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Keeping students & staff safe All schools, from elementary through university have a clinic or infirmary on site, there to provide care for ill or injured students and to administer certain medications and treatments. Because of this, these facilities produce waste, including expired medications and medication containers, sharps, gauze and other bandaging items and more.…

Preventing illness It happens every year. The summer flies by without a hitch, kids play outside, enjoy camps, beach days and long lazy afternoons by the pool, without so much as a sneeze. But then, within just a few days of school starting up, they get off the school bus with a fever, stuffy nose,…

What you need to know to protect yourself & your family It’s been all over the news and if you live in Florida, it’s likely you’ve even seen it with your own eyes, the mucky, green slime that is swirling around in the waterways and washing up onshore. It not only looks ominous and gives…

What you need to know to keep your family & pets safe If you’re like many other Americans, summer is the time of year when you and your family and friends like to get outside—whether it’s hitting the beach, swimming in the pool, barbecuing or hanging out in the yard. But the Centers for Disease…

Invisible dangers to be aware of Summertime! One of the most popular times of the year for families to go on vacation—and a fun-filled journey often includes a stay at a hotel. While traveling, your accommodations are your home away from home, but they can also be a hotbed of germs, parasites and pathogens that…

Immediate steps to take You run a busy medical facility where hundreds of patients are coming and going and numerous procedures and treatments take place in the course of each day. And even though you’ve taken every step to ensure your medical waste is properly stored and disposed of, accidents can and do happen. The…

Best practices & tips to ensure compliance Nursing homes and assisted living facilities continue to sprout up all over the United States, but especially in sunny South Florida, where so many people choose to live out their golden years. As an owner, administrator or manager of such an organization, it’s crucial to have a solid…

Tips to protect the patient and family With more and more seniors choosing to age in place, the field of home healthcare continues to grow at a rapid pace. Professionals, including nurses, physician’s assistants and skilled home health aides, care for patients in the comfort of their own homes—a service that often includes administering medication…

Trash, flush or authorized collector? When was the last time you cleaned out your medicine cabinet? If you’re like many Americans, it’s likely you haven’t touched many of the items in a year, maybe more. A survey conducted in 2017 showed that one-third of Americans hadn’t cleaned out their medicine cabinets in a year and…

What you need to know It’s all over the news and the web, the outbreak of E. Coli that’s causing widespread concern and panic among many people across the United States. Should you be worried? The short answer is yes, because even though they’ve traced the outbreak to romaine lettuce grown in Arizona, experts are…