Surgical Site Infection Rates May Differ by Gender
SSI rates differ by gender for certain procedures, including increased risk for women after heart surgery
Sixty People Charged in Massive Opioid Painkiller Investigation
Individuals linked to about 350,000 prescriptions and 32 million pills
Parenteral Antimicrobial Tx at Home Burdens Children’s Caregivers
Compared with those who receive oral therapy, caregivers miss more work, have lower QoL scores
Hand Hygiene Compliance Poor in Task Transitions
Hand hygiene compliance was 50.8 percent when health care workers moved from dirtier to cleaner tasks
CDC: Raw Tuna Linked to Salmonella Outbreak in Seven States
Raw ground tuna supplied by Jensen Tuna is likely source of outbreak
American College of Physicians, April 11-13
The American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 The annual meeting of the American College of Physicians (ACP) was held from April...
CDC: 555 Confirmed Measles Cases in U.S. Since Jan. 1
20 states have reported measles cases
AEDs Tied to Higher Pneumonia Risk in Alzheimer Patients
Risk for pneumonia highest within first month of antiepileptic drug use but persists through two years
New Scale Helps Identify More Serious Cases of Mononucleosis
Scale identifies college students at increased risk for corticosteroid Rx, chronic fatigue syndrome
Standardizing Demographics Ups Accuracy of Patient Matching
Standardization of address and last name improved sensitivity from 81.3 to 91.6 percent
