After the Pennsylvania Department of Health cited Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital for inadequate nurse staffing and other violations found during a surprise review Sept. 10-14, the hospital has implemented a plan of correction to address the issues, according to the…

After Hurricane Harvey hit Houston last year, a catered meal donated to a local hospital led to a Staphylococcus aureus outbreak that sickened dozens of staff members, a case study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology revealed.

Researchers developed a launderable mattress cover that can help reduce hospital-onset Clostridium difficile, according to a study covered by MD Magazine.

The University of Louisville (Ky.) is making contingency plans to move several medical programs out of Louisville-based Jewish Hospital amid uncertainty about the hospital's future ownership, according to a WDRB news report.

Healogics Inc., the nation's largest provider of advanced wound care services, today announced their support of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Compendium Diagnosis and Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Complications through an unrestricted educational grant1.

Three months after announcing plans to offer full-tuition scholarships to all medical school students, New York City-based New York University revealed plans to establish a medical school on its Mineola, N.Y.-based NYU Winthrop campus, Crain's New York Business reports.

Patients who undergo emergency general surgery have a high incidence of Clostridium difficile infection, a study published in Surgical Infections found.

U.S. healthcare professionals are gathering in Baltimore Nov. 14-15 for a workshop to discuss ways to better control antibiotic use.

When asked whether they thought physicians who come into contact with patients should be required to get an annual flu shot, 69 percent of physicians said yes, 21 percent said no, and 10 percent said it depends, a Medscape survey…

A majority (98 percent) of patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis experienced a low incidence of infusion reactions when given infliximab at home, rather than in a hospital setting, according to a study published in Digestive Diseases and Sciences.