An educational quality improvement program focused on evidence-based practices was associated with a 65% reduction in hospital-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia ...

In the U.S., 312 hospitals have a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection rate of zero, according to the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. The Healthcare Associated ...

EXCLUSIVE: Miles Teller (Paper Tiger) has inked a deal to star in Copperhead, a new thriller from King Ivory helmer John Swab and Black Label Media. Written by Chad Feehan and J. Todd Scott, ...

Diagnosing tuberculosis — the world’s most lethal infectious disease — with minimal training and without expensive laboratory infrastructure could now be a reality for millions. The recommendation ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is concern that mupirocin decolonization might cause MRSA PCR nasal swab tests to be inaccurate. A study ...

Scientists may have sniffed out a breakthrough when detecting Alzheimer’s. The degenerative disease, which affects millions of Americans and gradually destroys memory, thinking skills and the capacity ...

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Newly approved Alzheimer’s drugs are offering hope for patients and their families, but they work best when the disease is detected early. On Wednesday, a new study published by Duke researchers ...

A research team at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson is developing a drug that works in combination with copper to kill bacteria, including those that cause MRSA, a type of staph ...

The recommendation comes after the first at-home test, a self-swab, received federal approval last year. By Nina Agrawal An agency under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorsed an ...

Is it safe to use cotton swabs to remove earwax? Most of us have seen or used the earwax-cleaning products all over social media — high-tech lavage kits, spoons equipped with smartphone cameras, ...