coronavirus has been called “the great equalizer,” when in reality, it has only
From Camping To Dining Out: Here’s How Experts Rate The Risks Of 14 Summer Activities
June 3, 2020Shots HEALTH NEWS FROM NPR THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS May 23, 20201:55 PM ET | ALLISON AUBREY, LAUREL WAMSLEY, CARMEL WROTH 6-Minute Listen Download Meredith Miotke for NPR It has been around two months
As states reopen, here’s how you protect yourself from the coming surge
May 7, 2020Food for thought…. When/As the rules are being relaxed, and just because you will now be allowed to go out in public doesn’t mean you should. Is this the right
Receptors for SARS-CoV-2 Present in Wide Variety of Human Cells
May 2, 2020The SCIENTIST Chris Baraniuk Apr 29, 2020 Analyses from single-cell sequencing datasets support the idea that COVID-19 is not just a respiratory disease but an illness that can affect multiple organs. When the
Measuring Maternal Mortality
May 2, 2020February 6, 2020 Laurie Zephyrin, M.D. and Eugene Declercq Last week, for the first time since 2007, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reported new data on maternal mortality in the
Blood-pressure drugs are in the crosshairs of COVID-19 research
April 23, 2020REUTERS | HEALTH NEWS | APRIL 23, 2020 | 6:12 AM Deborah J. Nelson (Reuters) – Scientists are baffled by how the coronavirus attacks the body – killing many patients while barely
Where do patient safety and the Covid-19 virus cross paths?
February 27, 2020Speaking of Covid-19 virus…….let’s have a conversation about where Covid-19 virus and patient safety cross paths….. there are many directions it can go and it can lead to our raising
Association of open communication and the emotional and behavioural impact of medical error on patients and families
January 27, 2020BMJ Quality and Safety Original research Association of open communication and the emotional and behavioural impact of medical error on patients and families: state-wide cross-sectional survey Abstract Background How openly
One-size-fits-all approach to patient safety improvement won’t get us to the ultimate goal—zero harm
January 9, 2020Modern Healthcare November 09, 2019 01:00 AM by Dr. Mark Chassin Dr. Mark Chassin is president and CEO of The Joint Commission. He was a member of the Institute of
Why Doctors Still Offer Treatments That May Not Help
August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 at 7:00 am | Austin Frakt | The following originally appeared on The Upshot (copyright 2019, The New York Times Company). It also appeared in the print edition on August 15, 2019. When