Hospital infection control programs can help healthcare organizations monitor and improve practices, identify risks and proactively establish policies to prevent the spread of infections. Judith ...

Hospitals and innovative start-ups are at the forefront of reducing the threat of potentially lethal, antibiotic-resistant bacteria. By educating the public about this issue, and through the rise of ...

Each year, more than two million people contract a hospital-acquired infection (HAI) that can also be antibiotic-resistant. In 2013, these infections resulted in at least 23,000 deaths (CDC). In fact, ...

As a whole, Oregon hospitals failed in 2024 to meet national standards for preventing infections related to certain surgeries and other health care procedures, the Oregon Health Authority reported.

Mount Sinai researchers have enhanced hospital screening protocols for Candida auris, an often-drug-resistant fungal pathogen the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers an urgent global ...

Infections spread in hospitals and other healthcare settings cause over 680,000 infections and 72,000 patient deaths in the U.S. every year. Surveillance and reporting of these infections to ...

A deadly fungus spreading at an alarming rate in U.S. health facilities has exposed the broader problem of how patient safety is jeopardized by underfunded and understaffed infection-prevention ...

Hospitals across Oregon are falling below national standards in preventing infections, according to the Oregon Health ...

More islanders are attending the Emergency Department (ED) with "flu-like symptoms", a doctor has said. Jersey General ...

Michigan health officials are investigating a case of Legionnaires’ disease at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Recent 11-day closure of endoscopy department confirmed by hospital and OHA officials; free patient testing offered Providence Medford Medical Center and Oregon Health Authority officials this week ...