For a clinician, skin is a valuable canvas that can inform and influence care. It is integral to our body’s physiology and at times our pathophysiology. It’s an ever-present, always visible...
Healthcare workers. Not only are they vital to providing patients with the care that they need, but some of the personal protective equipment (PPE) they use needs to meet certain...
Healthcare workers are vital to providing patients with the care that they need. One important aspect of a healthcare worker’s job and safety is the personal protective equipment used to...
During this unprecedented time of COVID-19-related crisis, the CDC has issued guidance for health care facilities on how to prepare and respond to community spread of the virus.1 This outlines...
Dr. Victor Miranda says that he knows he’s made a good career decision when he feels like he’s stepped outside his comfort zone. He is currently the Chief Medical Officer...
One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. As such, breast reconstruction is on the rise amongst those undergoing mastectomy, with...
The rise and spread of infectious disease, whether limited in scale or at pandemic level, has been a human challenge for centuries. From the Black Death to the common cold,...
Pressure injury prevention is not a new concept in Intensive Care Units. However in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, healthcare workers are dealing with critically sick patients on a...
The CDC recommends an environmental checklist of a variety of high-touch room surfaces that should be monitored after terminal cleaning of patient rooms.1,2 The CDC defines these surfaces as “sites...