At Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, 97 patients with pneumonia went to the emergency room between September and November, ...

Even as the pandemic fades further into the past, other concerns constantly threaten the skilled nursing sector, leading long ...

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new Nursing Facility Industry ...

Learn how amoxicillin works, its role in managing urinary tract infections, and when it may be the right antibiotic choice ...

I told my daughter-in-law that it’s typically administered every 10 years, but she is also asking that I receive this vaccine ...

In the holiday movie "The Grinch," makeup artists are reported to have spent several hours each day encasing Jim Carrey's face with prosthetics to create the iconic grumpy, green-furred creature.

Factors such as the hospital's cleanliness, adherence to infection control measures and the type of surgical ... Patients can ...

However, studies have shown that in about a quarter to one-third of people hospitalized with sepsis or septic shock, the source of infection is never conclusively identified. Sepsis can get worse ...

Newly released guidance is helping long-term care providers gain clarity on enhanced barrier precautions that CMS issued earlier this year.

The US Program leads with the principle of racial justice and equity as a fundamental human right providing the foundational, over-arching, and unifying theme for all our work. Our strategic ...

Adventist Health’s unique mobile clinic — think of it as a doctor's office on wheels — helps families and their children in and around Bakersfield, Calif., by offering immunizations for young people ...

An Eastern Iowa nursing home has been cited for 33 regulatory violations, some of which allegedly contributed to the death of ...