Surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients undergoing colorectal operations were reduced by 61 percent in less than two years in Hawaiian hospitals participating in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Safety ...
May 18, 2018
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People infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can spread the virus when they speak, sing, cough, sneeze or even just breathe. Scientists think face masks help limit virus spread by protecting everyone else ...
Sep 18, 2020
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Surgical masks may help prevent infected people from making others sick with seasonal viruses, including coronaviruses, according to new research that could help settle a fierce debate spanning clinical and cultural norms.
Apr 3, 2020
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Requirements to wear surgical masks in a large London hospital during the first 10 months of omicron activity (December 2021 to September 2022) made no discernible difference to reducing hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections, ...
Apr 7, 2023
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In recent decades, patients in Europe coming in for colectomies, or surgical procedures targeted at the colon, have not been routinely subjected to what is known as bowel preparation, where the bowel is emptied before the ...
Aug 9, 2019
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The question of whether and to what extent face masks work to prevent respiratory infections such as COVID and influenza has split the scientific community for decades.
Feb 7, 2023
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), an antibiotic-resistant superbug, can cause life-threatening skin, bloodstream and surgical site infections or pneumonia. Researchers at the University of California, San ...
Apr 2, 2015
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People who are injured while binge drinking are much slower to heal from wounds suffered in car accidents, shootings, fires, etc.
Apr 8, 2014
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Over 90% of people recorded as having a penicillin allergy may not actually be allergic. Experts Misha Devchand and Dr. Jason Trubiano from Austin Health in Melbourne review the new Australian guidelines on antibiotics in ...
Dec 2, 2019
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People may more likely be exposed to the flu through airborne virus than previously thought, according to new research from the University of Maryland School of Public Health. The study also found that when flu patients wear ...
Mar 7, 2013
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