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"fun" fact - there could potentially be thousands of deaths attributed to Drs simply not washing their hands. IIRC they even basically got some hospital admin
by robswc 4y ago
"fun" fact - there could potentially be thousands of deaths attributed to Drs simply not washing their hands.
IIRC they even basically got some hospital admin fired for creating a hand washing mandate, despite it being proven to save lives.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/01/12/375663920/the-doctor-who-championed-hand-washing-and-saved-women-s-lives https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/01/12/3756639...
(talking centuries ago, but maybe even today)
Looks like its still a "recent" issue, lol
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/magazine/24wwln_freak.html https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/magazine/24wwln_freak.htm...