A combination of policy and education is necessary to prevent worker injuries from needlesticks and hazardous waste exposure, ...

Primary trauma includes direct physical and emotional harm experienced while providing care as well as other traumatic ...

If policymakers genuinely want to address health care waste, Medicaid is the wrong target. U.S. health care costs are largely driven by inflated, non-transparent pricing and corporate profit-taking.

Needle stick injuries are a reality for people ... even if it’s not medical waste. According to the CDC, some 385,000 health care workers accidentally stick themselves with needles every year.

The WHO Global analysis of health care waste in the context of COVID-19 status ... This potentially exposes health workers to needle stick injuries, burns and pathogenic microorganisms, while ...

Medical care is increasingly ... Keeping healthcare waste out of household waste streams is an important safety measure to prevent needlestick injuries, exposure to hazardous waste and battery ...