In medicine, there’s a concept we often use with our patients called bearing witness. It exists beyond just listening or holding space for suffering. But sometimes, amidst caring for others, we forget who bears witness to our own lives.
Hospitals and primary care practices need to increase their awareness of Rocky Mountain spotted fever as the infection can be fatal if not recognized and treated promptly.
I remember a few ‘firsts’ in my day. It can be a bit intimidating to be the first to do something in the ER. What if it goes wrong? But if it has to happen, if someone has to try a new method, it might as well be me.
If patients have patchy hair, hair loss, or hair that won’t grow because it keeps breaking off, a contributing culprit could be the type of hair brush they are using.
Bacteria that are difficult to treat due to the so-called NDM gene primarily drove the increase, CDC researchers wrote in an article published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Only two antibiotics work against those infections, and the drugs are expensive and must be administered through an IV, researchers said.
