A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), suggests that health care facilities can significantly reduce the incidence of hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection (HO-CDI) by ...
May 12, 2022
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Medicines are the most common treatments used in healthcare, especially for older people. But when they're not used correctly, they can cause serious and sometimes fatal outcomes.
May 5, 2022
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In India in 2021, an estimated 504,000 people died from tuberculosis, or TB. That's almost one per minute. More than a quarter of the estimated TB cases worldwide are in India.
May 4, 2022
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After a court ruling struck down a federal mask mandate, many airlines and state transit systems made the face coverings an optional defense against COVID-19.
Apr 22, 2022
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The vast majority of people over 50 say it's important that they keep living in their current homes for as long as possible. But a new poll shows many of them haven't planned or prepared for "aging in place," and a sizable ...
Apr 13, 2022
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The pandemic has worsened longstanding staffing shortages at U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. Now, a new study shows that high employee turnover rates have yet to improve.
Apr 11, 2022
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Lower suicide risk was seen in older adults aged 75+ residing in long-term care facilities who were prescribed antidepressants. Suicide risk was doubled in those who were on medication for sleep problems according to a study ...
Mar 31, 2022
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Since 2019, the Durham VA has served as the coordinating center for The Pharmacogenomics Testing for Veterans program (PHASER), an exciting new program that is bringing PGx testing to Veterans across the country.
Mar 31, 2022
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To combat COVID-19 amid supply shortages in 2020, health care facilities across the U.S. resorted to disinfecting personal protective equipment (PPE), such as N95 masks, for reuse with methods such as ultraviolet (UV) light. ...
Mar 25, 2022
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A community clinic in Huntington Park has two dentists eager to come back to work—a coveted service for poor and uninsured patients who often go without dental care.
Mar 18, 2022
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