Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published June 30, 2019. Cancer kills an estimated 1,600 Americans each day. In China, 8,100 people a day succumb to the disease. It’s so common, it’s a rare individual who does not know someone who has been diagnosed with cancer — which is why the… Read More »
The first clinical trial administration of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine took place over a year ago, on March 16. An annus horribilis of masks, remote schooling, unemployment, loneliness, and depression ensued, leaving in its wake more than a half-million deaths in the U.S. — 2.9 million globally. Will vaccines save us? We have ample reason… Read More »
Carol Wolfenbarger By Carol Wolfenbarger, MSN, RN, FACHE Patient safety is at the core of everything we do at Mission Hospital McDowell (MHM). In recognition of World Patient Safety Day (September 17), this month we’re highlighting the many layers of safety-oriented protocol and systems in place that exist here at MHM to create a safety… Read More »
Negotiations on the next coronavirus economic relief package between White House officials and Democratic leaders broke down Friday after 10 days of failed talks. “I told them: Come back when you are ready to give us a higher number,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday after a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and White… Read More »