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What Is Pneumococcal Disease?
Pneumococcal disease is an umbrella term for illnesses caused by bacteria called pneumococcus. There are more than 90 types of pneumococcus, and they’re the leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). CAP is the type of pneumonia people get from non-medical community settings. Pneumonia is a serious infection of the lungs. When you have a bacterial, viral or fungal infection, mucus or pus can build up in the air sacs in the lungs. If you have pneumonia, the buildup keeps oxygen Healthy
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As a Cancer Journey Coach and Breast Cancer Survivor, I’m Changing the Narrative for Cancer
Cancer was a big part of my life long before it played an instrumental role in shaping my identity.My father died in 2012 after a long journey with prostate cancer. Five days before his passing, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. I hesitated to tell him about my moms diagnosis, but he knew something was up from the way I was so on edge those last few days. When I finally told him, he apologized to me for having best
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Phoebe Bridgers Opened Up About Her ‘Super Safe’ Abortion: ‘Don’t Let Anybody Freak You Out’
Abortions shouldn’t be scary or shrouded in mystery. Take it from indie rocker Phoebe Bridgers, who recently opened up about her abortion story in the hopes of de-stigmatizing the procedure and encouraging others to take control of their reproductive health. Speaking to Teen Vogue, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter was candid about her experience getting an abortion at Planned Parenthood last year. “I hate going to the doctor’s office, so doing that was anxiety-riddled,” she told the magazine. “I also hate having shek
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Summit Health Opens Multispecialty Health Hub In New Jersey
Primary and specialty care provider Summit Health has opened a new multispecialty healthcare hub with primary, specialty, and urgent care services in Clifton, N.J. The 100,000-square-foot project includes 18 co-located specialties, including primary care, family medicine, dermatology, orthopedics, urology, breast care, imaging, lab, and comprehensive cancer care services. The hub also houses a CityMD urgent care. Gensler (Morristown, N.J.) provided architecture and design services for the project. The post Summit Health Opens Multispecialty Health Hub In New Jersey first appeared healthcare
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HCD Rising Star: Annette Couvillon
Annette Couvillon comes to healthcare design with a diversity of experiences and backgrounds, including studies in heritage conversation, architectural history, and community design. She joined HKS in 2014, becoming part of the Dallas office’s pediatric health team, garnering experience developing projects through all stages, which has provided her with a core body of knowledge to lead an evidence-based design process in her work. As an architect and healthcare planner, Couvillon has been integral to providing a full-service design partnership with healthcare
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Making The Connection At Seattle Children’s Hospital
For nearly a decade, Seattle Children’s Hospital has been transforming its campus as part of a 15-year master plan, which was approved in 2010. The multiphase, 1 million-square-foot campus expansion kicked off with the opening of a 330,000-square-foot cancer, critical, and emergency care expansion in 2013. That project added new inpatient beds and an emergency department. “[These were] the highest priority on campus,” says Kari Thorsen, principal interior designer for the project, at ZGF Architects (Seattle), which handled the master healthcare
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HCD Rising Star: Jann Gao
After receiving undergraduate and graduate degrees in industrial engineering, Jann Gao started her career in healthcare on the organization side, working at Montefiore Health System as a healthcare business process architect, focused on improving patient and clinical workflows. After a few years, she moved to the firm side, working at multiple firms before joining CannonDesign in 2018 as a senior consultant, health advisory services. In 2019, she was moved to Blue Cottage of CannonDesign, the firm’s consulting arm, becoming the healthcare
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Haphephobia (Fear Of Being Touched)
It is common for some people to not enjoy anyone touching them even for a handshake. In fact, in some cultures touching someone as a form of communication is considered rude and is looked down upon. However, tactile communication is common and a handshake or a hug is very common these days. There are some people who don’t like being touched and that’s completely normal. But, however uncommon it may sound, some people dread being touched by someone else. Such calmsage
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Spreading The News On Behavioral Health Crisis Units
Here’s the good news: Spending on much-needed behavioral and mental healthcare in the U.S. has increased more than 50 percent in the past decade, reaching $225 billion in 2019, according to an Open Minds Market Intelligence Report. Today that figure is set to expand even more following this summer’s passage of a federal gun safety bill that includes $8.6 billion to support the buildout of certified community behavioral health clinics in all 50 states. Now the bad news: Even as healthcare
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O’Donnell & Naccarato Acquires Douglas Wood Associates, Opens New Office
Structural engineering firm O’Donnell & Naccarato (O&N; Philadelphia) has acquired Douglas Wood Associates (DWA; Miami). The combined firm will operate as Wood / O’Donnell & Naccarato and plans to open an office in Orlando, Fla. The deal is part of O&N’s larger strategic vision to expand its footprint in key markets nationwide. The post O’Donnell & Naccarato Acquires Douglas Wood Associates, Opens New Office first appeared on HCD Magazine. healthcare
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Suicide Contagion: What Is It & How To Prevent It?
You must know of many diseases that are contagious but did you know suicide can be contagious too? Suicide is not something that develops because of a virus or bacteria then how is it even possible for someone to catch suicidal ideations from someone else? I know it all sounds crazy but suicidal contagion is a phenomenon that has proved this idea of suicide being contagious right. Suicide contagion states that the risk of suicide can increase when someone close to them calmsage
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What is Perinatal OCD and How to Deal With it
When a woman is pregnant she undergoes a lot of changes physically and emotionally. The hormone is all haywire making them vulnerable to various mental and emotional pressures. Pregnancy also puts a woman at risk for various physical and mental health issues. Perinatal OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder during or after pregnancy) is one among many pregnancy disorders. Perinatal OCD often goes unattended because the compulsive behavior is misunderstood as being over-cautious as the woman is pregnant at the moment. No mental health condition calmsage