The improper cleaning and subsequent use of endoscopes can lead to a number of patient safety issues. Just earlier this year, it was reported that between 2012 and 2014, at least 35 patients at Seattle-based Virginia Mason Medical Center fell…
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People are being hospitalized due to tick-borne disease infection.
Over 2,300 South Koreans have been quarantined as an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome sweeps the country, reports Time.
A recent trial conducted by researchers has discovered the duration of antibiotics to treat complicated abdominal infections can be cut in half while remaining efficient, according to Medical Xpress.
The whole genome sequence has been discovered to isolate the specific strain of bacteria causing an outbreak, according to Medical Xpress.
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A recent study in The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons called opioid addiction an epidemic, and outlined the unintended consequences of over prescription of opioids for pain management. AAOS is not the only organization that feels opioids…
Healthcare providers can diminish the impact of Dengue virus if they are able to forecast the epidemic before it spreads, according to Infection Control Today.
Healthcare technology solutions company CitiusTech launched its cloud-hosted clinical quality analytics platform, CQ-IQ, to enable healthcare organizations leverage advanced clinical quality measure computation capabilities within a HIPAA-compliant cloud.
A small but serious invasive meningococcal disease outbreak has been declared by the Chicago Department of Health.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an official health advisory Tuesday on bird infections with highly-pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N2), (H5N8), and (H5N11), viruses.