A fall can happen to anyone, anytime. But if you have osteoporosis, even a minor fall can be enough to cause a fracture. The riskiest area for a fall isn’t necessarily an uneven sidewalk or a grocery ...

For years, the long-term care industry has been locked in a high-stakes battle against Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs). We have refined our insertion techniques, tightened our ...

North Country Healthcare is an alliance of three critical access hospitals and a home health and hospice agency serving the northernmost region of New Hampshire. Based on CDC studies, staff found that ...

As a New Year settles in, consider making small, meaningful changes to improve your life over the long haul. Questions like “How often should I get a mammogram?”, “When should I start colon cancer ...

FOND DU LAC – SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital has been recognized as one of 11 Wisconsin hospitals with a zero infection rate for catheter-associated urinary tract infections. The distinction was ...

Prepare your car for winter with this must-know snow-weather maintenance checklist covering tires, fluids, batteries, and more. Winter exposes car weaknesses; early checks prevent common seasonal ...

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta cut its catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the pediatric intensive care unit to zero — and maintained a rate of zero for more than 500 days — with a new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An expert at SHEA suggested using catheter-associated bacteria as a metric for measuring hospital safety instead ...

America’s children are the foundation of our families, the heirs of our freedom, and the stewards of our national promise. This National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we commit to empowering every ...

Twice-yearly subcutaneous lenacapavir has been shown to be efficacious for prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in cisgender women. The efficacy of lenacapavir for preexposure ...