Opioid Crisis: Are Safe Consumption Spaces Key To Reducing Overdoses?

Amidst the national opioid crisis, overdoses are on the rise, crossing every socioeconomic boundary. Great debate continues as to whether or not safe consumption spaces (SCS) encourage use or provide a necessary safety net to reduce overdoses.

Johns Hopkins: Safe Consumption Spaces for Illegal Drug Use

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Germs In Your Workplace - How To Protect Yourself From The Dirtiest Coworker

The Today Show decided to test their work offices to see which host has the most germs in their work space. Do you think it was Savannah or Hoda? There are some pretty simple measures to keep your own work space clean and lower the amount of germs and ways to avoid the ones your coworkers have left behind. https://www.today.com/health/which-today-anchor-has-more-germs-their-office-t121656

ACLS Certification Eyes Virtual Reality

ACLS Certification Eyes Virtual Reality Posted by Max Gotlieb - Healthcare Reporter Virtual reality has transcended the notion that it is solely for entertainment purposes. No longer is virtual reality only used in video games and remote laboratories . Recently, the new technology has been adopted for practical uses. The complex computer functions work to simulate and recreate human senses and real situations. Obviously, this technology would seem to be perfect for medical applications. Now that virtual reality programs and devices have been matured and fine-tuned, locations such as the Children's Hospital Los Angeles have started to use it. Teaming up with AiSolve , Bioflight VR, and Oculus, they have constructed a training simulation for emergency pediatric trauma situations to ensure readiness, quick reactions, and proper care. Traditional methods of training for medical situational readiness utilize ...

Stop Taking That Aspirin You Were Told To Take

Taking a low-dose aspirin every day to prevent a heart attack or stroke is no longer recommended for most older adults, according to guidelines released Sunday. After doctors said for decades that a daily 75 to 100 milligrams of aspirin could prevent cardiovascular problems, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association reversed that idea. A large clinical trial found a daily low-dose aspirin had no effect on prolonging life in healthy, elderly people and actually suggested the pills could be linked to major hemorrhages. Sunday's recommendations say low-dose aspirin should not be given to prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease on a routine basis to adults older than 70 or any adult at an increased risk of bleeding. “Clinicians should be very selective in prescribing aspirin for people without known cardiovascular disease,” cardiologist Roger Blumenthal said in a stat...

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