infection

In new survey, 68% of clinicians reported frequent incidents of catheter dislodgement.

Standardized cleaning method decreases contamination better than practitioner-preferred methods.

Mold found in Staten Island University Hospital North's maternity unit is being blamed for dozens of employees falling ill in...

Not testing these patients for hepatitis C is an enormous missed opportunity, public health experts agree.

Japan-based Olympus Medical Systems and a former top regulator at the company admit they knowingly distributed endoscopes in the U.S....

CDC official provides update on baffling neurological disorder that causes paralysis in one or more limbs.

Many physicians aren't taking the federal government's advice because of entrenched ethical and legal concerns.

Improper cleaning and disinfecting can expose patients to infectious materials on mattresses or mattress covers. Sponges retained inside patients after...

HHS funds further research of a wearable device that could warn of early illness.

An ASC leader and orthopedic surgeons share their success strategies for conducting safe invasive procedures at ASCs.

An analysis of New York State's first-in-the-nation mandated reporting and care protocols for sepsis shows improvements in care, even without...

Thousands of cases across the country allege that enfeebled nursing home patients endured hospital treatments for sepsis that many of...