The third Anniversary

The third anniversary of those moments passed by over the past week without much fanfare. President Biden has already said the national emergency for covid-19 will end this May, and most Americans have returned to their pre pandemic lives.In this week’s newsletter, I...

How does fever indicate that your cancer has spread?

Cancer destroys every healthy cell in your body. Frequent fever or a rise in your body temperature is a sign that a tumor is invading nearby tissue and cancer is spreading fast. Also known as pyrexia, it is a common reaction to infection or illness. Read on to know...

You Ask, Experts Answer

Dr. Caitlin Rivers, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, responded to reader questions about coordinating response efforts and protecting the vulnerable.Since public health is mostly funded and carried out by the states, how do we improve...

How to Prepare for ‘Disease X’

Late last year, I participated in an exercise meant to play out what might happen if the world was presented with a new disease spreading quickly, with no warning. The exercise revolved around a number of simulated emergency meetings of the World Health Organization...

Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometry FAQ’s

Frequently Asked Questions by Nursing Staff What should I do if I get an abnormally high reading? Repeat the reading with the same thermometer; a correct reading will be reproducible Repeat the reading with another Exergen TA Thermometer; 2 thermometers with the same...
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