10 Tips to help prevent medical errors
A recent study shows that one in seven Medicare patients in hospitals
experience a medical error. But medical errors can occur anywhere in the
health care system
A recent study shows that one in seven Medicare patients in hospitals
experience a medical error. But medical errors can occur anywhere in the
health care system
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States in men
and women. Heart disease affects millions of Americans. The American
Heart Association estimates that about every 34 seconds someone will
have a heart attack. Let
Influenza, commonly called the flu, is a contagious virus that infects
the respiratory tract and is spread from one infected person to another.
Now that the holidays are over, many are thinking of losing weight.
There is a weight loss support group in the KMC that meets from 5:15 to
6:30 p.m. every Tuesday (except U.S. holidays) at Pulaski Barracks
(near Vogelweh) in Bldg. 2919.
Diabetes is a disease where the body does not produce or properly use
insulin, a hormone that allows the body to use glucose for energy.
Nearly 26 million children and adults in the U.S.
Most healthy children occasionally have trouble sitting still, paying
attention or controlling impulses. Maybe you have noticed these
behaviors in your own children. That
Rabies is a virus that is normally spread by the bite of an infected
(rabid) animal. The virus is almost always fatal without proper
post-exposure treatment.
In Germany, including in the Rheinland-Pfalz area, the risk for rabies
is very low. Wild animals known to carry rabies in Germany are foxes and
bats. Rabies is still common in more than 150 countries, including in
stray dogs, cats and other wild animals. You can protect yourself and
your family by reducing your exposure to rabies and seeking care if
exposed.
Ask, Care, Escort, or ACE, training is the Army-approved suicide
prevention and awareness training model for all Soldiers, leaders and
Army civilians. It is also available to family members.
“It’s all too often that breast-feeding is frowned upon in society, when in actuality, it should be praised,” said Rene Drake, Ramstein’s Mom2Mom program coordinator. This month is National Breast-feeding Awareness Month, the first week of which is World Breast-feeding Week. Several organizations around the KMC are coming together to […]