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• Adult Tonsil Removal Surgery Linked to High Complication Rates: Study

  April 11, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  Adults are more likely to experience complications after having their tonsils removed than children, researchers say.

• Hospital-Acquired Infections Cost U.S. $10B Annually: Study

  September 6, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Hospital-acquired infections cost the U.S. health system $10 billion each year to treat preventable illnesses.

• Dozens of Oklahoma Dental Patients Tested Positive for Hepatitis C or HIV

  April 19, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  At least 60 patients treated by an Oklahoma dentist, who was labeled a “menace to public health,” have tested positive...

• Oklahoma Dentist Exposed Patients to Risk of Hepatitis, HIV, Other Disease

  April 1, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  An Oklahoma oral surgeon has been labeled a “menace to public health” by state officials, after it was discovered that...

• Medpor Nose Job Implants Linked to Infections, Complications: Study

  August 30, 2012

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study seem to indicate an unusually high rate of infections and complications linked to patients...

• Risk of Staph Infection from Surgery Higher After Chest and Brain Surgery

  June 15, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The findings of a new study indicate that patients are at a higher risk of contracting staph infection following surgery,...

• Infections from Hospitals Continue to Rise Unabated: Report

  April 14, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Hospitals throughout the country have been largely unable to prevent the spread of potentially life-threatening hospital-acquired infections, according to a...

• Surgery Infections Could be Reduced by Bathing Patients with Antiseptic

  January 11, 2010

  AboutLawsuits

  Researchers have found that hospitals may do better at preventing surgical site infections by bathing patients’ skin with CHG-alcohol instead...