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UP hospitals get patient safety grades. Does worst-ranked facility really not wash hands?
05 Dec 2025 03:57 GMT
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WJMN/WBUP) — Four hospitals in the Upper Peninsula have been graded for patient safety. Three have maintained their rankings, while one has sunk from an “A” to “D” in three years.
According to the grades, the “D” facility even scores …
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Health Department Urges Safety, Vaccination During Holiday Flu Season
04 Dec 2025 20:36 GMT
… , the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) is urging … people who are ill
Wash hands frequently
Cover coughs and … they’re sick,” said Health Director Kerry Kernen. “Staying … uninsured, underinsured, covered by Medicaid, or identify as American …
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Chris Whitty on the infections we should take ‘much more seriously’
04 Dec 2025 18:30 GMT
… own protection against infections through measures such as washing hands, taking care when … days and weeks following infection.
The chief medical officer added, “What’s … like reducing the risks by hand washing, by careful preparation of food …
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The flu 'now a risk' across Northwestern Ontario: health unit
04 Dec 2025 17:24 GMT
… – Cover coughs and sneezes, wash hands often, and clean high-touch … at higher risk of severe infection, wear a well-fitting … Young Hoon, NWHU Medical Officer of Health, who is urging everyone … hospitalization and death. Our health care system is already …
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NHS must take elderly infections more seriously, Chris Whitty warns
04 Dec 2025 16:51 GMT
… seriously, England's chief medical officer has warned.
Sir Chris … or die from an infection.
While the health system was "extremely … sense" measures such as washing hands, taking care when preparing food …
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Preventing infections in older people is hit and miss, says England’s chief medic
04 Dec 2025 15:27 GMT
… and miss”, the chief medical officer for England has … about reducing infections and preventing infections in children … whether infections accelerated the onset.
Whitty said hand-washing, careful … disease and improve health outcomes from infection in this …
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Pigeon Droppings Harbor Dangerous Yeast Infections
04 Dec 2025 15:12 GMT
Pigeon Droppings Harbor Dangerous Yeast Infections
Researchers at the Department of … spp.) listed by the World Health Organization as particularly hazardous. Additionally … avoiding contact with droppings and washing hands thoroughly after being in areas …
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Northeast Ohio health officials urge flu vaccine despite imperfect match
04 Dec 2025 06:20 GMT
… Flu infections remain low in the region, but public health officials … Sobolewski, Summit County’s medical director.
She said the shot … , or if they have medically frail people at home. … becoming ill, including frequent hand-washing, staying home when sick …
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Outbreak of highly contagious intestinal illness in homeless, Island Health reports
04 Dec 2025 02:41 GMT
… community.
Shigellosis is an infection caused by Shigella bacteria. … that spreads from an infected persons feces, through … be stopped by simple hand washing, but with limited access … healthy people, symptoms can resolve after a week, most, without medical …
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Health And Holiday Safety Tips For December
04 Dec 2025 01:51 GMT
… Kindergarten playground.
Tuolumne Public Health also shares “In changing … season by remembering to wash hands frequently, cover your cough … are spread by not washing hands with soap and clean, … best ways to stay healthy. Hand sanitizer, at least 60% …