Transmission of Nipah virus to humans can occur from direct contact with infected animals like bats, pigs or horses, and by ...

A two-year program at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora reduced the rate of hospital-acquired conditions by 46.5%, according to research published Feb. 1 in Critical Care Nurse.  Children’s ...

Each year, poison control centers collectively save an estimated $3.1 billion for healthcare systems, a RAND study found. The 2026 report looked at the impact of that nation’s 53 poison centers. It ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) says it continues to detect a rising number of cases of the drug ...

Infection preventionists are increasingly important — and increasingly challenged. Here’s a look at how and why.

I rarely considered measles as a differential diagnosis in patients presenting with a febrile illness with cough and cold symptoms. Now, I do. Similarly, my vaccine review did not necessarily include ...

I have spent much of my professional life thinking about buildings—how they are designed, how they are constructed and how ...

A routine manicure in Pennsylvania spiraled into a medical nightmare when a woman walked out of a nail appointment and ended up losing a finger. What started as a bit of pampering turned into ...

Two nurses in eastern India have been infected with the Nipah virus, prompting quarantines, expanded testing and heightened ...

Federal health officials also set national targets for reducing hospital-acquired infections. In 2024, Oregon hospitals met only one of those goals: lowering C. difficile infections, which cause ...

Oregon hospitals have been making progress in reducing health care-associated infections (HAIs), but they still fall short in ...

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