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Experts stress vigilance in holiday plans to prevent hospital strain: 4 notes

Becker's Hospital Review November 21, 2023
To prevent becoming sick while visiting with family and friends during the winter holiday season, William Messer, M.D., Ph.D., offers tips such as frequent hand washing, covering coughs and sneezes, and keeping hands off of eyes, mouths and noses, noting “those are where mucus membranes that are most susceptible to infection”

The State of Higher Education: MONEY MATTERS

Portland Business Journal November 21, 2023
The Portland Business Journal reports that U.S. colleges and universities increased donations 12.5% for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, highlighting significant recent gifts to OHSU along with other higher-education institutions in Oregon.

Why don't doctors feel like heroes anymore?

Medscape November 21, 2023
In a story exploring they myth of the health care hero, Brian Park, M.D., discusses how that label was problematic and challenging for many health care workers as they experienced the highs and lows of the pandemic. “I think a lot of people feel ashamed that they feel burnout, because they’re supposed to be heroes, putting on their capes and masks. They’re waking up and saying, ‘I’m exhausted and I can’t play that part today. But I know that’s the societal expectation of me,’” he says.

OHSU urges health precautions amid virus ‘triple threat’ over holidays

KOIN-TV November 20, 2023
To prevent becoming sick while visiting with family and friends during the winter holiday season, William Messer, M.D., Ph.D., offers tips such as frequent hand washing, covering coughs and sneezes, and keeping hands off of eyes, mouths and noses, noting “those are where mucus membranes that are most susceptible to infection.”
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