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High infection rates among younger adults suggest they either delay routine dental care and only seek treatment when ...
The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) examined three cases where patients suffered severe harm or death as a ...
Early diagnosis of sepsis, a life-threatening medical emergency, faces "ongoing challenges" according to safety experts, who ...
A new report has used the cases of three people as examples - two of whom died and the third needed an amputation ...
The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) said that the “recognition of sepsis remains an urgent and persistent ...
While most HPV infections clear on their own, persistent infection with high-risk strains can lead to abnormal cell changes in the cervix, which may develop into cancer over time. Regular screening, ...
Cases of Infection in Immunocompromised Patients After Hurricane-Induced Flooding The first case involved a 61-year-old man with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and associated neutropenia.
As with COVID, a high community prevalence of the illness could translate to higher risk inside a given building, making the double-pronged strategy of infection control and vaccination critical.
The risk of a new type 2 diabetes diagnosis remained elevated at 3 months (RR 1.48, 95% CI 1.24-1.76) and 6 months (RR 1.58, 95% CI 1.35-1.85) after COVID infection, the group detailed in JAMA ...
Take, for example, the risk of death from skin cancer (a fate affecting 0.002 percent of the U.S. population). A person who takes that risk seriously might elect to wear sunscreen daily—a ...
The OIG collected data from 100 for-profit nursing homes between October 2022 and June 2024. The agency found that seven facilities did not have a designated infection preventionist on staff at ...
A new National Academies report for the Social Security Administration presents findings about Long COVID, including that it can cause more than 200 symptoms and that some effects can impact an ...