A new study indicates that penalizing poor performing hospitals through Medicare payment reductions not only fails to help them improve, but may make existing problems worse.…
A report by federal investigators reveals a number of safety problems at a leading cancer hospital which resulted in the death of a patient through circumstances that should have never happened.…
A new study reveals that insects in hospitals often carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria which can infect humans.…
A Colorado hospital faces a lawsuit from numerous former patients who say failure to sterilize its medical devices led to infections and at least one death.…
Reports of serious nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) infections following heart bypass and other surgical procedures have been linked to the use of certain heater-cooler systems, which may release contaminants into the sterile air of the operating room. As a result, heart surgery patients may be left with hard-to-treat and life-threatening infections like M. chimeara and M. abscessus, which could develop months or even years later.…
The FDA has approved a device which it believes will reduce the risk of infection with some types of endoscopes used on multiple patients.…
The FDA received more than 200 adverse event reports linked to duodenoscopes since October, including 45 incidents of patient infections.…
UC Davis Medical Center is warning patients they may have been exposed to measles.…
After years of declining rates, some types of serious staph infections are on the rise, the CDC warns.…
A new study reveals that a six month regimen of disinfection hygiene protocols can reduce the risk of MRSA following hospital discharge, but the procedures are hard for patients to follow.…
