Background: Human trafficking is a serious problem and healthcare workers are in a position to intervene. This study sought to determine the knowledge levels of healthcare providers who are most likely to be in direct contact with a victim of human trafficking. Methods: An anonymous survey assessing knowledge of specific topics of human trafficking was [...]

Background: Data about seroprevalence of COVID-19 infections in US Health Care Workers (HCW) is limited. CDC reported that about 55% of SARS-CoV-2 PCR positive HCWs reported exposure at work, with most of them being minimally symptomatic or asymptomatic(1). This study characterizes the symptomatic/asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 seropositive frontline HCW in our hospital and correlate clinical features with [...]

Case Presentation: A 50-year-old male healthcare worker with a past history of splenectomy secondary to EBV complications, mild persistent asthma, and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency department with acute hypoxic respiratory failure secondary to COVID-19 pneumonia. He quickly progressed to septic shock with worsening hypotension, tachycardia, lactic acidosis, increasing oxygen demands, and [...]

Case Presentation: A 60 year old female was admitted for rapid cognitive and functional decline over 6 weeks. Three months prior, she ceased working as an OR nurse due to depression and emotional outbursts and was being treated by an outpatient psychiatrist for depression. On presentation she was aphasic, echolalic and apraxic with notable outstretched [...]