Popularly known as a nosocomial infection, Hospital-acquired Infections (HAI) are contracted through microbes existing in certain specific locations in hospitals. The breeding ground for such infections can also be nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, the healthcare staff, susceptible patients, contaminated equipment and devices, bed linens, air droplets, and contaminated food and…
As the COVID-19 effects continue to spread worldwide, most of the cities and towns have been mandatorily shut down, and as a result, small businesses, suburban malls, and public spaces are emptied of any crowds, small or big.; Sometime in the near future, hopefully, our lives would go back to…
By now, every one of us are acquainted with how the coronavirus spreads. To briefly recapitulate, COVID spreads when an infected person coughs or sneezes, releasing droplets that fall on surrounding surfaces including door knobs, light switches, walls, doors, washbasins, or even the floors. Yes, floors too. Often when it…
Annually, approximately 600,000 to 1 Million healthcare professionals are subject to sharp object injuries. Needle Stick Injuries (NSIs) in fingers are the most common of them, with 73.7% of NSI exposure occurring in doctors, and 19.1% in nurses. Dental professionals are observed to be at an even higher risk of…
Every family has encountered a point in their lives where incontinency has played a huge role as a hurdle in their day-to-day lives. Be it, babies, young kids, or aged adults, incontinency has resulted in uncomfortable sleep nights and therefore, unhappy lives. Let’s see how. In Babies: When your babies…
Although the seasonal influenza virus is detected all-year along in the US, the activity of the seasonal flu increases to its peak during the fall and the winter, which means, the transmission is highest between the months of December to February. With the outbreak of COVID-19 already at its peak…
Raksha is a Sanskrit word that signifies, “Protect against evil”. Medpick has initiated #Raksha, a campaign to supply FREE Face Masks to Small Businesses in the Boston & North Shore area; striving to keep them safe and securely running until the pandemic is no more a threat. The Current Scenario: …
In our previous excerpt, we had discussed how harshly the COVID-19 Pandemic had disrupted business for a Salon Owner in Cambridge city of Massachusetts. Little did we know that just downstairs to it is the Black Sheep Bagels, a merry business primarily thriving on the remarkable flow of students into it.…