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08/27/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Hospital pipes, full of DNA fragments, found to be a breeding ground of antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistance is a growing cause for concern, especially in cases where it happens in hospitals or other healthcare facilities. To better understand how these organisms spread in this kind of environment, researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) collected samples from various areas of the hospital to investigate, allowing them to identify where these organisms are […]

06/05/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Antibiotics supply lines crumbling as pharma medical system reaches point of total failure

Pharmaceutical antibiotics have caused the emergence of antibiotic-resistant traits in infectious bacteria. Now many of these antibiotics are considered worthless at treating life-threatening infections. As these drugs have become ineffective, the antibiotic supply line has become increasingly vulnerable to shortages. The Access to Medicine Foundation (AMF) reports that the world is becoming dependent on a […]

03/29/2018 / By David Williams

HP launches new line of germicide-resistant computers meant for use in hospitals

The hospital environment is drastically different from the typical school or office setting, partly because of the sheer number of people that go through and interact in it each day. But the bigger reason is that there are many different sources of bacteria and viruses present inside hospitals, and germicide use is standard practice. As […]

02/28/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Innovative new antimicrobial adhesive uses essential oils to reduce bacterial infection risk in Europe’s hospitals

A group of European researchers will be harnessing the natural antibacterial properties of essential oils. Their goal is to create an adhesive antimicrobial film that could prevent deadly infections in hospitals, reported an Alpha Galileo article. Their efforts are part of the “Antimicrobial FLEXibal POLymers for its use in hospital environments” (FLEXPOL project), which is funded by the European Commission and […]

10/02/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Twelve children hospitalized for heart surgery contract rare bacterial infection, with more at risk, thanks to unclean surgical device

Hospitals are often seen as the paragon of healthcare; when you or your child go to a hospital, there is a certain level of trust involved. But what happens when that implicit trust is violated? Over a dozen parents and children at a hospital in New Orleans learned the hard way that hospitals aren’t always […]

09/27/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Health care facilities are largely responsible for antibiotic resistant bacteria outbreaks, study finds

A study, published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, finds that communication failures in health care facilities are responsible for outbreaks of infection, according to a report by the Science Daily. The researchers from the Oregon State University of Pharmacy together with the Oregon Health Authority and other collaborators conducted a two-year study of Acinetobacter baumannii. […]

08/26/2017 / By JD Heyes

This ONE thing you don’t expect to encounter when you go to the hospital can be the MOST dangerous

Overnight stays in the hospital these days, on average, are far fewer than they were even 10 years ago, thanks in large part to upgrades in outpatient care, the rise of alternative medical treatments and other improvements. Still, hospital admissions are certainly not a thing of the past. That said, the one thing you do […]

07/08/2017 / By S.D. Wells

10 Ways your visit to the hospital can get you killed

Modern science and Western medicine can certainly save your life in certain situations, and nobody should take for granted the fact that thousands of American doctors and surgeons save lives every day in hospitals and emergency care facilities. Without hospitals, many life-threatening situations would have much worse odds of survival, especially if you are getting […]

04/30/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

10 babies were infected with a superbug… and the hospital CONCEALED it from the parents and the public

On March 26 of this year, a newborn at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Medical Center tested positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a superbug that cannot be treated with conventional antibiotics. According to hospital officials, the baby has since tested negative. However, it was revealed that the infant was one of 10 babies […]

02/13/2017 / By Tracey Watson

UV light treatments found to slash hospital superbug infections by 30%

The emergence of drug-resistant superbugs is fast escalating into a worldwide crisis. In the U.S. alone, around 23,000 people are killed by superbugs each year, according to statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In September 2016, in a speech to the UN General Assembly, the director of the World Health Organization, […]

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