Bacteria from a water purification system may be linked to three deaths at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, according to research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Category: Infection Control
COVID-19 vaccine side effects linked to better long-term outcomes: Study
Healthcare workers who had symptoms after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination had longer and stronger immunity than those who did not, researchers at Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health, found, according to a March 6 news release.
More hospitals, health systems begin to walk back mask mandates
Ahead of the ending COVID-19 emergency, several hospitals and health systems have begun to walk back their mask rules.
2 major Colorado systems lift masking rules
Denver Health and Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth plan to lift universal mask mandates March 1, Colorado Public Radio reported Feb. 27.
N.C. State researchers: Inhalable powder can prevent infection
Raleigh-based North Carolina State University researchers developed an inhalable powder that can help protect a person’s lungs and airways from viral infections.
Heartburn medications tied to higher risk of drug-resistant bacteria colonization
Hospitalized patients taking proton pump inhibitors — medications used to treat heartburn — may be at a higher risk of acquiring multidrug-resistant bacteria, according to a study published Feb. 23 in JAMA Network Open.
Officials probe 4 potential C. auris deaths in Mississippi
Health officials in Mississippi are continuing to watch the growing number of cases of Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungal infection, which is now believed to be the cause of four deaths in the state, according to a Feb. 20 report from Mississippi T…
Study links gender, department to longer hospitalization after infection
A recent study found a link between gender and the department in which a patient is hospitalized and mortality and length of stay.
Elon Musk's Neuralink company may have risked human exposure to deadly pathogens
After coming under fire from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company Neuralink is under investigation by the Department of Transportation for allegedly risking human exposure to deadly pathogens v…
When it comes to masking in hospitals, '1 size doesn't fit all,' says Northwell Health's chief of infectious diseases
New York state dropped its masking requirement regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status in hospitals on Feb. 12, giving healthcare organizations the ability to set their own masking guidelines going forward.
