A recent report by the CDC indicates Hepatitis C is on the rise with researchers devising treatments to combat the disease.
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A study published in JAMA Surgery examines the incidence, root causes of and interventions to prevent wrong-site surgery, retained surgical items and surgical fires.
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A National Institutes of Health report reveals the 1976 Ebola strain has proven to be more harmful than the current West Africa outbreak strain. Scientists have found the current outbreak to have a decreased ability to cause disease in their…
The University of Oregon opted to participate in a federal study investigating whether two vaccines now being administered to students can decrease the population carrying the meningococcal disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are conducting the study in hopes…
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The Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association will present its annual "Summer Sizzle" seminar with the theme "Infection Control and ASC Best Practices," on June 15.
Software development company Kolkin has launched a new real-time patient list and hand-off tool, SOS for Patient Safety Initiative, with the goal of allowing physicians to eliminate miscommunication. Here are five things to know:
Researchers have devised a new test that may be able to improve our immunity against viruses.
The implementation of an integrated recovery pathway and other organizational changes resulted in improvement of patient outcomes and experience for those undergoing colorectal surgery, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
A woman from India is currently treated for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis at the National Institute of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md., according to a Medscape report. Here are eight things to know about the quarantine and who she may…