Infection Control

Family members of patients who died from Legionnaires' disease at Quincy Veterans Home in Illinois and the state attorney general have agreed to nearly $6.4 million to settle negligence lawsuits against the state, according to WBEZ. 

The lack of adequate personal protective equipment in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic is leading hospitals around the country to buy N95 respirator masks that are faulty and use them, The Wall Street Journal reports.

CMS issued an updated guidance on infection control April 8 to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in both inpatient and outpatient care settings. 

ECRI Institute is helping clinicians understand the risks and benefits of reusing N95 respirators during the pandemic through an updated clinical evidence assessment, reports AHA News. 

Here are 11 clinical findings on the new coronavirus, as reported by Becker's Hospital Review in the last two weeks.

Preliminary results from a 10-person study show that a dose of antibodies from the blood plasma of recovered COVID-19 patients can help reduce the duration of symptoms, improve oxygen levels and speed up viral clearance among patients with COVID-19, according…

Researchers at Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University have developed a vaccine candidate to combat COVID-19 and are starting safety testing in animals.

N95 respirator masks should be preserved for procedures where breathing tubes need to be inserted into patients, while common medical masks can be safely used for most other COVID-19 treatments, a new study found.

A nurse employed at two New York City hospitals said she worked several shifts while sick with COVID-19, CNN reports. 

Many COVID-19 patients who needed to go on mechanical ventilators ended up dying, results from three studies show.