An artificial intelligence software system trained to recommend sepsis treatments achieved better patient outcomes than physician-recommended treatments, according to a study published in Nature Medicine.

Sepsis is a global health burden affecting an estimated 30 million people worldwide and causing an estimated six million deaths per year.1

Basil A. Pruitt, Jr., MD, a physician at UT Health San Antonio, who is considered the father of burn care, is still treating patients at the age of 88, according to San Antonio Express News.

Quantros, a performance analytics company, released the CareChex 2019 rankings for hospital and health system quality and patient safety on Oct. 23.

Officials from the New Jersey Department of Health are investigating an outbreak of adenovirus among pediatric patients at Wanaque (N.J.) Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, according to NBC 4 New York.

Quantros, a performance analytics company, released the CareChex 2019 rankings for hospital and health system quality and patient safety on Oct. 23.

States that have poor access to a comprehensive trauma center see more deaths before an injured patient's arrival at a hospital compared to states that have better access to these facilities, according to research findings presented at the American College…

The Patient Safety Movement Foundation teamed up with the Carter Foundation for the fourth consecutive year in an initiative to eliminate patient deaths and awarded three hospitals based on their commitment to save the most lives.

A study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection examined the occurrence of dry biofilms on hospital surfaces as well as the effect they may have on the spread of hospital-acquired infections.

The CDC has received 155 reports of patients under investigation for acute flaccid myelitis, up from the 127 suspected cases it announced Oct 16. Thus far in 2018, there have been 62 confirmed cases of AFM, mostly in children.