Malaria for Expatriates and Travelers

December 31, 2007

Every year, around 30,000 travelers get malaria. It is the leading cause of death from an infectious disease among expatriates and business travelers. Every year, International SOS evacuates 30-50 Members with severe malaria.

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Burke Rehabilitation Center

Opened in 1915, the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital has been a leader in medical rehabilitation for nearly 100 years. Located in White Plains, NY, Burke is a 150-bed acute hospital, entirely dedicated to rehabilitation medicine. The hospital provides inpatient and outpatient care for a broad range of neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiac, and pulmonary disabilities caused by disease or injury. Burke treats patients who have suffered a stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, amputation, joint replacement, complicated fracture, arthritis, cardiac and pulmonary disease and neurological disorders. Our intensive therapy regimens provide a minimum of three hours of physical, occupational and speech therapy per day. Other medical professionals such as respiratory therapists, social workers, audiologists, psychologists, pharmacists and dietitians round out the Burke rehabilitation team.

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whitePaper | June 16, 2021

Unless you‘ve been off-planet for the last few years, you’ll know that digital technology has revolutionised healthcare. Come to think of it, even those tracked with human telemetry on the International Space Station (ISS) have benefited from these revolutionary advances. So perhaps not.

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Improving patient safety and protecting healthcare from cybersecurity threats is our top priority at Health-ISAC. The healthcare sector is essential to a country’s national security infrastructure. Cyber-attacks on healthcare systems can have broader implications for public health and national security.

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Burke Rehabilitation Center

Opened in 1915, the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital has been a leader in medical rehabilitation for nearly 100 years. Located in White Plains, NY, Burke is a 150-bed acute hospital, entirely dedicated to rehabilitation medicine. The hospital provides inpatient and outpatient care for a broad range of neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiac, and pulmonary disabilities caused by disease or injury. Burke treats patients who have suffered a stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, amputation, joint replacement, complicated fracture, arthritis, cardiac and pulmonary disease and neurological disorders. Our intensive therapy regimens provide a minimum of three hours of physical, occupational and speech therapy per day. Other medical professionals such as respiratory therapists, social workers, audiologists, psychologists, pharmacists and dietitians round out the Burke rehabilitation team.

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