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We’ve all had our world turned upside down acting to prevent the spread of Covid-19. We must self-isolate during the risk of this highly contagious disease. Equally important, we must maintain health and wellness to promote a strong immune system and good mental health. Act on the tips provided to “Feel Great while you Self-Isolate.”Lifestyle Medicine recommends that we pay attention...

Would you trust Internet health information for your teen? A study in 2016, found that 70% of youth use the internet as their first source of health information (Sansom-Daly et al., 2016). This is problematic because during this phase of pre-adulting, many teens have limited e-health literacy, lacking the knowledge and skills to filter and distinguish reliable from unreliable health...

For the first-ever World Patient Safety Day on September 17, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) has launch a global campaign to create awareness of patient safety and urge people to show their commitment to making health care safer.  We at SaferCare Texas are proud to join the WHO and other leading organizations around the world to declare patient safety to be a...

Often times, consumers are not always familiar with the process of disposing expired, unwanted, or unused medications. As a result, they will attempt to bring these medications back to the pharmacy or the provider’s clinic for disposal. However, these sites are not able to take back the medication once it leaves the premises due to concerns of contamination. This increases...

As a registered dietitian, I know that the misunderstanding of basic nutrition or medical nutrition therapy can have major consequences for patient outcomes. I have seen the link between nutrition literacy and patient safety many times. Some of the more memorable encounters include:A newborn infant admitted near death because her mother did not know that crushed chips in soda placed...