Understanding Birth-Related Injuries
Many types of injuries can occur at birth, ranging from the mild to the more severe. Some of these injuries may be permanent or life-threatening, which can make pregnant mothers feel anxious about what will happen More...
Texas Gov Greg Abbott burns lead to surgery, will miss police officer memorial, RNC
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is scheduled to undergo surgery Tuesday for serious burns sustained late last week while in Wyoming. Abbot has been battling infections and now will miss the memorial service for five fallen More...
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...
Copper as an infection control weapon against MERS, other coronaviruses
Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK has found that copper can effectively help to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses, which are linked to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and More...
Narrow-spectrum ultraviolet light could dramatically reduce surgical infections from organisms like MRSA: Study
New research suggests that narrow-spectrum ultraviolet (UV) light could dramatically reduce surgical wound infections such as those caused by MRSA, according to a study by Columbia University Medical Center More...
Duke advises NFL on use of chlorhexidine gluconate to prevent MRSA
With reports of the antibiotic resistant bacterial strain, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or more commonly known as MRSA, in high contact sports like football and wrestling, researchers are looking More...
Dr. Scott Harrington case prompts the Oklahoma Dental Association to issue Infection Control statement for dentists
In the wake of the case of Tulsa dentist, Dr. Scott Harrington, in which some 7,000 patients were notified to be tested for the blood borne pathogens HIV and hepatitis due to numerous violations and allegations More...
