A study, published in Science Translational Medicine, found that a certain type of multidrug-resistant pathogen is becoming increasingly tolerant to alcohol-based infection control products, such as disinfectants and hand rubs.

Just days after an Ebola outbreak that killed 33 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ended, the central Africa nation declared a new outbreak with four confirmed cases, Reuters reports. 

Chipotle Mexican Grill faces 518 reports of foodborne illness linked to a possible outbreak at one of its restaurants in Powell, Ohio, according to CNBC.

Staff at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Washington, D.C., are pleading with newly appointed VA Secretary Robert Wilkie to act on deteriorating conditions at the facility, including increased infection rates and decreased patient satisfaction, USA Today reports.

Healthgrades — an online resource for information on hospitals and physicians — announced the recipients of the 2018 Women's Care Awards.

Robbinsdale, Minn.-based North Memorial Hospital is improving hand hygiene through a monitoring system that tracks about 100 oncology providers, MPR News reports.

A state administrative judge rejected Orlando, Fla.-based Nemours Children’s Hospital's plans to create a pediatric heart transplant program in Central Florida, saying the hospital failed to show a need for the program, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

A study, published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, examined the risks for subsequent multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria infection among hospitalized patients with multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria colonization.

A study, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, assessed the effectiveness of implementing antibiotic stewardship programs in Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare's 15 small hospitals.

In early July, Kyland Clark from Indianapolis was admitted to the hospital after a friend dumped boiling water on him as part of an internet challenge; yet Kyland is not the first hospitalization due to the "Hot Water Challenge" currently…