Hospital-acquired drug-resistant infections, deaths rose 15% from 2019-20: CDC According to Becker’s Hospital Review, findings from the CDC’s “COVID-19: US Impact on Antimicrobial Resistance, Special Report 2022” show that the pandemic caused a 15% increase in...
Sepsis still kills 1 in 5 people worldwide – two ICU physicians offer a new approach to stopping it According to an article recently shared by The Conversation, sepsis is the leading killer of hospitalized patients in the United States. Although many people haven’t...
5 key factors expected to bring the total knee replacement market value to $14.9B by 2030 A report published by Verified Market Research and shared by Becker’s Spine Review predicts that the total knee replacement market value will reach $14.9 billion by the year...
¿Qué es la condromalacia? La condromalacia, también conocida como condromalacia rotuliana y condromalacia patelar, es la degeneración de la superficie del cartílago que constituye la cápsula posterior de la rótula. La condromalacia es común entre adultos jóvenes,...
WHO launches first ever global report on infection prevention and control A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) found that 70% of infections can be prevented in healthcare facilities following good hand hygiene and other cost-effective practices. The...
COVID-19 may have led to a spike in antibiotic resistance A new analysis shared by Medical News Today suggests that hospital-acquired, antibiotic-resistant infections increased in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. The spike in resistance was especially...
