Fauci Slams 'Lowlife' Trolls; More Superbugs; Celine Dion's Stiff-Person Syndrome Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 09, 2022
CDC Sounds the Alarm on Rising Flu Hospitalizations Week-over-week admissions doubled, 40 times higher versus last year at this time Dec 05, 2022
FDA Greenlights First Fecal Microbiota Product Rebyota approved for preventing recurrence of C. difficile infection Dec 01, 2022
Do Medical Masks Match N95s for COVID Protection in Healthcare Settings? "Generous" noninferiority threshold met, but could be unacceptable to many, says editorialist Nov 29, 2022
Racial and Ethnic Disparity Hampers Kids' Sepsis Survival Study turned up lower likelihood of survival for Black children Nov 21, 2022
Oral Microbiome Therapy Tied to Low Recurrence of C. Diff ECOSPOR IV study found low recurrence regardless of the number of prior episodes Oct 27, 2022
A Once-Rejected Antibiotic Equals Standard for Complicated Staph Infections Will non-inferiority data offer a second chance for ceftobiprole at FDA? Oct 24, 2022
Antimicrobial Resistance and Mortality; Teaching Teens About Vaping Also in TTHealthWatch: Medicare recipients and prescription drug costs Oct 22, 2022 podcast
Cutting Unneeded Urine Cultures a Good First Step to Less Antibiotic Use Hospital consortium reports good results with diagnostic stewardship Oct 21, 2022
Probiotics in the ICU Linked to Higher Risk of Central Line Infections, Death Powder formulations associated with highest risk of infection Oct 19, 2022
FMT Tops Standard of Care for First or Second C. Diff Infections Danish trial halted early after FMT treatment proved "so much better" than antibiotics alone Sep 29, 2022
Healthcare Workers Unhappy With New CDC Mask Guidance Some hospital leaders say they'll continue to follow state recommendations for universal masking Sep 28, 2022
CDC Scuttles Universal Mask Recommendations for Healthcare Facilities Guidance applies only when community transmission isn't at a high level Sep 27, 2022
Fecal Microbiome Treatment for C. Diff to Face Scrutiny of FDA Panel Sprawling data set, an imbalance in deaths, and posterior probabilities to be discussed Sep 21, 2022
Oral Capsule or Colonic Fecal Transplant for C. Diff: Is One Superior? Real-world data showed no difference in cure rates at 1 and 2 months Sep 20, 2022
Health Workers Unlikely to Catch Monkeypox From Infected Patients Even with low adherence to PPE guidelines, no workers contracted the virus, Colorado data show Sep 16, 2022
FDA Warns on Potential for Monkeypox Spread via Fecal Transplant Agency urges additional protections around donor screening Aug 24, 2022
Are Patients Safe Enough in Hospitals? Harlan Krumholz, MD, on why recent improvements in patient safety still aren't good enough Aug 12, 2022 video
Endocarditis Tied to Whopping Mortality Risk Within Years Staph, enterococci were the deadliest in population-based Danish study Aug 10, 2022
Dual COVID-Flu Jabs Associated With Modest Uptick of Mild Reactions Fatigue, headache, myalgia reported more frequently Jul 15, 2022
Early Sepsis Control Tied to Lower 90-Day Mortality Greatest risk reduction for GI, soft tissue interventions Jul 14, 2022
Scientist: 'A Virus Saved My Husband's Life'; Methotrexate an Abortion Drug? This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 13, 2022
CDC: Pandemic Spurred Deadly Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections Hospital-related infections, deaths rose at least 15% in 2020 Jul 12, 2022
CMS Proposal to Suppress Hospital Safety Data Angers Advocates Agency says COVID disruptions, staff shortages hamper ability to fairly score poor performers May 20, 2022
What Doctors Need to Know About Monkeypox While the potential of increased transmissibility is being sorted, here's what we know for sure May 20, 2022
One in Four Medicare Patients Harmed in Hospitals, Nearly Half Preventable CMS needs to do more to penalize facilities with avoidable adverse events, report says May 13, 2022
Quality Group Rejects Appeal on Sepsis Measure No procedural errors committed, no new evidence that could have changed the outcome, board says May 10, 2022
Watch for Bacterial, Fungal Infections in COVID Patients in the ICU Small study from Ireland highlights high risk in patients requiring lengthy stays Apr 26, 2022
Nurses Report Being Traumatized by Patient Care Workplace violence rising; close to 1 in 4 RNs are seeking treatment for a mental health concern Apr 15, 2022
Hospitalized Patients May Be Bringing C. Diff Home to Their Loved Ones Study suggests asymptomatic colonization plays a large role in household transmission Apr 13, 2022
Aerosolized Hydrogen Peroxide System Cut Rate of C. Diff Infections Use of the aerosolized system at an acute care facility led to a drop in these common infections Mar 18, 2022
It's Time to Double Down on Infection Prevention Augmented healthcare safety practices will protect patients and prevent future disruption Mar 13, 2022
CMS Sepsis Measurement Under Fire Measure doesn't work and its re-endorsement process was flawed, critics say Mar 08, 2022
More Antibiotic Resistance Tied to Flu Season Real-world data showed associations with both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria Jan 27, 2022
AMR May Be the 'Next Pandemic' Feds lead investment in antimicrobial resistance, but more private help is needed, BARDA says Jan 24, 2022
Death From Antimicrobial Resistance; Antibodies vs COVID Also in TTHealthWatch: treatment of displaced wrist fractures Jan 22, 2022 podcast
Microbiome Therapy Cut Post-Antibiotic C. Diff Recurrence Phase III trial showed "two-pronged" approach worked, regardless of age, antibiotic type Jan 19, 2022
Jeremy Faust on the Omicron Paradox MedPage Today's Editor-in-Chief argues for a new, nimble approach to managing COVID-19 infection Jan 10, 2022 video
Pandemic Uncertainty Makes Life Difficult for Healthcare Workers "You just don't know what will happen next. The ebb and flow makes it difficult." Dec 21, 2021
