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South Korea's Cautionary Tale: Lack of Infection Control Vigilance Allows MERS to Gain Foothold
Read More about South Korea's Cautionary Tale: Lack of Infection Control Vigilance Allows MERS to Gain FootholdThe genie is out of the bottle
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Mutated MERS Explodes in Korea? Much More Likely Nation’s Health System was Unprepared
Read More about Mutated MERS Explodes in Korea? Much More Likely Nation’s Health System was UnpreparedAs of Monday June 8, South Korea had 87 MERS cases including six deaths.
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Fired Whistle Blower gets Back Pay, Bonus for Reporting Unsafe Needle Practices
Listen to HCW concerns to head off whistle blower callsRead More about Fired Whistle Blower gets Back Pay, Bonus for Reporting Unsafe Needle Practices -
OSHA Targets High-Injury rates in Healthcare
Is agency finally ready to cite for hospitals for patient lift injuries?Read More about OSHA Targets High-Injury rates in Healthcare -
What’s in Your Water? Waterborne Bugs Cause Fatal Infections
"Expect poison from standing water." William BlakeRead More about What’s in Your Water? Waterborne Bugs Cause Fatal Infections -
And the Band Played On: AIDS in an Age of Miracle Treatments and Chronic Complacency
Some 25% of HIV-positive people do not disclose status before sexRead More about And the Band Played On: AIDS in an Age of Miracle Treatments and Chronic Complacency -
He is Heavy and He's not my Brother: Nursing Patient-Handling Injuries on Rise
No use of safe patient handling equipment in 82% of nurse injuriesRead More about He is Heavy and He's not my Brother: Nursing Patient-Handling Injuries on Rise -
Under the Gun: Hospitals must Respond to Violence Against Health Care Workers
Has health care become numb to violence?Read More about Under the Gun: Hospitals must Respond to Violence Against Health Care Workers -
New Drugs and Ancient Enemies: Bacteria have Time on Their Side
In remote caves bacteria alien to human contact are multidrug resistantRead More about New Drugs and Ancient Enemies: Bacteria have Time on Their Side -
D-Day: The Battle to Save the Antibiotic Era has been Joined
Read More about D-Day: The Battle to Save the Antibiotic Era has been JoinedA girl of 9 rolls around in poison ivy to get out of school. Unfortunately, it is 1934 -- the pre-antibiotic era. Some 11% of skin infections were fatal.