Copper alloys can mitigate the bacterial burden on high-touch surfaces and placing them in equipment athletic centers can decrease community-acquired infections, according to a study in American Journal of Infection Control.
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A health information exchange in western New York helped the Erie County Department of Health save time and money on the surveillance of sexually transmitted infections, according to a study published in the Health Information Management Journal.
Roughly 1.6 million cases of chlamydia were reported to the CDC in 2016, making it the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S., according to a recent CDC report.
Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta will offer Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente health plan members in-network access to all facilities under a new contract.
UCLA researchers found exposure to e-cigarettes with nicotine increases adrenaline levels in the heart for healthy nonsmokers, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
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Pueblo, Colo.-based St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center will close its obstetrics and neonatal intensive care units Dec. 15, directly contradicting an announcement made last month, according to the Pueblo Chieftain.
A team of researchers at Scripps Translational Science Institute and The Scripps Research Institute, both based in La Jolla, Calif., launched an app-based research study to improve heart health.
Statin use has been linked to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to research findings from the Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group and published online in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care.
New York State will no longer allow people to use e-cigarettes in areas where smoking tobacco products is banned.
A water main break in Farmington Hills, Mich., Monday evening has forced several area hospitals to scale back services or completely shut down.