Widely used hospital gowns show signs of exposing workers to infection Kaiser Health News recently posted findings from a peer-reviewed academic study published in the American Journal of Infection Control, which found that “isolation gowns commonly worn in medical...
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...
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...
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