Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Stories
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Iowa auditor wants to measure state Medicaid quality
Rob Sand, the newly elected Iowa state auditor, wants to measure the quality of the state's Medicaid services, according to The Gazette. - 1/11/19 -
Boston Children's researchers tap machine learning for better flu surveillance
Researchers created a surveillance model that uses machine learning to provide highly accurate estimates of local flu activity, according to a study published in Nature Communications. - 1/11/19 -
How CRISPR can help with antibiotic development
Researchers developed a way to use the gene-editing tool CRISPR to better understand pathogenic bacteria and their weaknesses, according to a study published in Nature Microbiology. - 1/11/19 -
Cancer comorbidities reduce clinical trial enrollment, study finds
Cancer patients with other illnesses or conditions are less likely to talk with their provider about a cancer clinical trial and less likely to enroll in a trial, according a SWOG Cancer Research Network study. - 1/11/19 -
Flu has already sickened more than 6 million this season
Flu has sickened 6 million to 7 million people in the U.S. during the 2018-19 season, and 69,000 to 84,000 people have been hospitalized by the bug, according to CDC estimates released Jan. 11. - 1/11/19 -
Flu vaccine linked to fewer hospital stays among COPD population
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who receive influenza vaccinations are less likely to be hospitalized for a flu-related illness, according to a study in Chest. - 1/11/19 -
In EDs, children receive close to 7M antibiotic prescriptions every year
A study published in Pediatrics examined antibiotic prescribing for children in U.S. emergency departments. - 1/11/19 -
1st healthy baby born to Ebola survivor in Congo
An Ebola survivor in the Democratic Republic of Congo gave birth to a healthy baby girl Jan. 6 who has shown no signs of the virus, according to an update from the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy in Minneapolis. - 1/11/19 -
AI outperforms clinicians, Pap smears in detecting cervical cancer
Researchers created a visual evaluation algorithm that uses deep learning to detect cervical precancer and cancer more accurately than human clinicians, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. - 1/11/19 -
Travelers to Pakistan at risk of drug-resistant typhoid fever, CDC says
Anyone traveling to Pakistan is at risk of developing drug-resistant typhoid fever, the CDC warned Jan. 11. - 1/11/19 -
Hospitals face difficulty in transitioning patients to post-acute care, report finds
Well-intentioned healthcare providers and patients face significant challenges when finding the post-acute care facility best suited to their needs, according to two reports released by United Hospital Fund. - 1/11/19 -
Researchers uncover key step to how antibiotic resistance spreads in hospitals
Researchers at St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine found a key step in the transmission of antibiotic resistance from one Acinetobacter bacterium to another, which helps reveal how drug resistance spreads through hospitals. - 1/11/19 -
Brooklyn enclave shows how communities drive antibiotic resistance
A recent spread of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a New York City enclave is helping medical experts understand how high-risk populations can prompt antimicrobial resistance. - 1/10/19 -
Viewpoint: 4 moments to change how antibiotics are prescribed
Four moments in the antibiotic decision-making process can make all the difference in curbing antibiotic resistance, three physicians write in a JAMA commentary. - 1/10/19 -
Hospitals with better nurse work environments have safer pediatric care, study finds
Hospitals that have better work environments for nurses provider safer care for the youngest — and often most vulnerable — patients, a study published in the Journal of Patient Safety found. - 1/10/19 -
New algorithm from IBM, Roche predicts risk of developing chronic kidney disease
A new algorithm accurately predicts whether a diabetes patient is at high risk for developing chronic kidney disease, a frequent long-term complication of diabetes, according to study results published in Nature Medicine. - 1/10/19 -
Government shutdown halts FDA efforts to stop foodborne illness outbreaks
The FDA has stopped routine food safety inspections for many foods at high risk of contamination due to the federal government's shutdown, The New York Times reports. - 1/10/19 -
68% of clinicians say accidental IV dislodgement occurs 'daily' or 'often'
Sixty-eight percent of clinicians reported that accidental IV dislodgements happened "often," "daily" or "multiple times daily" in their institution, according to survey results published in the Journal of the Association for Vascular Access. - 1/10/19 -
Ebola treatment proves effective against multiple species of virus
A drug cocktail that incorporates two antibodies from an Ebola survivor can treat multiple species of the virus, according to a study published in Cell Host & Microbe. - 1/10/19 -
CDC: E. coli outbreak linked to romaine is over
The nationwide E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce "appears to be over," the CDC said Jan. 9. - 1/10/19
