When Panic Goes Viral

Written by Dr. Oz.

Why the social response to a pandemic is as important as the medical effort.

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Medical Waste Returns to the Jersey Shore

Two syringes, intact with sharp needles, were found within feet of each other Sunday in the sands of Monmouth Beach, a quiet Jersey Shore community some 32 miles as the seagull flies from Lower Manhattan.

"This is the first time I remember it happening and I've been here 14 years," said Marianne Powers, an assistant manager of a condominium high-rise that towers over the site.

A beachgoer handed the syringes over to Powers, who then called Monmouth Beach police to have them removed.

in the 1980s and even into the 1990s, large amounts of medical waste floating just offshore in the Atlantic Ocean fouled several Jersey Shore beaches.

And as recently as three years ago, a Pennsylvania dentist looking for a cheap way to dispose of hundreds of syringes dumped them overboard from his boat, polluting the beaches of Avalon in South Jersey.

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Medical waste forces closure of Lomas Blvd

Authorities shut down a stretch of Lomas Boulevard in downtown Albuquerque Tuesday morning after medical waste was found strewn across the street.

Police closed westbound lanes of Lomas between 3rd Street and 6th Street NW around 8 a.m. after reports of needles and other medical waste in the area.

It was not known where the waste came from, but authorities believed it might have fallen from a vehicle.

A hazardous materials team was called in to clean up the waste.

Traffic was reopened in the area in less than an hour.

Tune to KOB Eyewitness News 4 at noon and KOB.com for more details on this story.

Source: KOB.com

Stop Wasting Money on Waste

By Carl Solomon, Sr., MBA, CHESP

Having a successful waste management program requires regulatory compliance, legal liability, patient and employee safety, operational sustainability, reducing carbon footprint and overall cost reduction.

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Medical Waste Spill Outside Lincoln Tunnel

A tractor-trailer flipped over outside the New Jersey entrance of the Lincoln Tunnel yesterday, spilling 24 tons of hazardous medical waste.

The mess included hypodermic needles and blood, and the trucking company didn't have the proper permits, sources said.

The accident occurred at 5:15 a.m. when driver Gustavo Chalco, 50, swerved to avoid a vehicle just after he emerged from the tunnel.

Source: New York Post