Informative and uptodate video with lots of pictures ( 2022) Watch this before you take your next trip. #doctor #monkeypox #traveltips I recently returned from New York and felt I would use some of my experience to leave you some practical tips. Hope you find it helpful, save or share.
Category: The Basics
The basics on how to control the spread of contagious diseases in everyday life without being paranoid.
Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients. There’s a simple way to stop it.
Four years ago, when Karen Giuliano went to a Boston hospital for hip replacement surgery, she was given a pale-pink bucket of toiletries issued to patients in many hospitals. Inside were tissues, bar soap, deodorant, toothpaste, and, without a doubt, the worst toothbrush she’d ever seen.“I couldn’t believe it. I got a toothbrush with no bristles,” she said. “It must have not gone through the bristle machine. It was just a stick.”To most patients, aContinue…
Matthew Cortland Hosts Twitter Space: Is it safe to ____?
Disability activist and inspiration for this site and the term adaptive PPE, Matthew Cortland is hosting a Twitter space to help people learn how to manage air quality in indoor spaces and generally protect themselves as the pandemic continues.
5 Ways Parents Can Help Their Kids With Reemergence Anxiety | HuffPost Life
Experts share their advice for supporting children’s mental health in this transitional time.
Source: 5 Ways Parents Can Help Their Kids With Reemergence Anxiety | HuffPost Life
2020 – the year that masks replaced gum under the lunch tables : mildlyinteresting
Here’s how to spot ‘dangerous’ health misinformation online, according to a doctor
Medical information comes at you in so many different forms online.
Source: Here’s how to spot ‘dangerous’ health misinformation online, according to a doctor
Running Essential Errands | CDC
CDC provides credible COVID-19 health information on how to stay safe while grocery shopping, getting gas, or running other essential errands.
Source: Running Essential Errands | CDC
How NOT to Wear a Mask – The Times in Plain English
A very good article in plain English about how NOT to wear a mask.
Winter Is Coming: What To Do If Your Kids Are Being Forced Back To School (Updated for 2021)
Many people had no choice but to work or be in contact with others outside their home during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in their areas. Many were exposed. Many were infected. Most survived, but many still have lingering health problems as a result of infection. Though many in wealthier countries have been vaccinated, due to politics, many have declined. Aside of depriving their children of vaccines when available, most “antivax” adults areContinue…
Pandemic Preparedness
Pandemics are a part of life since the dawn of civilization. It’s just part of the reality of humans living in close quarters. Whenever the first announcements of a pandemic hit the news, people panic and rush to the grocery stores. This ends up causing unnecessary chaos and shortages. There was no panic in my house though, because having already experienced what in hindsight was the last SARS and a war, plus Grandma’s warnings inContinue…