<ѻýҕl>Avian Flu Update: U.S. Announces More Than $175 Million to Track, Contain H5N1ѻýҕl> "The risk to the public from this outbreak remains low," HHS Secretary says May 10, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Colonoscopy Near Time of Joint Replacement Doesn't Increase Infection Riskѻýҕl> However, several comorbidities, male sex may play a role May 07, 2024
<ѻýҕl>WHO Overturns Dogma on Airborne Disease Spread. The CDC Might Not Act on It.ѻýҕl> The report "is a complete U-turn," according to one expert May 05, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Consequences of Afib; Autism Heritability in Males and Femalesѻýҕl> Also in TTHealthWatch: antipsychotics and dementia Apr 27, 2024 podcast
<ѻýҕl>Delirium and Dementia; Are Biosimilars Cheaper for Patients?ѻýҕl> Also in TTHealthWatch: preventing infections by drug-resistant bacteria Apr 13, 2024 podcast
<ѻýҕl>AI Sepsis Diagnostic Tool Gets FDA Authorizationѻýҕl> EHR-embedded software algorithm uses biomarkers, clinical data Apr 03, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Regional Approach Effective in Reducing Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteriaѻýҕl> Intervention included county-wide nursing homes and selected hospital patients Apr 01, 2024
<ѻýҕl>There's a New Fungus in Town and It Won't Be the Lastѻýҕl> The arrival of C. auris in Washington is a harbinger of health systems addled by climate change Mar 22, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Hold Your Horses, Health Workers With COVID Still Must Isolateѻýҕl> This aspect of CDC's guidance is not to be glossed over Mar 16, 2024
<ѻýҕl>CDC Shortens COVID Isolation Recsѻýҕl> People testing positive for COVID no longer need to stay in isolation for 5 days Mar 01, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Staph Infections Appear to Be More Deadly for Womenѻýҕl> Understanding reasons behind mortality gap is "of critical importance," study author says Feb 27, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Hospital-at-Home Could Be a Double-Edged Swordѻýҕl> Equity and infection prevention are cause for concern Feb 17, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Study: Let's Revisit Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Joint Replacementѻýҕl> One center's experience puts recent policy in doubt Feb 13, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Midline Catheters Go Head-to-Head With PICCs for Bloodstream Infectionsѻýҕl> For dwell times of 15 days or less, midline catheters noninferior, single-center study finds Feb 13, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Candida Auris: What to Know About the Fungal Infection Spreading Across the U.S.ѻýҕl> The multidrug-resistant organism colonizes skin, lingers on surfaces Feb 06, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Iodine-Based Skin Prep Better for Certain Fracture Surgeriesѻýҕl> Large randomized trial comparing alcohol antiseptic solutions could change practice Jan 31, 2024
<ѻýҕl>CDC Reports Deaths After Medical Tourism in the Dominican Republicѻýҕl> Fatalities frequently involved Brazilian butt lifts Jan 25, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Switch to Oral Antibiotics Noninferior in Low-Risk Staph Bloodstream Infectionsѻýҕl> Identifying "low risk" infections is tricky, experts say Jan 19, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Kate Middleton Hospitalized; Sen. Paul Urges Prison for Fauci; COVID Back in Classѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Jan 17, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Despite Disinfection, Bugs Thrive on High-Touch Hospital Surfacesѻýҕl> Unusual pathogens may pose threat to immunocompromised patients, researchers say Jan 11, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Add-On Clarithromycin Pans Out in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Trialѻýҕl> Respiratory system severity scores, organ failure assessment scores improved, trial found Jan 10, 2024
<ѻýҕl>U.S. Rep's Death Medical Negligence? FDA Investigates GLPs; Fingerprint Mammogramsѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Jan 05, 2024
<ѻýҕl>More Hospital Mask Mandates; Ear Wax Cleaning Cameras; Twins Born in Different Yearsѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Jan 04, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Hospital Complications Rise After Private Equity Buyoutѻýҕl> Medicare data point to additional reason for concern Dec 26, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Is There No High-Touch Surface in Hospitals Free of Microbial Contamination?ѻýҕl> Sorry, your precious break room coffeemaker is covered with it -- but regular cleaning helps Dec 18, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Toothbrushing Linked to Lower Risk of Hospital-Acquired Pneumoniaѻýҕl> Brushing also tied to decreased ICU mortality, need for mechanical ventilation Dec 18, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Ditch Sterile Gloves When Treating Wounds?ѻýҕl> Meta-analysis suggests nonsterile ones may work just as well in certain settings Dec 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>CDC Advisors' Infection Control Guidance Leaves Us Unprotectedѻýҕl> The guidelines will lead to unnecessary infections and deaths if approved Nov 29, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Male vs Female Surgeons; China Beefs Up Fever Clinics; C. Diff Survives Disinfectingѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Nov 27, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Medical Board Reprimands Doctor Who Worked While COVID-Positiveѻýҕl> As COVID hospitalization declines, should infection control policies shift? Nov 16, 2023
<ѻýҕl>FDA OKs Product to Thwart Bloodstream Infections During Dialysisѻýҕl> Taurolidine-heparin solution reduced infections by 71% versus heparin alone Nov 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>To Get More New Antimicrobial Drugs, Fix the Broken Market, Experts Sayѻýҕl> Hospitals see a new antibiotic as something to raise their costs, one expert noted Nov 07, 2023
<ѻýҕl>This Antibiotic May Reduce C. Diff Risk in Pneumonia Patientsѻýҕl> Doxycycline associated with reduced infection, re-infection rates versus azithromycin Nov 03, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Fecal Transplants in Kidney Recipients Reduced Resistant Pathogensѻýҕl> Multidrug resistant organisms replaced by competing antibiotic-susceptible relatives Nov 01, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Skipping Hand Hygiene Before Donning Gloves May Be Just as Safe, Trial Suggestsѻýҕl> Adherence to infection prevention strategy was better in hospital units asked to directly glove Oct 27, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Probiotics for Preterm Infants Could Pose Serious Danger, FDA Warnsѻýҕl> Abbott, Infinant Health sent warning letters about their products Oct 26, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Inhaled Antibiotic Cuts Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumoniaѻýҕl> Also led to lower rate of ventilator-related complications versus placebo Oct 26, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Bacterial Infection Outbreak After Double Cataract Surgery Tied to Sterility Breachѻýҕl> Danish case series details bilateral simultaneous postoperative endophthalmitis in three patients Oct 24, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Carbohydrates and Long-Term Weight Change; Value of Cardiac Transfersѻýҕl> Also in TTHealthWatch: reducing infections in joint replacement Oct 21, 2023 podcast
<ѻýҕl>Beefed-Up Antibiotic Prophylaxis No Help for Post-Arthroplasty Infectionsѻýҕl> And adding vancomycin to cefazolin may have increased surgical-site infections after knee surgery Oct 18, 2023