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There are many challenges facing hospitals and healthcare in the modern world we are living in. I've created this curation collection to save articles that help me understand what modern health in society is.  The articles here are general in nature and placed here to promote discussion. We advise that you talk with your health professional before changing any of your medication or treatment options.  Any of the online courses listed here may (or may not) be open for access or enrolment. Most are free to browse, some may charge a small fee if you wish to receive a certificate or record of learning.   Every effort is made to ensure that these links are up to date and be aware that some of these articles may be behind a 'paywall'. If you can’t get into an article, email me and I may be able to assist.  Views are my own.
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Sneeze Into Your Elbow, Not Your Hand. Please. - The New York Times

Sneeze Into Your Elbow, Not Your Hand. Please. - The New York Times | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
From www.nytimes.com - February 27, 2018 4:41 PM
Some people have not yet gotten the official public health advice that sneezing into your arm sleeves (if you don’t have a tissue) will stop the spread of infectious germs.
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The CDC Is About to Fall Off a Funding Cliff

The CDC Is About to Fall Off a Funding Cliff | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
From www.theatlantic.com - February 8, 2018 6:03 PM
It's already planning to pull back on work that protects the world from pandemics.
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CDC: The 2018 Flu Shot Was Effective 36% of the

CDC: The 2018 Flu Shot Was Effective 36% of the | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
From time.com - February 15, 2018 7:07 PM
Early estimates suggest the flu shot only worked about a third of the time this year.

Between Nov. 2 and Feb. 3, total vaccine effectiveness was estimated at 36%, according to a report released Thursday by the CDC. When broken down by strain, however, efficacy varied widely.

H3N2, the dominant strain circulating this flu season, is notoriously more virulent and less receptive to vaccination than other types of influenza. True to form, vaccine effectiveness against this strain was low this year — approximately 25%, according to the CDC report. (That’s actually better than experts originally feared, based on trends from Canada and Australia, where the flu vaccine was only about 10% effective.) By contrast, the report says the shot worked an estimated 67% of the time against the less-severe H1N1 and 42% of the time against influenza B viruses.
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