After a limp and worsening symptoms, 3-year-old Asher was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and began ...

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown has visitor restrictions in place for patients on Unit 8 due to an outbreak of the “superbug” MRSA. Health P.E.I. said a higher than normal number of ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Antibiotic resistance continues to push modern medicine into dangerous territory. In hospitals around the world, infections ...

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Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula is taking action to address patient safety concerns after receiving a "C" grade from Leapfrog, focusing on infection prevention and environmental services.

A former nurse infected with a deadly superbug is accusing a B.C. hospital of failing to take proper measures to control the spread of infection. "In my experience, proper isolation practices were non ...

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Experts reveal the signs of a staph infection that should prompt a call to your doctor, plus the different types you can get and who has the highest risk.

A staph infection on the lips starts as a small, red bump that may become inflamed and filled with pus. A staph infection of the lip may resolve by keeping the area clean and dry. However, more severe ...

There have been more healthcare-associated bacterial infections at Shropshire's two main hospitals in the last financial year than there should have been, health bosses will be told. The board of the ...