Healthcare Staff Shortages During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues infecting thousands of people daily in the United States, healthcare facilities face staff shortages that threatens their ability to treat critical patients [1]. Decreases in the numbers of nurses and other essential staff, such as...
Mechanism of Wound Scarring
The burden of wounds is hefty across the United States: in 2018, a retrospective study of Medicare beneficiaries revealed that approximately 8.2 million beneficiaries suffered from infectious and non-infectious wounds in 2014 (1). Wound-associated scars – especially...
Duloxetine for Postoperative Pain
The opioid epidemic continues to ravage the United States, with the number of drug overdose deaths increasing by 5% from 2018 to 2019 alone and quadrupling since 1999 1. As such, alternative forms of pain medication and pain management protocols are a pressing need,...
Leapfrog Safety Grade for Hospitals
The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit organization that serves as the premier advocate of hospital transparency in the United States [1]. Through the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, it collects, analyzes, and disseminates hospital information to inform the public about various...
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