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Patient care manager Laila Aparicio points to a garbage bin filled with blood-contaminated tubing, which makes up a large volume of the clinic’s biohazardous waste. Biohazardous waste, including tubing in some cases, as well as blood-soaked gauze, is sent to a facility to be autoclaved — sterilized with high temperature steam — and then shredded and landfilled, Stigant said.Does ‘No Mow May’ actually help bees? A master gardener and professor weigh inWill AI help or harm us? Major international report says it’s unsure
“We believe that we need a redesign of the systems that we’re using in kidney care, in part because no patient wants to be on dialysis. They’re tethered to a machine.”She said it’s crucial to promote healthy living to prevent conditions including high blood pressure and diabetes, which are most commonly associated with kidney diseases.