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CDC: More than one-fifth of U.S. adults report disabilities
With the baby boomer population aging, among other factors, the number of U.S. citizens reporting disabilities has climbed substantially of late, and it's expected to keep expanding over the next two... Read more...
Hospital gown disposal procedure helps reduce MRSA cases
A simple new gown disposal procedure can dramatically reduce infection rates in hospitals, according new research findings presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology over the weekend. The... Read more...
Trend: MRSA growing more common in children
According to the CDC, about 95,000 people in the United States developed serious MRSA infections in 2005. That's bad enough--but of late, the problem may have grown worse. Recently, doctors have... Read more...
AHRQ picks participants for quality initiative
The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has named 10 state hospital associations and three patient-safety groups to participate in a national infection-control initiative. The... Read more...
WA doctors fight MRSA screening measure
Washington physicians have mounted a campaign designed to defeat legislation requiring them to screen some patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The initiative opposing... Read more...
MRSA levels dropping in ICUs
According to a government study that appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association involving nearly 600 hospitals nationwide, MRSA is on the decline in hospital intensive care units.... Read more...
MRSA infections rising in childrens' ear, nose, throat
A new study has concluded that there's been a large increase in the number of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections found in kids' ears, noses and throats between 2001 and... Read more...
MRSA fight extends into the community
MRSA continued to extend its terrifying grip both in and outside healthcare settings during 2008, including the emergence of new strains and more appearances outside of healthcare settings.This year,... Read more...
WA starts tracking MRSA cases
As we noted yesterday, MRSA isn't tracked as closely in U.S. hospitals as patient advocates would like, nor are cases reported publicly in many instances. However, Washington state has pulled away... Read more...
Patient advocates fight for MRSA screenings, report cards
We know that MRSA is a huge problem, but exactly how big? Of late, some patient advocates (many of whom have contracted MRSA themselves) have been fighting to shed more light on this subject. While... Read more...
