In August, Floridian Debbie King contracted a potentially fatal infection, Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium found in warm coastal waters, from a small cut on her shin. Despite the rarity of the disease, with around 150-200 cases reported annually in the US, scientists fear that warmer waters due to climate change and a growing elderly population could cause the number of infections to double by 2060. The bacterium is also spreading further north, according to a study.
Dashboards, automation on top of palliative care nurses’ wishlist
Aged care nurses in Australia have voiced their interest in improved and integrated technology solutions to provide streamlined end-of-life care, though they face challenges with
