The Post-Antibiotic Era
In April 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report detailing the serious threat of antibiotic resistance. The ‘post-antibiotic’ era is fast approaching...
A Humanitarian Call to WHO to Provide Vaccines to HCWs Everywhere
Join in Solidarity. Critical Call to Action:
Healthcare workers (HCW) are part of the frontline in the struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. The ID-IRI...
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Hand Hygiene at Home and School
Abstract
Infectious diseases continue to be a health challenge and economic burden within our communities. Though effective hand hygiene education is critical, there has been...
Mental Health in a Pandemic
Abstract
Mental health is not simply the absence of a diagnosed mental disorder but is a measure of overall health that includes the ability to...
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS): A Primer
Abstract:
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a rare, acute and sometimes fatal human disease affecting mostly those who live in (or travel to) the...
Touchscreens: The Mosquito of the Digital Age
Abstract
The widespread and rapidly growing automation and digitization of our world has led to the installation of billions of touchscreens, both in our personal...
Jill Promoli: The Sudden Flu Shot Advocate
Jill Promoli’s Twitter profile describes her as “Mom, wife, photographer, traveler, knitter, and suddenly a flu shot advocate.”
That last descriptor, “suddenly a flu shot...
Disease ‘X’ – The Next Pandemic?
When the WHO created the term Disease X in early 2018, Covid was not yet on the horizon. However, Disease X was mentioned together...
Is Polio Coming Back?
It was an unwelcome surprise in 2023 when the news broke that Canada had detected the polio virus in wastewater. The Canadian sample analysis...
