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Travel Advisory: Raw Oyster-Associated Vibrio Parahaemolyticus Risk
Vibrio Parahaemolyticus gram stain, Retrieved by: https://www.britannica.com/science/Vibrio-parahaemolyticus Pensacola, a city located on the Florida panhandle in the United States. Given that it's the only city in Escambia County, Pensacola attracts a large number of tourists during the warmer months. One of these tourists includes Dallas native, Rodney Jackson, who joined roughly 80,000 illnesses and 100 deaths annually in the United States; unfortunately passing in 2022 af
Denby Williams
Aug 13 min read


The Role of Motivational Interviewing in Tobacco Cessation
By: Dionne Roberts, MSN, RN-BC Understanding Tobacco Dependence Tobacco dependence is a chronic condition driven by an addiction to nicotine, often requiring multiple quit attempts to become tobacco-free. (1) The use of nicotine products can create a temporary sense of euphoria, which reinforces their addictive quality. As nicotine use increases, dependence grows. When nicotine is not used, withdrawal symptoms such as irritability, anxiety, and difficulty concentrating can oc
Syed Hassaan Ali
Aug 15 min read


Understanding Your Heart Rhythm: A Plain-Language Guide for Wearable ECG Users
Welcome to the future! Ok, maybe we thought that we would have flying cars and (more) robots walking around, but it's safe to say that technology has taken the leaps and bounds that science fiction authors from the 1980s told us it would, even if it looks a little different from their predictions: we have the internet, artificial intelligence, and smart devices. Look down at your wrist. Chances are, most of the people reading this have some sort of smart watch on. Just about
Channy Chan
Jul 3112 min read
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