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Uncover the hidden dangers in hospital drains. Explore how hospital drains harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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The US is in the throes an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with ...

Houston Healthcare Perry reported no hospital-associated infections in 2024, helping to fight the national trend. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, across the United ...

Avian influenza is continuing to plague poultry and dairy farming operations, and with the virus spreading across the country ...

This guide includes an overview of practices for the prevention and management of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) by healthcare professionals ... a pivotal role in the ...

Maybe you've been in a room recently with someone who's coughing, but they say "I promise it's not COVID." While it's important to still be cautious about COVID-19, there are other viral ...

As norovirus was sweeping through the Chicago area in December, the Evanston Health and Human Services Department worked to ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took offline recommendations on how doctors should treat sexually transmitted infections ... Nonprofits, hospitals and health departments ordered ...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Voidazan S, Albu S, Toth R, Grigorescu B, Rachita A, Moldovan I. Healthcare associated infections-a new ...

The study analyzed 73 private equity-acquired hospitals and 293 control hospitals, focusing on patient-reported experience measures from HCAHPS surveys. Post-acquisition, private equity-acquired ...