Adult Tonsil Removal Surgery Linked to High Complication Rates: Study
Adults are more likely to experience complications after having their tonsils removed than children, researchers say.
Adults are more likely to experience complications after having their tonsils removed than children, researchers say.
Hospital-acquired infections cost the U.S. health system $10 billion each year to treat preventable illnesses.
At least 60 patients treated by an Oklahoma dentist, who was labeled a “menace to public health,” have tested positive for either Hepatitis C or HIV, Tulsa health officials say.…
An Oklahoma oral surgeon has been labeled a “menace to public health” by state officials, after it was discovered that he put thousands of patients at risk of blood borne…
The findings of a new study seem to indicate an unusually high rate of infections and complications linked to patients who have received Medpor nose job implants.
The findings of a new study indicate that patients are at a higher risk of contracting staph infection following surgery, including MRSA, when they have chest and brain procedures than…
Hospitals throughout the country have been largely unable to prevent the spread of potentially life-threatening hospital-acquired infections, according to a new government report on the nation’s health care system.
Researchers have found that hospitals may do better at preventing surgical site infections by bathing patients’ skin with CHG-alcohol instead of the reddish-brown iodine solution that is typically used.