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Copper surfaces kill 97% hospital bacteria, cut infection
Using copper surfaces in ICUs can kill 97 percent of bacteria and reduce infections by 40 percent, according to a new study presented at the World Health Organization 1st International Conference on
Get ready for 'back-to-flu' season
Although the 2009 H1N1 pandemic is officially history, according to the World Health Organization, there is still work to be done to prepare for the 2010-11 season, for which vaccine doses have
H1N1 flu pandemic is over, World Health Organization announces
The 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic is officially over, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee and WHO Director-General, Dr. Margaret
Iran provides model to remedy rural health problems in the U.S.
Three Mississippi physicians recently traveled to Iran to study its 17,000 "health houses"--rural medical outposts staffed by community health workers--in order to get ideas for improving healthcare
RI hospitals adopting surgical safety process
Never events have always been a huge concern, but with CMS and other payers refusing to cover never-event surgeries, hospitals have even more reason to eliminate them. Now, Rhode Island hospitals are
Study: Surgical safety checklists cut complications, death rates
A new research report has concluded that after eight hospitals in eight countries implemented surgical safety checklists, they saw improved outcomes on several levels, with the number of
Cancer rates around the world on the rise
About a month ago we shared the news that cancer rates in the U.S. were finally dropping. Now the bad news: worldwide, the rates are actually rising. According to a new report from the World Health
Narrowing health disparities world-wide
We knew it already but it's good to get the hard numbers; people get different healthcare, and have different life expectancies, due to the differing levels of healthcare they receive in different
WHO introduces surgical checklist
The World Health Organization has introduced a surgical checklist designed to make sure that surgeons and operating teams follow safe pre- and post-surgical processes consistently, as well as meeting
RI passes bill for patient safety committee, error-tracking system
Rhode Island lawmakers have passed legislation that would create a database for voluntary tracking of medical errors by healthcare providers and insurers. The bill, which still requires the
