A new study finds that hospital disinfectants, including high-concentration bleach, are ineffective against C. diff spores, a leading cause of antibiotic-associated sickness. This discovery, highlighting…
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C. diff (also known as Clostridioides difficile or C. difficile) is a bacterium that causes severe diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the colon). Despite…
The researchers found that even when no bacteria are present in the bladder, urinary tract infections can still develop after the insertion of sterile tubes,…
The researchers suggested sound dampening or enclosing the pressure port in a protective structure as ways to prevent musical attacks on biosafety facilities. Both measures…
It is estimated that a new instance of sexual assault occurs every 68 seconds in the United States. According to recent research, the increase in…
According to recent research, people who overestimate their health see the doctor 17.0% less often than those who accurately evaluate their health. People, especially the…
The newly developed method involves putting a small coating of zwitterionic material on a device and binding it to the underlying substrate using UV light. The resultant barrier…
Two Years After Infection, Half of People Hospitalized With COVID-19 Still Have at Least One Symptom
Half of the patients who were admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 still have at least one symptom two years later. Study of 1,192 participants…
According to a new RAND Corporation report, prices paid to hospitals during 2020 by employers and private insurers for both inpatient and outpatient services averaged…
Clinic and hospital drug spending increased due to higher usage and new drugs; price increases remained below inflation. The COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan,…
As insurance companies start charging members for hospital-related costs again, analysis of 2020 data shows what they might owe. Americans who get seriously ill from…