Patients who stay in private rooms as opposed to double occupancy rooms have a reduced risk of central line infections, a hospital-acquired infection that causes thousands of deaths each year, a study published in PLOS ONE found.

The CDC is hosting its International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta this week, covering topics from food poisoning and antimicrobial resistance to sexually transmitted diseases.

After Columbus (Neb.) Community Hospital staff networked with area healthcare providers, pharmacists, assisted living and nursing home facilities, the hospital reduced 30-day readmissions by about 42 percent from October 2016 to May 2018, the Columbus Telegram reports.

Researchers at a Fort Collins-based Colorado State University laboratory have developed a paper-based test that can determine whether an antibiotic sample has appropriate strength or is diluted with filler substances.

A study published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control examined whether surgical intensive care unit patients are at special risk for acquiring vancomycin-resistant enterococci.

Staff at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center are notifying patients and visitors in or around the emergency department Aug. 18 of a possible measles exposure, the Lebanon Daily News reports.

While global health officials are turning to an experimental Ebola vaccine to control the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, their decision to not immunize pregnant and/or lactating women "unfairly deprives them of the protection they deserve against…

As part of a potential $1.6B, 10-year contract, CMS awarded 31 companies and organizations, including Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health, grants to implement clinical quality measures for assessing healthcare services, GovConWire reports.

Retained surgical items can create numerous financial and reputational consequences for hospitals, not to mention serious health risks for patients.

High health insurance prices have led a growing number of Americans to bypass commercial health plans and make their own medical safety nets, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.