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Healthy Intersections Podcast: COVID-19, 4 Years Later

By | September 16, 2024
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Map of the US showing estimated cumulative excess mortality from 2020-2022

It’s been 4 years this month since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic. Where are we now? It’s time to take stock of the real impact of the pandemic. Aside from the burden of illness and mortality, the mental health toll, and the strains on the healthcare system, COVID even… Read More »

Pressure ulcers: risk factors and the power of policy

By | June 9, 2016
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Medical Care has recently published two papers on the topic of pressure ulcers — costly, painful, largely preventable infections associated with poorer quality care. In the first, from researchers at the University of Manitoba, York University, and the University of British Columbia, lead author Malcolm Doupe, PhD and colleagues focus on the risk of developing stage… Read More »