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• Olympus Scope Infection Concerns Follow Years of FDA Warnings Over Reusable Endoscopes

  July 2, 2026

  Russell Maas

  Federal warnings and enforcement actions involving Olympus and other reusable medical scopes have raised concerns that design flaws may allow bacteria to remain trapped after cleaning, leading to serious infections and product liability lawsuits.

• Hospitalizations for Nursing Home Residents Are Often Avoidable, Study Finds

  September 3, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  Researchers warn that more than a third of nursing home resident hospitalizations could be avoided with better preventive care.

• Nursing Home Urinary Tract Infection Problems Due to Lack of Proper Prevention: Study

  June 15, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Many nursing homes are failing to take the proper steps in preventing or quickly diagnosing urinary tract infections, according to the findings of a new study.