Northwest Direct Care

02/20/2023

https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/CRPA-artificial-tears.html

Drug-resistant infections in patients linked to artificial tears.

05/21/2022

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/counterfeit-home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests?ACSTrackingID=USCDC_2146-DM81193&ACSTrackingLabel=Lab%20Alert%3A%20Counterfeit%20COVID-19%20Self-Tests&deliveryName=USCDC_2146-DM81193

What to know about counterfeit at-home OTC COVID-19 diagnostic tests

08/03/2020

Updated list of bad hand sanitizers:

FDA Warns consumers and healthcare professionals of Hand Sanitizers contaminated with Methanol

07/31/2020

Northwest Direct Care is thrilled to announce that Dr. Gwen Casey-Ford has joined our practice and is accepting new patients! She loves caring for patients of all ages, including newborn babies, post-partum mothers and home-bound elderly.

07/09/2020

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-updates-hand-sanitizers-methanol

FDA Warns consumers and healthcare professionals of Hand Sanitizers contaminated with Methanol

03/25/2020

Love this video about how to safely handle groceries and take-out food:

PSA Safe Grocery Shopping in COVID-19 Pandemic – UPDATED!!! This is the most current video for New CDC data, safe takeout food practices, and an updated prac...

12/11/2019

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/10/health/e-coli-cdc-warning-salad-kits-trnd/index.html

This outbreak is caused by a different strain of E. coli than the other current outbreak linked to romaine lettuce grown in the Salinas, California region, which has over 100 reported cases of infection.

10/23/2019

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/17/health/baby-foods-arsenic-lead-toxic-metals-wellness/index.html

Tests of 168 baby foods by an advocacy group found 95% contain toxic metals that can lead a loss of IQ and developmental delays in infants.

10/23/2019

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-smokers-fitness/current-and-ex-smokers-may-lower-lung-cancer-risk-with-exercise-idUSKBN1WX2IS

(Reuters Health) - Men who are current or former smokers may be less likely to d...