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• Hospital Sepsis Risks Could Be Lessened With AI Model: Study

  March 31, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  Research shows a new AI-powered diagnosis could be more effective at detecting sepsis in hospital patients than currently used protocols.

• Government Sepsis Rules Fail To Lower Mortality Rates: Study

  March 10, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study suggests that government-mandated sepsis treatment protocols have failed to reduce hospital sepsis death rates.

• Study Highlights Healthcare Infection Risks From Bacteria in Hospital Sink Drains

  February 19, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  Hospital sinks can contain potentially harmful and infectious bacteria, contributing to patient infections, injuries and deaths, even after cleaning protocols have been followed, a new study finds.

• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Fails To Lower Risk of Surgical Site Infections: Study

  January 29, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study indicate negative pressure wound dressings are no more effective at preventing surgical site infections than standard wound care, going against centuries of medical assumptions.

• Risk of Surgical Site Infections Reduced By Wound Irrigation With Antiseptic Solutions: Study

  May 6, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that cleaning surgical wounds with antiseptic cleansers is more effective at preventing surgical site infections than antibiotics.

• Decolonization Technique Could Lead to Fewer Nursing Home “Superbug” Infections: Study

  April 5, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study indicate certain decolonization techniques could reduce nursing home "superbug" infections in facilities nationwide.

• Drug Resistant Fungal Pathogen Linked to High Hospital Death Rates: CDC Report

  June 14, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A CDC study warns of the increasing spread of C. auris infections throughout the U.S. healthcare system, which is often treatment-resistant and lethal.

• FDA Issues Oxygenator Device Warning Over Patient Infection Risks

  June 12, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  The FDA is warning healthcare providers not to use recalled Quadrox oxygenators due to a risk of patient infections.

• Seattle Hospital Bacterial Infection Outbreak Kills 4, Sickens Dozens of Patients

  April 28, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A Seattle hospital warns that bacterial contamination has sickened 31 patients and may have contributed to the deaths of four.

• Olympus Gets Another FDA Warning Letter for Failing to Address Duodenoscope Complaints

  March 20, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has issued another warning letter to Olympus Medical, indicating the company has ignored complaints over problems with its duodenoscopes.