Some Women With HIV Struggling to Achieve Viral Suppression
Overall, 71.2 percent have viral suppression, including 35.2 percent of those with high probability of viremia
Closed ICU Model May Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections
Decline seen in CLABSI, CAUTI, VAP rates; no change in C. diff infection, MRSA blood infection rates
Clinical Drug Diversion Costly to Health Care Organizations
Report finds 47.2 million doses lost due to health care worker misuse and theft in 2018
Private Insurers Pay 241 Percent of What Medicare Would Pay
RAND researchers recommend private insurers move toward fixed-price arrangements
Many Lives Could Be Saved if All Hospitals Had Grade A Rating
Patients at D, F hospitals have 91.8 percent increased risk for avoidable death compared with A hospitals
CDC: Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Backyard Poultry
52 people sickened and five people have been hospitalized; no deaths reported
Recs Updated for TB Screening, Treatment in Health Care Workers
Guidelines include preplacement TB risk assessment, postexposure symptom evaluation and testing
Smartphone App Could Help Diagnose Ear Infections
By using smartphone microphone, speaker to assess eardrum mobility, app can detect middle ear fluid
FDA: Tattoo Inks Recalled Due to Bacterial Contamination
Symptoms of tattoo ink-associated infections include rashes, lesions in areas where ink has been applied
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Cases Increased in 2004 to 2012
Highest rates of HZO seen in older adults, women, and in whites versus other racial groups
