Gary Evans

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ACEP Takes Lead in Protecting Healthcare Staff Diversity

Sep 23, 2024 | reliasmedia.com | Gary Evans

ACEP Takes Lead in Protecting Healthcare Staff Diversity By Gary Evans, Medical Writer There is an inevitable tectonic shift occurring that will lead to a defining demographic moment: By 2050 multicultural minorities will represent the majority population in the United States.1 Thus, non-white patients very well could represent a large portion of those hospitalized on any given day.
ACEP Calls for Congressional Action on Boarding Crisis, Violence

Sep 23, 2024 | reliasmedia.com | Gary Evans

ACEP Calls for Congressional Action on Boarding Crisis, Violence By Gary Evans, Medical WriterIn a recent Congressional advocacy campaign, the American College of Emergency Physicians emphasized several legislative priorities and reiterated their strong stance on diversity, equity and inclusion in the healthcare workforce. ACEP advocated for bills that would address the psychiatric patient boarding problem in emergency departments and prevent violence in healthcare.
Diversity And Discomfort: Nurses, Racism, and Bias

Jun 26, 2024 | reliasmedia.com | Gary Evans

Diversity And Discomfort: Nurses, Racism, and Bias By Gary Evans, Medical WriterNursing has a long history of racism and bias in training and practice, making it critical that the largest workforce in healthcare confront this issue, said Anna Valdez, PhD, MSN, a consultant on racism and equity in healthcare. In addition to consulting, Valdez is a professor of nursing at Sonoma (CA) State University and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Emergency Nursing.
As Predicted, Measles Returns in Unvaccinated

Mar 5, 2024 | reliasmedia.com | Gary Evans

By Gary EvansAs this report was filed, a measles outbreak was underway at a Florida elementary school, prompting a bizarre letter to parents and guardians by the state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD. Ladapo has a history of taking antivaccine positions. In the letter, Ladapo mentioned the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine but did not advocate it against one of the most infectious viruses on Earth.
As Predicted, Measles Returns in Unvaccinated

Feb 28, 2024 | reliasmedia.com | Gary Evans

As Predicted, Measles Returns in Unvaccinated By Gary Evans, Medical Writer With measles cases documented in 15 states, it appears the antivaxx attacks against SARS-CoV-2 have engendered resistance to the pediatric immunization schedule. This problem was compounded recently by Florida surgeon Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, who sent a bizarre letter to parents regarding a measles outbreak at a state elementary school.
Eureka! Vaccination Can Prevent Long COVID

Jan 19, 2024 | reliasmedia.com | Gary Evans

Eureka! Vaccination Can Prevent Long COVID By Gary Evans, Medical Writer Could long COVID — a horrific condition that anyone would want to avoid — shake people out the malaise of vaccine apathy if not outright distrust? Evidence is accumulating that receiving the COVID-19 vaccination before initially being infected with SARS-CoV-2 can significantly reduce the risk of long COVID in adults and children. Approximately 13 million people in the United States have long COVID.
Atlanta Hospital Pays $45k to Settle Flu Vaccine Case

Dec 21, 2023 | reliasmedia.com | Gary Evans

Atlanta Hospital Pays $45k to Settle Flu Vaccine Case By Gary Evans, Medical Writer The narrow line between religious exemption and discrimination regarding mandatory vaccination policies was brightly drawn recently by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) settled an EEOC religious discrimination lawsuit by agreeing to pay a fired employee $45,000.
Pandemic Raises Spectre of Bioterror

Dec 21, 2023 | reliasmedia.com | Gary Evans

Pandemic Raises Spectre of Bioterror By Gary Evans, Medical Writer The three-year viral storm of COVID-19 circling the globe and killing millions of people has left a lingering question: Has the wholesale disruption and devastation of SARS-CoV-2 made biological pathogens a more compelling and/or attainable goal by bioterrorists? “The implications of COVID-19 for bioterrorism appear complex and contingent,” a group of terrorism experts write for a U.S. Army publication.
Sleep Woes A Work Problem, But HCWs Must be Proactive

Dec 8, 2023 | reliasmedia.com | Gary Evans

Sleep Woes A Work Problem, But HCWs Must be Proactive By Gary Evans, Medical WriterSleep disturbance is an all too common problem for healthcare workers, particularly if caused by alternating work shifts from day to night. While the workplace system is still the primary driver of insomnia, there are things the individual can do to lessen the impact, which can be considerable. But has the pendulum swung too far?
CDC Draft Revamps Airborne Precautions, Calls for N95s

Nov 10, 2023 | reliasmedia.com | Gary Evans

CDC Draft Revamps Airborne Precautions, Calls for N95s By Gary Evans, Medical WriterNew draft patient isolation guidelines recently approved by advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) call for scrapping the old droplet-airborne approach in favor of three tiers of air transmission precautions, two of which call for the use of N95 respirators.