Springfield Clinic announced it is the first ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in Illinois to use the Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot™ and is among the leading outpatient surgery centers in the country to ...

Health care facilities contain a reservoir of infectious agents. Contamination of hospital equipment, medications, and water supplies by hospital pathogens is a well-known cause of epidemics.

After Carilion Clinic increased its infection prevention and control team from 11 to 24 full-time personnel, the Roanoke, Va.-based system saw a significant decrease in healthcare-associated ...

Florida and federal health officials have determined that 15 infections from drug-resistant bacteria have been linked to a south Florida clinic that performed Brazilian “butt lift” surgeries in 2022 ...

Rates of infection for respiratory viruses are currently low in the U.S. but are starting to rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flu, COVID-19 and RSV spread more in ...

Nosocomial infections are infections that develop while a person is receiving medical attention. Examples include pneumonia, urinary tract infections (UTIs) and gastrointestinal (GI) infections. The ...