Hospital-acquired infections, which became substantially more common during the pandemic, have returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from a patient safety watchdog group. It's key ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SEATTLE — In this video, Susan E. Coffin, MD, MPH, attending physician and hospital epidemiologist at The ...

The federal government estimates that approximately 100,000 Americans die each year after acquiring one or more infections during their hospital stays. A new study reveals the roots of this problem, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AI can help hospitals improve infection prevention. It can also assist clinicians adhere to antimicrobial ...

Preventing infections among hospital patients has become a major issue as of late, and researchers have now discovered a key player in the spread of some infections: human contact. A new study found ...

The researchers analyzed data from over 4 million individuals across 16 studies, making this study the most comprehensive review to date on the association between infection-related hospital stays and ...

American hospitals may have made a little progress in fighting one of the biggest problems threatening patients: infections they get while in the hospital. A new survey by the Centers for Disease ...

A major reservoir for the most common bacteria found in hospitals may literally be right outside hospital front doors. Researchers tested cultures taken from surfaces, mostly doors from local ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infections acquired in the hospital cost the U.S. health care system $10 billion a year, new findings show. Past studies have pegged the annual cost of treating those ...

Nosocomial infections are infections that develop while a person is receiving medical attention. Examples include pneumonia, urinary tract infections (UTIs) and gastrointestinal (GI) infections. The ...

Federal health regulators will have to stop releasing data on hospital infections — which affect one in 25 hospital patients every day — under a proposal set to take effect in November, according to ...

When the Trump administration waived most federal hospital inspections and suspended hospital infection reporting in March during the coronavirus pandemic, patient safety advocates warned it could ...