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Practice Changes in ICUs Face Common Barriers: A Q&A with Amber Welsh, PhD

October 27th 2011

Researchers from Indiana University have identified common barriers and strategies for successfully implementing practice changes in intensive care units (ICUs).

Surgeons Cut Whipple Procedure Wound Infections in Half with New Measures

October 26th 2011

Mapping MRSA's Family Tree

October 26th 2011

Cost Control Incentives Don't Affect Patient Outcomes When Quality Variables are Implemented

October 26th 2011

Researchers Develop Method to Better Estimate Vaccine Coverage

October 26th 2011

1 Out of 3 U.S. Adults Not Planning to Get Flu Shot This Year

October 26th 2011

Pioneering Device Could Give Student Nurses a Shot in the Arm

October 26th 2011

Gas Pumps Among the Dirtiest Surfaces, Study Reveals

October 25th 2011

Surgeons Develop Faster, Less Expensive Technique to Identify Bacterial Infections

October 25th 2011

Surgeons Find That Drug-Resistant Infections Not Always Linked to Higher Death Rates

October 25th 2011

Obesity Limits Effectiveness of Flu Vaccines

October 25th 2011

New Test Can Precisely Pinpoint Food Pathogens

October 25th 2011

Veterinary Researchers Discover First U.S. Strains of Hepatitis E Virus from Rabbits

October 25th 2011

Geoscientists Find Key to Why Some Patients Get Infections from Cardiac Implants

October 25th 2011

CDC Launches Effort to Protect Cancer Patients from Infections

October 25th 2011

CDC Introduces New Educational Resources to Prevent Infections in Cancer Patients

October 25th 2011

Study Suggests Dormant Malaria Parasites in Red Blood Cells May Contribute to Treatment Failure

October 25th 2011

Healthmark Industries Launches New Website

October 25th 2011

Medline Receives Premier Contract for ClearCount Surgical Safety Technology

October 25th 2011

AAMI Publication on Sterile Processing and Accreditation Surveys Now Available

October 25th 2011

More Than Half a Million Votes Cast, Top Videos Announced in National Pink Glove Dance Video Contest

October 25th 2011

World Polio Day: Rotary Leads Final Push to 'End Polio Now'

October 24th 2011

Researchers Create Promising Vaccine for Staph Infection

October 24th 2011

Simple Steps to Prevent Catheter-Related Infections Save Hundreds of Lives, Millions of Dollars

October 24th 2011

At-Risk Newborns Don't Need Blood Tests to Screen for Group B Strep

October 24th 2011

Research Links Water Disinfection Byproducts to Adverse Health Effects

October 24th 2011

Insight Pharmaceuticals Issues Recall of Nasal Decongestant Due to Bacterial Contamination

October 21st 2011

Environmental Cleaning: The Imperative for Hospital Hygiene

October 21st 2011

Mandatory Flu Vaccination Reduces Sick Days at New Hanover Regional Medical Center

October 21st 2011

Research Reveals Poor Handwashing Practices

October 21st 2011

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Practice Changes in ICUs Face Common Barriers: A Q&A with Amber Welsh, PhD

Surgeons Cut Whipple Procedure Wound Infections in Half with New Measures

Mapping MRSA's Family Tree

Cost Control Incentives Don't Affect Patient Outcomes When Quality Variables are Implemented

Researchers Develop Method to Better Estimate Vaccine Coverage

1 Out of 3 U.S. Adults Not Planning to Get Flu Shot This Year

Pioneering Device Could Give Student Nurses a Shot in the Arm

Gas Pumps Among the Dirtiest Surfaces, Study Reveals

Surgeons Develop Faster, Less Expensive Technique to Identify Bacterial Infections

Surgeons Find That Drug-Resistant Infections Not Always Linked to Higher Death Rates

Obesity Limits Effectiveness of Flu Vaccines

New Test Can Precisely Pinpoint Food Pathogens

Veterinary Researchers Discover First U.S. Strains of Hepatitis E Virus from Rabbits

Geoscientists Find Key to Why Some Patients Get Infections from Cardiac Implants

CDC Launches Effort to Protect Cancer Patients from Infections

CDC Introduces New Educational Resources to Prevent Infections in Cancer Patients

Study Suggests Dormant Malaria Parasites in Red Blood Cells May Contribute to Treatment Failure

Healthmark Industries Launches New Website

Medline Receives Premier Contract for ClearCount Surgical Safety Technology

AAMI Publication on Sterile Processing and Accreditation Surveys Now Available

More Than Half a Million Votes Cast, Top Videos Announced in National Pink Glove Dance Video Contest

World Polio Day: Rotary Leads Final Push to 'End Polio Now'

Researchers Create Promising Vaccine for Staph Infection

Simple Steps to Prevent Catheter-Related Infections Save Hundreds of Lives, Millions of Dollars

At-Risk Newborns Don't Need Blood Tests to Screen for Group B Strep

Research Links Water Disinfection Byproducts to Adverse Health Effects

Insight Pharmaceuticals Issues Recall of Nasal Decongestant Due to Bacterial Contamination

Environmental Cleaning: The Imperative for Hospital Hygiene

Mandatory Flu Vaccination Reduces Sick Days at New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Research Reveals Poor Handwashing Practices

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