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• Women Who Travel To Dominican Republic For Plastic Surgery May Face Risk of Disfiguring Infections: CDC

  July 18, 2016

  Martha Garcia

  The CDC is warning against medical tourism to the Dominican Republic for plastic surgery, following reports of bacterial infections that disfigured and hospitalized some patients.

• Fungal Infection Kills Fifth Organ Transplant Patient At Pittsburgh Hospital

  July 13, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  The family of a man who died at a Pittsburgh area hospital says he is the fifth organ transplant patient to die of a fungal infection there in the last two years.

• 3M Compiles Bair Hugger Research Compendium To Combat Safety Concerns

  June 3, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  3M has compiled a research compendium it claims proves the safety of the Bair Hugger warming blanket, which faces hundreds of lawsuits by individuals who say the design increases the risk of surgical site infections.

• Surgical Warming Blanket Lawsuit Filed Over Stomach Surgery Infection

  May 25, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A Bair Hugger lawsuit has been filed by a woman who suffered a MRSA infection following stomach surgery.

• FDA Quietly Backs Off Custom Ultrasonics AER Endoscope Washer Recall

  May 18, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Rolling back a recall on Custom Ultrasonics endoscope washers, it appears the FDA is allowing them to stay on the market if they are not used to clean duodenoscopes, which have been linked to a number of infection outbreaks.

• Hepatitis C Most Dangerous Infectious Disease In U.S.: CDC Reports

  May 6, 2016

  Russell Maas

  A new CDC study warns of increasing deaths linked to hepatitis C, which may be unchecked and undiagnosed in many older baby boomers and younger, needle-sharing drug addicts.

• Heartburn Drug Side Effects Study Finds No Link to C. Diff. Infections

  April 4, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Researchers from Belgium say they were unable to find an association with the use of drugs like Nexium and Prilosec, and an increased risk of C. Diff infections.

• C. Diff Infections More Likely To Be Spread By Hospital Patients Showing Symptoms: Study

  March 31, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds that hospital patients with c. diff infections are 15 times more likely to transmit the infections than asymptomatic patients.

• Meat and Poultry Parasite Control Rules May Be Streamlined by USDA

  March 23, 2016

  Martha Garcia

  Newly proposed rules would streamline parasite controls for pork, heat-treated and canned meats.

• Hospital Infections Are Antibiotic Resistant in About 1 in 7 Cases: CDC

  March 4, 2016

  Martha Garcia

  A new CDC report shows that a large percentage of hospital infections are resistant to standard antibiotic treatment.