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A recent hand-sample study found healthcare workers had higher contamination rates when wearing gloves, raising a question about gloves' efficacy, according to Medscape.

The global sepsis diagnostics market is expanding, a Grand View Research report states.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center assessed the conditions that accounted for the highest number of unplanned hospital readmissions within 30 days, with sepsis leading the pack, according to MedPage Today.

A Transparency Market Research report found the hand hygiene market is growing on a global scale, according to medGadget.

A superbug resistant to 26 different antibiotics killed a 70 year-old Nevada woman in September 2016, according to a CDC report.

Researchers spanning the globe are continually working to combat antibiotic-resistant organisms, with providers facing more pressure to limit antibiotic prescriptions.

The New England Journal of Medicine published a study finding highly drug-resistant tuberculosis is spreading at a faster rate from person to person than past research suggested, according to STAT.

Thomas Frieden, MD, led the CDC for more than seven years, with his time as director coming to a close on Jan. 20, 2017. Dr. Frieden spoke to MedPage Today's F. Perry Wilson, MD, on "Doc to Doc" regarding his…

The National Institute of Health estimates rare diseases impact nearly 10 percent of all Americans, with orphan drugs often carrying a substantial list price, according to Kaiser Health News.

The Washington, D.C.-based National Quality Forum selected Shantanu Agrawal, MD, as its next president and CEO.