Disease
The Podmedic spots trends and products at the Las Vegas consumer electronics show that will improve chronic disease conditions and EMS
In his new book, he says the key ideas are the team, improving testing, speeding vaccine and treatment development, and shoring up health systems
“We are making it possible for anyone who needs to be tested to do so,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra
Infectious disease experts say they are tracking cases and may reactivate an antibody treatment protocol
Grady EMS medical director, Dr. Lekshmi Kumar, said that the team is trained and expects more such calls
The agency removed its prior masking recommendation to avoid ‘confusion’ about the disease, for which 35 cases have been reported in the U.S.
Even though the variant causes a less severe illness for most people, the fact that it is more transmissible means more people are falling ill and dying
More than 50 people in a nursing facility in the state have been reported feeling sick and are being tested for the virus
The Wisconsin EMTs received rabies vaccines in 2018 after treating a woman who was foaming at the mouth and later died
Officials say a person who traveled from Wuhan, China to Washington state has been diagnosed with the virus
From mumps and measles, to the plague and Ebola, it is critical EMS is aware of the outbreaks, syndromes and conditions on the radar of public health
A GoFundMe for Paramedic Nick LaBrie and his family has received more than $25,000 in donations
Jeffery Henson, 57, lives with a genetic neurodegenerative disease and called the fire department more than 90 times in one month
A spike in the number of children with a rare neurological disease that causes polio-like symptoms has officials scrambling to understand the illness
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo reports another Ebola outbreak, is EMS prepared with proper protocols and PPE?
Infected workers may have exposed customers at two Salt Lake City area restaurants and a convenience store, authorities said
Austin Bird is undergoing therapy after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, an autoimmune disorder that left him paralyzed
Officials hope to end the official emergency status by Jan 31 after spending millions in fighting the epidemic
Every additional hour it takes to give antibiotics and perform other key steps increases the odds of death by 4 percent
Priority Ambulance medic makes non-emergent home visits to visit patients and prevent emergency department transports
The woman has a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis and Ill. health officials are working with the CDC to find people who may have had direct contact with her
Health officials are keeping close watch on the disease, which killed seven people and infected nearly 100 in the country
The newly diagnosed women is in isolation after contracting the disease while treating Thomas Eric Duncan last month
The deputy is known to have entered the apartment where the Dallas Ebola patient stayed, and was exhibiting symptoms of Ebola
Officials fear recent outbreaks across at least 10 countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East could unravel the nearly three-decade effort to eradicate the disease
the importance of hand washing can be answered with the question, “Have you ever killed someone with your bare hands?”
