Sinuses Blocked? Try These 6 Hacks To Drain Them For Instant Relief

Blocked sinuses cause pressure, discomfort and headaches. While nasal irrigation (like Neti pots) works for many, it's ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Medtronic device recalled after Lifespan hospital reports infection cluster

Providence-based Rhode Island Hospital saw an increase in external ventricular drain infections after switching to a Medtronic device that has since been recalled, the CDC said April 11. The hospital, ...
Becker's Hospital Review

No Literature? No Problem: Pioneering Infection Control Standards

In March, Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, part of OhioHealth, received a Best Practice Award from the Ohio Patient Safety Institute. The award recognized the hospital for its success ...
Labroots

Standardized hygiene interventions are needed to reduce infections due to hospital sink drain antimicrobial resistance organism reservoirs

Background: Sink drains have been identified as a source of antimicrobial resistant organism (ARO) outbreaks in healthcare settings. AROs can colonize sink drains long-term, and these reservoirs can ...

Sinus infection turns life-threatening for a Fort Lauderdale high school volleyball star

As the winter cold season arrived and high school volleyball season approached, a stuffy nose and a headache were annoyances ...
Guyana Chronicle

Infections of the mouth

AT least 8 out of every 10 patients who seek dental treatment do so because of an infection. Most, if not all, expect that if a person’s face is swollen, then ...