World Patient Safety Day on September 17 raises awareness about hospital-acquired infections, their impact, prevention, and ...

To avoid fines for reporting excessive hospital-acquired infections, some facilities are discouraging testing.

Patient death rates increased in the emergency departments of U.S. hospitals acquired by private equity firms compared to ...

Hospitals say they have been sending home less seriously injured to reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections.

With an estimated 1.14 million deaths worldwide annually caused by bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics, a University ...

Clostridiumdifficile infection spreads easily and is a frequent cause of death among hospitalized older adults.

Despite this vital mission and its research support to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of health care measures, the Trump ...

A University of Leicester-led study shows that in hospital settings antimicrobial resistance is common and independently associated with a higher risk of death.

Patient deaths increased in the emergency departments of hospitals acquired by private equity firms compared to similar hospitals, a nationwide study has found. Researchers linked the increase in ...

New government guidelines aim to enhance hospital protocols for preventing healthcare-associated infections through proactive measures and data reporting.

Safe Care is a right, not a privilege   On world patient safety day, every patient and family has the right to demand care ...

Toronto Public Health says it has the results for about a quarter of the patients potentially exposed to blood-borne viruses ...