Antibiotic drug resistance is considered to play a part in around 75,000 hospital-acquired infection deaths per year in the United States, according to recent analysis by Kalorama Information.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Belsomra (suvorexant) tablets for use as needed to treat insomnia.

Though the inside of the front of the nose is where methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is the most predominant, new research shows nearly all people colonized with MRSA have the bacteria living elsewhere on the body.

Infection control and health IT are two elements of healthcare that are gaining attention in this era of reform; infectin control as a new tie to reimbursement and health IT for its cost-cutting and interoperable capabilities.

The introduction of two preventive vaccines and a new treatment for bacterial meningitis has led to a large drop in prevalence and mortality of the disease, according to a study in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

Despite the glitch-ridden rollout of HealthCare.gov last fall, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's performance went on to exceed enrollment expectations and has made a notable dent in the uninsured rate, Drew Altman, president and CEO of the Kaiser…

Bacteria that cause bloodstream infections in critically ill patients may be growing resistant to a common hospital antiseptic, called chlorhexidine gluconate, according to a study published in the September issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the…

While both proper hand hygiene and environmental cleaning are essential to infection prevention strategies in healthcare settings, assessing the effect of each is important as hospitals, surgery centers and other facilities allocate resources.

  HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research, Partnership for Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launched a web-based tool that predicts the health and economic impact of public health interventions and policies at the county level, according to a…

The Monterey County Health Department confirmed that an epidemic of whooping cough or Bordetella pertussis is taking place in Monterey County, Calif., according to a report by The Californian.