When a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Jan. 12, leaving behind a death toll of more than 250,000, Sachita Shah, MD, of Providence, Rhode Island, was among the volunteers who packed her bags and headed to the Caribbean country to offer her services. Her medical team developed what Shah termed the “fly criteria“ to help gauge which patient's wounds were most infected. Read about it in tomorrow's edition of MDD Perspectives, an op-ed e-zine that provides fresh commentary and opinions on issues that you can't find anywhere else. And best of all, it's free. If you don't already subscribe to this complimentary e-zine, go to medicaldevicedaily.com to sign up.