Judge Ernesto Scorsone rules against Gov Matt Bevin, Kentucky lawsuit to close ‘filthy’ abortion clinic
A Kentucky judge has ruled that closing an abortion facility that state inspectors described as “filthy” is “against the public interest.” The lawsuit came from Gov. Matt Bevin’s office after the More...
Healthcare-associated infections: 722,000 infections in 2011 in the US according to CDC data
On any given day, approximately one in 25 U.S. patients has at least one infection contracted during the course of their hospital care, adding up to about 722,000 infections in 2011, according to new data from the More...
New Hampshire most prepared for infectious disease outbreak, GA, NJ and NE least prepared
A report released recently by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), finds that a majority of states (32) score 5 or lower out of 10 key indicators of policies More...
Central line-associated bloodstream infections, surgical site infections down according to CDC
US hospitals are showing real progress in decreasing the number of certain healthcare-associated infections (HAI) according to a report released Monday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The More...
