A northern Indiana hospital has fired eight employees, many of them veteran nurses, who refused to get flu vaccinations under a new policy in place to protect patients from influenza, a potentially deadly illness.
This has sparked debates...
Hospital Infections Increase Risk of Death 6 Times Higher for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Medline Plus reports that hospital infections increase the risk of death 6 times higher for patients who have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A new study shows that patients who are hospitalized for treatment of IBD and acquire a type of...
CRE Bacterial Infection Spreading in Hospitals and Nursing Homes
When an infection develops while hospitalized, it can result in additional complications that are sometimes worse than the original medical condition. Or it can cause an illness to get progressively...