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Bronx to recommend HIV testing for all adults
The Bronx has a higher death rate from AIDS than any of the boroughs in New York City. And according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control, the rate of HIV infections in the U.S. is Read more...
CA hospital forced to stop cardiac surgeries due to infections
A Fresno hospital has been forced to stop performing open-heart surgeries while state public health authorities investigate a new surge in post-operative infections. Last year, the CDC investigated Read more...
Infected MA transplant kills one patient, sickens another
Two patients received kidneys infected with a difficult-to-detect virus after agreeing to accept organs from a high-risk donor, authorities at Boston hospitals said this week. A 70-year-old woman has Read more...
C. diff threat growing across the U.S.
Clostridium difficile has long been known to providers as a common but easily-treated bug whose symptoms aren't a big deal. However, of late a drug-resistant strain of C. diff has become more common, Read more...
New Hampshire rolls out hand-washing program
New Hampshire's Commission of Healthcare Quality Assurance has rolled a campaign intended to foster safe hand-washing practices in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. The program, which is Read more...
GAO says gov't needs to create HAI prevention standards
A new report from the Government Accountability Office suggests that the federal government should step up to the plate and set standards for hospitals to follow in preventing hospital-acquired Read more...
GAO: HHS agencies need to collaborate to fight HAIs
If they're to make any real progress in fighting hospital-associated infections, HHS agencies will need to work together more closely, according to the Government Accountability Office. GAO director Read more...
Case study: AZ hospital posts ED wait times on website
Scottsdale, AZ-based Scottsdale Healthcare has taken an approach more common in the travel industry and put it to use in its emergency department. The health system has begun to post emergency Read more...
EDs seeing more affluent patients, less uninsured
Here's a study that flies in the face of what we've been reading elsewhere. According to new research published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, emergency departments are actually seeing a Read more...
MDs, hospitals face tough C. diff. battle
While MRSA gets most of the popular press, providers have other superbugs to tame too. One that seems to be on the loose is Clostridium difficile (C. diff.), which has mutated into an unusually Read more...
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