Protecting Against Existing and Emerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging infectious diseases — those that have either never before been recognized or are re-emerging — represent one of the greatest threats to humanity.
The Heightened Importance of Cleanliness for Patient Safety
According to the World Health Organization, it is estimated one in every 10 patients is harmed while receiving hospital care caused by a range of adverse events, with nearly 50 percent of them preventable.
Sepsis: A Physician’s Perspective
A physician specializing in sepsis discusses diagnosis, symptoms and treatment of the disease.
Sepsis: A Patient’s Perspective
A patient shares her story about getting diagnosed with sepsis.
Enduring a Persistent Pandemic and Preparing for the Next
It’s almost a year since the pandemic first began ravaging the U.S., leaving healthcare providers grappling with how to care for the millions of Americans who have contracted the coronavirus. Still, scientists do not fully understand how to prevent or treat It.
COVID-19: A Physician’s Perspective
Since the onset of the pandemic, Dr. Dasgupta has been actively treating patients as a pulmonary critical care physician. Then in July 2020, he went from being a physician to a patient when he and his family contracted COVID-19.
COVID-19: A Patient’s Perspective
A man shares his story about how he contracted COVID-19.
The Transformation of Healthcare in a Post-Pandemic Era
Significant alterations in how healthcare is practiced and delivered is a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Will these changes continue?
Alzheimer’s Disease: A Physician’s Perspective
Dr. Galasko is an associate director at the University of California San Diego Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, which is working to improve current practices in AD.
Alzheimer’s Disease: A Patient’s Perspective
Dr. Arthur Kleinman cared for his wife, Joan, for 10 years after her Alzheimer’s diagnosis, which he chronicled in his book The Soul of Care: The Moral Education of a Husband and a Doctor.
