Creating a space where people feel safe to voice opinions, make mistakes and risk ridicule when offering an idea can have a significant effect on teams.
UK transfusion services are world-leading in being the first to take an approach based on the sexual behaviour of all donors.
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Talks have stalled again and again but a mini deal could be imminent.
Juan Miranda receives a flu shot from Yadira Santiago Banuelos, family nurse practitioner, at the Family Health Clinic of Monon in Monon, Indiana.
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Millions of Latinos may not get the influenza shot this year, which could be an indicator of whether they will get a COVID-19 shot. A rural clinic shows how building trust can help overcome reluctance.
A Victorian government proposal to build a clinical information system for every Victorian, with no opt-out, has merits, but the many risks to privacy must be addressed.
Health education curriculums need to specifically prepare healthcare professionals to respond to a pandemic when it comes to aspects like infection control, aged care and mental health.
The pandemic is stressing the nursing profession, which was already facing a labor shortage.
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Health and scientific leaders mustn’t waste this opportunity to shape the future for the better.
Canada’s failure to fulfil its commitments to the UN Sustainable Development Goals will leave our children worse off.
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The COVID-19 pandemic risks making Canada’s already woeful record on child welfare worse. To safeguard a future for our children, governments must prioritize their care.
Research shows that as burnout increases, empathy decreases.
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Before we chuck out the old way of seeing the doctor, we need to look at what might be lost.
Freed slaves on the plantation of Confederate General Thomas F. Drayton in Hilton Head, South Carolina. This photograph was taken circa 1865.
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The health care inequities suffered by Black Americans today began centuries ago.
A nurse participates in the drill to test their system capabilities for the COVID-19 coronavirus mass patients influx at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi.
Most Kenyans are able to access basic care but face the barrier of potentially catastrophic fees.
Telehealth is booming like never before, and many patients and health care providers across the U.S. are using it for the first time.
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Telehealth has seen massive increases in use since the pandemic started. When done right, remote health care can be just as effective as in-person medicine.
Infection fatality rate is simply the number of deaths divided by the number of infections, but finding those numbers is harder than it might seem.
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The percentage of people who die from a coronavirus infection is an important number for public health experts to know. Recent estimates now put it at 0.65%, far lower than initially thought.
Training with actors gives nurses the chance to practise caring for a diverse set of patients.
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Dental care guidance from 16 countries around the world has been reviewed to help UK governments create policy that makes a trip to the dentist as safe as possible.