The number of complaints from patients who are harmed by complications when undergoing cosmetic procedures has increased in recent years. Complaints have ranged from harm done to patients to infectious disease outbreaks.
Category: Infection Control
Antibiotic-resistant hospital infections well above pre-COVID-19 levels
Hospital-acquired antimicrobial-resistant infections remain at least 12% above pre-pandemic levels, according to a new study from data at 120 U.S. hospitals.
COVID-19 reshaped physician ethics, study suggests
COVID-19 has upended a long-standing belief that physicians must care for infectious disease patients, irrespective of their own personal risk, suggests research published April 24 in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
FDA approves treatment for uncomplicated UTIs
The FDA approved the first new antibiotic for urinary tract infections in two decades.
US should prep for smallpox's return, experts say
Smallpox, the only human disease to be fully eradicated, could reappear in the U.S. and across the globe, researchers said in a new report.
Medtronic device recalled after Lifespan hospital reports infection cluster
Providence-based Rhode Island Hospital saw an increase in external ventricular drain infections after switching to a Medtronic device that has since been recalled, the CDC said April 11.
86% of post-surgery infections caused by preexisting skin bacteria: Study
About 86% of infections following spine surgery could be linked to the patient’s natural skin microbiome, a recent study from Seattle-based University of Washington School of Medicine found.
Health systems ease up on masking
Health systems are scaling back mask rules for staff, patients and visitors as respiratory virus season wanes.
CDC updates ventilation guidance for respiratory viruses
The CDC acknowledged ventilation as a core strategy to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses in a March 22 guidance update.
COVID vaccines cut heart failure, clotting after infection: Study
A recent study conducted by researchers in the U.K. found COVID-19 vaccines can reduce heart failure by up to 55% and blood clots by up to 78% after an infection.
