The FDA says current duodenoscope designs cannot be adequately cleaned, and are calling for hospitals to shift to designs that are disposable or have disposable components.…
Some medical experts are calling for duodenoscopes to be removed from the market, due to problems sterilizing them and the risk of patient infections.…
A new study finds that evidence-based protocols for sepsis detection and treatment led to a significant reduction in patient deaths from the infections in New York hospitals.…
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.…
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.…
