Our Darkest Hour: Las Vegas Mass Shooting
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In times of tragedy, people have to band together to work towards one cause. In this article, a medical laboratory professional describes her experiences...
2018 Healthcare Symposium
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The Healthcare symposium takes a multi-faceted approach to improving patient outcomes through hospital design and management by bringing together clinicians, engineers, and architects. On...
Empowering Patients is Critical to Decreasing HAIs
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Hand hygiene is the best method to prevent the transmission of infections. Hand hygiene for hospitalized patients sounds obvious – something that should be...
What really happens when I get a #Flu vaccine?
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Seasonal flu is a serious, highly contagious respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus. In the United States, approximately five to 20 percent of...
Hypochlorous Acid: Harnessing an Innate Response
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Human pathogens are becoming resistant to antibiotics developed over the past century, and common infections once routinely managed by conventional antibiotics can now become...
Bedbugs: A Growing, but Manageable Concern
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Bedbugs are spreading at an alarming rate and are a pest of great public health importance. To date, bedbugs have not been known to...
The Dangers of Celebrating Too Early
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Clostridium difficile infections are a significant cause of death and harm in the United States. Despite their growing prevalence, surveillance and public reporting of...
A Novel Biotech Approach to Tackling Clostridium difficile
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) caused approximately 453,000 healthcare-associated infections in the United States in 2011, resulting in 29,000 deaths within 30 days of initial...
Antimicrobial Properties of Copper and Copper Alloys for Infection Control
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Over the past decade the development of additional disinfecting methods has become increasingly important to prevent hospital acquired infections as antibiotic drug resistance has...
Evaluating New Innovations in Fecal Management Solutions
Editors Note: Correct Order of Authors is as follows: Niall Wallace, Dr. Harsh Sheth, Dr. Michael Ackerman, Ashlee Garcia, WOCN
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Fecal incontinence is a debilitating condition that if not...
