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Schools closed
Offices closed
Malls are empty
Events called off
Flights grounded
Economy down
Even international borders closed

People are scared to look at each other, forget touching..

But, hospitals are still open, we still touch patients to check their pulse and examine. We don't hesitate and walk 3 mts away if you have cold, cough and fever...

The only community which is at highest risk, yet not stepping back
*Doctors and All Medical Staff working in the Hospital*
Proud to be in Healthcare Services????????

Take care everyone

Some rough language.

Physician David Drew Pinsky, commonly referred to as Dr. Drew, slammed the media in a CBS News interview late last week, saying that it is responsible for causing the American public to panic, which is hurting businesses and people.

.....for some clinicians to pontificate diagnostic on the mental health of our Brilliant and Dazzling Ivy League grad President Trump's alleged mental health issues. So I will not digress accordingly on Creepy Joe Biden. But diagnoses, differential or evolving, require lot's of clinical input. Much more than merely watching someone on TV or even in person. Gladly, this inappropriate behavior is helpful in further refining the detection of Trump Derangement-Hilary Deficit Syndromes. The incredible strength of the behavioral components of same is striking. Professionals, well aware of the rules, are willing to be blinded by their ueber liberal compulsions and hate, in doing so. With no sanction from the liberal academic and clinician certification outfits. Trump in November.

This morning at the Post Office while waiting in line to be helped 2 masked men entered and I could feel the tensions of the people rising with everyone on edge.
When the short guy yelled "This is a robbery, get down on the floor, NOW" We all relaxed.

Would cut funding for the Center for Disease Control, when we're faced with a global pandemic?

For years as a project manager and salesman I wore lightweight construction boots as a portion of my day was walking around construction sites. When I was promoted to sales manager, nearly all my time was spent in the office. I started wearing soft sole athletic shoes. With less support than the boots, my feet would hurt at the end of the day.
A few times doing home renovation, I'd wear boots, but mostly it was the soft shoes. The bad thing is when I accidentally kicked something... ouch!
About 3 weeks ago I developed a pain in the big toe of one foot after doing some furniture moving. Yeah, whatever I kicked seemed to kick back! Sore to the touch it was inflamed and I treated it with antibiotic cream for a few days, but that was only marginally better.
Time for a podiatrist. I found one close to home and he was able to get an appointment without a long wait.
After inspecting the toe, it was determined the nail was ingrown along one side and it could be easily cut. Asked if I wanted a shot of anesthesia, my response was YES!!
With a long thin needle he mixed two different medicines. One was quick acting and the other was long lasting. Three nerves needed to be numbed and the pain from the injection was greater than the pain from the ingrown toenail.
The pain sensation was still there so he hit me with around of anesthesia and 15 minutes the entire area was numb. Another 15 minutes and the procedure was complete.
No pain last night, no pain this morning and all day... no pain.
Thinking back... I shouldn't have waited so long.

There is a well known medical journal called, The Lancet.
Yesterday it published the results of a study of how the Medicare for All Act
would transform healthcare in America.
It concluded that a single payer system like the one Bernie Sanders has been urging, would save the average person about 13% per year ($450 Billion total in US),
and more importantly, would save about 68,000 lives per year.

Here is the summary from that journal article verbatim;



Although health care expenditure per capita is higher in the USA than in any other country, more than 37 million Americans do not have health insurance, and 41 million more have inadequate access to care. Efforts are ongoing to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would exacerbate health-care inequities. By contrast, a universal system, such as that proposed in the Medicare for All Act, has the potential to transform the availability and efficiency of American health-care services. Taking into account both the costs of coverage expansion and the savings that would be achieved through the Medicare for All Act, we calculate that a single-payer, universal health-care system is likely to lead to a 13% savings in national health-care expenditure, equivalent to more than US$450 billion annually (based on the value of the US$ in 2017). The entire system could be funded with less financial outlay than is incurred by employers and households paying for health-care premiums combined with existing government allocations. This shift to single-payer health care would provide the greatest relief to lower-income households. Furthermore, we estimate that ensuring health-care access for all Americans would save more than 68,000 lives and 1.73 million life-years every year compared with the status quo.

Here is the link to the full journal article. If you click on it, it won't work.
(Apparently the parentheses breaks it up on CS).
So, instead, copy the link in full and then paste it into your browser, and then click enter.

(19)33019-3/fulltext

Hello everyone,
i wasnt sure if opening this subject would be a right decision,but i felt the need to get rid of a burden in my soul and see if anyone else is facing the same problem like me...

This kind of a problem is like a torture for the one he/she faces it...is there anyone else who faces the same problem?I d like to share thoughts and experiences and if its possible to help each other....


thanks

Scheduled to take effect at 5 p.m. EST Sunday, the U.S. prepares for a quarantine as a result of the coronavirus emergency.

Delta, American and United airlines have announced they will temporarily cancel all of their flights to and from mainland China out of concern for the coronavirus outbreak.

All flights from China to the U.S. will be funneled to one of seven airports that are designated ports of entry: New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta.

As a precaution, any U.S. citizen who has been anywhere else in mainland China beyond Hubei province will be screened when they return for evidence of coronavirus symptoms. They will also be subject to self-quarantines of up to 14 days and monitored by local health officials.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said it was the first quarantine order issued by the federal government in over 50 years. Marty Cetron, director of CDC’s Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, said the last time a quarantine was used was in the 1960s for smallpox.

Story from USA TODAY via Yahoo! 2-2-2020

China just celebrated their New Year that lasts all week with people in the street, food and fun. I considered making plans last year to be in China for the New Year... good thing my plans fell through.