infections /tags/infections infections en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 07 Feb 2023 21:00:00 GMT Hispanic dialysis patients are more at risk for staph infections, the CDC says /health/2023-02-07/hispanic-dialysis-patients-are-more-at-risk-for-staph-infections-the-cdc-says Hispanic patients had a 40% higher risk of staph than white patients, a study found, and black patients are more at risk as well. The report outlines steps doctors can take to keep patients safer. Tue, 07 Feb 2023 21:00:00 GMT /health/2023-02-07/hispanic-dialysis-patients-are-more-at-risk-for-staph-infections-the-cdc-says Rachel Treisman New Coronavirus Detected In Patients At Malaysian Hospital; The Source May Be Dogs /2021-05-20/a-new-infectious-coronavirus-is-detected-in-malaysia-and-its-coming-from-dogs A previously unknown novel coronavirus capable of infecting people has been discovered in Borneo, says a team of researchers from Duke University. Thu, 20 May 2021 05:07:00 GMT /2021-05-20/a-new-infectious-coronavirus-is-detected-in-malaysia-and-its-coming-from-dogs Michaeleen Doucleff Florida Ousts Top COVID-19 Data Scientist /2020-05-19/florida-ousts-top-covid-19-data-scientist Florida's top COVID-19 data scientist has been dismissed. Rebekah Jones says she's been fired for refusing to manipulate data "to drum up support" for the state's plan to reopen. Tue, 19 May 2020 22:22:20 GMT /2020-05-19/florida-ousts-top-covid-19-data-scientist Greg Allen Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized After Infection /2020-05-05/supreme-court-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-hospitalized-after-infection Ginsburg underwent non-surgical treatment Tuesday for a benign gallbladder condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, a statement from the U.S. Supreme Court said. Wed, 06 May 2020 01:08:35 GMT /2020-05-05/supreme-court-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-hospitalized-after-infection Nina Totenberg Broward High Schools Sanitized Over MRSA Bacteria Concerns /news/2020-02-04/broward-high-schools-sanitized-over-mrsa-bacteria-concerns Broward schools spent the weekend scrubbing their gyms and locker rooms after learning of multiple cases of wrestlers possibly having the bacterial… Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:52:37 GMT /news/2020-02-04/broward-high-schools-sanitized-over-mrsa-bacteria-concerns Scott Travis / Sun Sentinel Several 'Best' U.S. Hospitals Penalized Over Too-High Rates Of Infection, Injury /npr-breaking-news/2020-01-31/several-best-u-s-hospitals-penalized-over-too-high-rates-of-infection-injury Medicare is cutting payments to 786 hospitals with the highest infection and complication rates. The list includes a third of the hospitals proclaimed as the nation's "best" in one prominent ranking. Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:00:29 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2020-01-31/several-best-u-s-hospitals-penalized-over-too-high-rates-of-infection-injury Jordan Rau Infections May Raise The Risk Of Mental Illness In Children /2018-12-05/infections-may-raise-the-risk-of-mental-illness-in-children A large study of Danish kids finds that childhood infections are linked with a higher risk of developing some mental illnesses. The risk is highest in the months immediately following the infection. Wed, 05 Dec 2018 16:27:19 GMT /2018-12-05/infections-may-raise-the-risk-of-mental-illness-in-children Rhitu Chatterjee