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The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee had to postpone a hearing to discuss Mylan allegedly underpaying the government, according to Reuters.

The global hospital-acquired infection control market is expected to expand through 2020, a Persistence Market Research report found, according to medGadget.

Australian researchers found medication errors, although relatively common, may not have a serious impact on residents in skilled care settings, according to McKnight's.

San Francisco-based Stonerise Capital Management reduced its stake in Nashville, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners by 5.58 percent, according to Trade Calls.

Pennsylvania-based Mylan Pharmaceuticals' attorney sent a letter to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, saying the company will not testify at a Senate hearing on Nov. 30, 2016, according to STAT.

Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing is of increasing concern with at least 23,000 Americans dying from antibiotic-resistant bacteria each year.

The medical community is divided as to whether staff's apparel, including white coats, could result in patient infections, as only a small number of studies have shown that apparel could lead to such infections, according to Medscape.

The World Health Organization issued new global guidelines for decreasing surgical site infections.

Here are 14 statistics on overtime pay for nurses from the Medscape RN/LPN Salary Report 2016.

Disclosing adverse events to institutions and patients may be a trying, and often stressful, experience for providers. American Academy of Pediatric gives five recommendations for institutions when an adverse event occurs.