<ѻý>Avian Flu Update: U.S. Announces More Than $175 Million to Track, Contain H5N1ѻý> "The risk to the public from this outbreak remains low," HHS Secretary says May 10, 2024
<ѻý>Colonoscopy Near Time of Joint Replacement Doesn't Increase Infection Riskѻý> However, several comorbidities, male sex may play a role May 07, 2024
<ѻý>WHO Overturns Dogma on Airborne Disease Spread. The CDC Might Not Act on It.ѻý> The report "is a complete U-turn," according to one expert May 05, 2024
<ѻý>Consequences of Afib; Autism Heritability in Males and Femalesѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: antipsychotics and dementia Apr 27, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>Delirium and Dementia; Are Biosimilars Cheaper for Patients?ѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: preventing infections by drug-resistant bacteria Apr 13, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>AI Sepsis Diagnostic Tool Gets FDA Authorizationѻý> EHR-embedded software algorithm uses biomarkers, clinical data Apr 03, 2024
<ѻý>Regional Approach Effective in Reducing Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteriaѻý> Intervention included county-wide nursing homes and selected hospital patients Apr 01, 2024
<ѻý>There's a New Fungus in Town and It Won't Be the Lastѻý> The arrival of C. auris in Washington is a harbinger of health systems addled by climate change Mar 22, 2024
<ѻý>Hold Your Horses, Health Workers With COVID Still Must Isolateѻý> This aspect of CDC's guidance is not to be glossed over Mar 16, 2024
<ѻý>CDC Shortens COVID Isolation Recsѻý> People testing positive for COVID no longer need to stay in isolation for 5 days Mar 01, 2024
<ѻý>Staph Infections Appear to Be More Deadly for Womenѻý> Understanding reasons behind mortality gap is "of critical importance," study author says Feb 27, 2024
<ѻý>Hospital-at-Home Could Be a Double-Edged Swordѻý> Equity and infection prevention are cause for concern Feb 17, 2024
<ѻý>Study: Let's Revisit Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Joint Replacementѻý> One center's experience puts recent policy in doubt Feb 13, 2024
<ѻý>Midline Catheters Go Head-to-Head With PICCs for Bloodstream Infectionsѻý> For dwell times of 15 days or less, midline catheters noninferior, single-center study finds Feb 13, 2024
<ѻý>Candida Auris: What to Know About the Fungal Infection Spreading Across the U.S.ѻý> The multidrug-resistant organism colonizes skin, lingers on surfaces Feb 06, 2024
<ѻý>Iodine-Based Skin Prep Better for Certain Fracture Surgeriesѻý> Large randomized trial comparing alcohol antiseptic solutions could change practice Jan 31, 2024
<ѻý>CDC Reports Deaths After Medical Tourism in the Dominican Republicѻý> Fatalities frequently involved Brazilian butt lifts Jan 25, 2024
<ѻý>Switch to Oral Antibiotics Noninferior in Low-Risk Staph Bloodstream Infectionsѻý> Identifying "low risk" infections is tricky, experts say Jan 19, 2024
<ѻý>Kate Middleton Hospitalized; Sen. Paul Urges Prison for Fauci; COVID Back in Classѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Despite Disinfection, Bugs Thrive on High-Touch Hospital Surfacesѻý> Unusual pathogens may pose threat to immunocompromised patients, researchers say Jan 11, 2024
<ѻý>Add-On Clarithromycin Pans Out in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Trialѻý> Respiratory system severity scores, organ failure assessment scores improved, trial found Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>U.S. Rep's Death Medical Negligence? FDA Investigates GLPs; Fingerprint Mammogramsѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Jan 05, 2024
<ѻý>More Hospital Mask Mandates; Ear Wax Cleaning Cameras; Twins Born in Different Yearsѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Jan 04, 2024
<ѻý>Hospital Complications Rise After Private Equity Buyoutѻý> Medicare data point to additional reason for concern Dec 26, 2023
<ѻý>Is There No High-Touch Surface in Hospitals Free of Microbial Contamination?ѻý> Sorry, your precious break room coffeemaker is covered with it -- but regular cleaning helps Dec 18, 2023
<ѻý>Toothbrushing Linked to Lower Risk of Hospital-Acquired Pneumoniaѻý> Brushing also tied to decreased ICU mortality, need for mechanical ventilation Dec 18, 2023
<ѻý>Ditch Sterile Gloves When Treating Wounds?ѻý> Meta-analysis suggests nonsterile ones may work just as well in certain settings Dec 14, 2023
<ѻý>CDC Advisors' Infection Control Guidance Leaves Us Unprotectedѻý> The guidelines will lead to unnecessary infections and deaths if approved Nov 29, 2023
<ѻý>Male vs Female Surgeons; China Beefs Up Fever Clinics; C. Diff Survives Disinfectingѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Nov 27, 2023
<ѻý>Medical Board Reprimands Doctor Who Worked While COVID-Positiveѻý> As COVID hospitalization declines, should infection control policies shift? Nov 16, 2023
<ѻý>FDA OKs Product to Thwart Bloodstream Infections During Dialysisѻý> Taurolidine-heparin solution reduced infections by 71% versus heparin alone Nov 15, 2023
<ѻý>To Get More New Antimicrobial Drugs, Fix the Broken Market, Experts Sayѻý> Hospitals see a new antibiotic as something to raise their costs, one expert noted Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>This Antibiotic May Reduce C. Diff Risk in Pneumonia Patientsѻý> Doxycycline associated with reduced infection, re-infection rates versus azithromycin Nov 03, 2023
<ѻý>Fecal Transplants in Kidney Recipients Reduced Resistant Pathogensѻý> Multidrug resistant organisms replaced by competing antibiotic-susceptible relatives Nov 01, 2023
<ѻý>Skipping Hand Hygiene Before Donning Gloves May Be Just as Safe, Trial Suggestsѻý> Adherence to infection prevention strategy was better in hospital units asked to directly glove Oct 27, 2023
<ѻý>Probiotics for Preterm Infants Could Pose Serious Danger, FDA Warnsѻý> Abbott, Infinant Health sent warning letters about their products Oct 26, 2023
<ѻý>Inhaled Antibiotic Cuts Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumoniaѻý> Also led to lower rate of ventilator-related complications versus placebo Oct 26, 2023
<ѻý>Bacterial Infection Outbreak After Double Cataract Surgery Tied to Sterility Breachѻý> Danish case series details bilateral simultaneous postoperative endophthalmitis in three patients Oct 24, 2023
<ѻý>Carbohydrates and Long-Term Weight Change; Value of Cardiac Transfersѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: reducing infections in joint replacement Oct 21, 2023 podcast
<ѻý>Beefed-Up Antibiotic Prophylaxis No Help for Post-Arthroplasty Infectionsѻý> And adding vancomycin to cefazolin may have increased surgical-site infections after knee surgery Oct 18, 2023