Sentences with phrase «healthy people in the hospital»

In 1 in 10 cases, people infected with these germs spread the disease to apparently healthy people in the hospital — such as patients, doctors or nurses — who in turn can act as silent carriers of illness, infecting others even if they don't become sick.

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Whereas I haven't spent a great deal of time in hospitals personally, in nearly every case when I was visiting friends or family, I have found the vast majority of the staff were genuinely caring people who did their damnedest to get everybody well and healthy and out of the hospital.

Mothers and babies across the state now have even more support and we are ever closer to reaching our Healthy People 2020 target of increasing the percent of live births in hospitals providing recommended care for lactating women and infants.

The ways pediatricians can protect, promote, and support breastfeeding in their individual practices, hospitals, medical schools, and communities are delineated, and the central role of the pediatrician in coordinating breastfeeding management and providing a medical home for the child is emphasized.3 These recommendations are consistent with the goals and objectives of Healthy People 2010,4 the Department of Health and Human Services» HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding, 5 and the United States Breastfeeding Committee's Breastfeeding in the United States: A National Agenda.6

Additionally, multidrug resistant strains, such as methicillin - resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), are causing severe skin infections in healthy people outside of hospitals.

To find out, Jeffrey Ellenbogen, chief of the division of sleep medicine at Harvard University's Massachusetts General Hospital, and his colleagues asked 12 healthy people to spend three nights in his sleep lab.

People get hung up on that, but there have been other hospitals in this country that have handled confirmed Ebola cases and sent them home healthy without spreading it to other pPeople get hung up on that, but there have been other hospitals in this country that have handled confirmed Ebola cases and sent them home healthy without spreading it to other peoplepeople.

A trial is under way at a hospital in South Korea to test whether injections of human umbilical cord plasma have anti-ageing effects in healthy people aged 55 or older.

Radiologist Shumei Li from Guangdong No. 2 Provincial People's Hospital in Guangzhou, China, and her team, scanned the brains of 30 healthy sleepers and 23 people with severe insomnia using diffusion tensor imaginPeople's Hospital in Guangzhou, China, and her team, scanned the brains of 30 healthy sleepers and 23 people with severe insomnia using diffusion tensor imaginpeople with severe insomnia using diffusion tensor imaging MRI.

Radiologist Shumei Li at Guangdong No. 2 Provincial People's Hospital in Guangzhou, China, and her team scanned the brains of 30 healthy sleepers and 23 severe insomniacs using diffusion tensor imaging MRI, a technique that lights up the white matter circuitry.

Researchers from the Department of Cardiology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou, China combined the findings of 25 randomized human trials investigating the impact of probiotic consumption on body weight and BMI in over 1,900 healthy adults.

Many of these additional cases were people who had recent links to the hospital but were otherwise healthy and living in the community when they developed a MRSA infection.

Scientists are excited by recent success with fecal microbiota transplants (FMT), transfer of healthy fecal matter into ailing patients, notably those with clostridium difficile (C. diff), a bacterial infection acquired after antibiotics, often in hospitals, that kills more than 15,000 people a year.

«Many people have felt that abstaining from coffee is associated with being healthy, but this meta - analysis shows this is not necessarilytrue,» said Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, director of Women's Heart Health at Lenox Hill Hospital, in New York City.

Both the DASH and Mediterranean diets allow people the flexibility to choose from a wide variety of healthy foods, so they can eat what best suits them, said Kelly Hogan, clinical nutrition and wellness manager of the Mount Sinai Hospital's Dubin Breast Center in New York City.

Professional Duties & Responsibilities Developed proficiencies with medical technology, supplies, and pharmaceuticals over 14 years of nursing Knowledgeable regarding the challenges facing medical professionals across a wide range of disciplines Supported general surgeons as well as surgeons specializing in neurosurgery, transplants, pediatrics, etc.. Built and strengthened long term relationships with physicians, hospital leaders, and community figures Led nursing teams in 13 intensive / critical care units ensuring effective and efficient patient care Monitored, recorded, and reported patient condition to physicians Provided critical care surgical support, wound care, and administered medications Dealt with AMI, septic shock, DKA, and CHF Educated patients and families in healthy diets and exercise Assisted in admission, transfer, discharge, and documentation of patients Managed medical supplies, equipment, and medications ensuring adequate and functioning materials Proven ability to adapt medical knowledge and people skills in fast paced, ever changing environments Performed all duties in a positive, professional, and timely manner