Healthcare acquired infections are infections that patients get while receiving treatment for medical or surgical conditions and many are preventable. At any one time in the […]
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is a hospital-acquired lung infection that develops 48 hours or longer, in a person who is on a ventilator. The infection is caused by […]
This Week’s Trending Medical Education Topic is Stress Management and Physician Burnout. Stress has been classified as the “Health Epidemic of the 21st Century” by […]
A new coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. This outbreak began in early December 2019 and […]
Emerging research has identified a strong relationship between the gastrointestinal system and the nervous system. This relationship is often termed the gut-brain axis, where physiologic processes or […]
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing more than 600,000 people each year. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most […]