Hospital Employee Health – October 1, 2023

‘It’s Alive’: Scabies Parasite Gets Under Your Skin, in Your Head

Healthcare workers have seen and suffered seemingly everything, but there is one creature as unnerving as the ragged screech of fingernails across a chalkboard: Sarcoptes scabiei hominis.

Misinformation from Physicians Hurt Pandemic Response

While studying high-use social media platforms, researchers found 52 American physicians from across a range of medical specialties were spreading misinformation about COVID-19 during the pandemic.

Callous Care for Pregnant Patients, Particularly Those of Color

With maternal mortality rates on the rise in the United States, a new report comes as an unwelcome complication — and, in part, an explanation for the disturbing trend: Many women feel disrespected and even experience verbal abuse during their pregnancy and delivery care, the CDC reported.

CDC’s ‘Hear Her’ Campaign Raises Voice of Problem Pregnancies

The Hear Her campaign provides resources for pregnant and postpartum women to share concerns with providers and to recognize urgent warning signs, according to the CDC.

Green and Lean: Nutritious Food Also Helps the Planet

More hospitals are implementing ways to provide healthy, nutritious food for healthcare workers while reducing their carbon footprint and enhancing sustainability as climate change becomes the next great challenge for the future.