Infections

Hospitals: When a Resource Becomes a Danger

For most people, going to the hospital means receiving needed treatment for an illness, injury or condition that requires specialized medical care. While many people are nervous about hospital treatment, most expect to...more

How to Avoid Hospital-Acquired Infections

Hospitals pride themselves on their cleanliness and sterile procedures. But as a recent article from Huffington Post discussed, one in 20 patients contracts an infection while they are in the hospital, and almost 100,000...more

The Hospital Gift Nobody Wants: Infection

The last thing you expect to get in a hospital is an additional medical complication in the form of infection. Hospital acquired infections, also known as Nosocomial infections, strike about two million Americans annually,...more