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Canada-based Eastern Health is installing electronic bulletin boards reflecting hand washing compliance in its acute, long-term care and outpatient centers, according to cbcnews.

Health Affairs published an analysis which found spending on prescription drugs that treat rare diseases, orphan drugs, are often exaggerated, according to npr.

Health experts in Australia are calling for a ban of several chemicals in antibacterial soap over feats they could contribute to the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, ABC reports. 

The reprocessed medical devices market is expected to grow over the next few years, according to a new report from Credence Research.

Pharmaceutical companies' spiking drug prices is nothing new, but Mylan executives have come under fierce scrutiny after news broke of the company increasing EpiPen's price nearly 400 percent in the last 10 years, according to The New York Times.

Michigan-based Healthmark Industries recently added a "clean" label to its product line. Here's what you should know.

Throughout the United States, nearly 100,000 people die in hospitals annually from medical errors.

Florida officials confirmed a new first — mosquitoes in Miami tested positive for Zika virus, according to The New York Times.

After Mylan faced criticism for significantly increasing EpiPen's price, the company executives launched a generic to the drug. However, many are wondering if this is enough to squash harsh criticism, according to MedPage Today.

The FDA recently banned several chemicals found in antibacterial soap because of health risks and findings that the soaps were no more effective than "ordinary soap," ABC reports.