Using anti-microbial copper surfaces in ICUs kills 97% of the bacteria that can lead to Hospital-acquired infections, according to Reuters.
Jeanne Henson | in Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospital-acquired conditions, IOM Aim: Safe | tagged Reuters | Comments Off | Share Article Nearly 59 million Americans went without health insurance coverage for at least part of 2010, an increase from 58.7 million in 2009 and 56.4 million in 2008, according to a Reuters article.
Jeanne Henson | in Health Care Facts, Trends, Underinsured and Uninsured | tagged Reuters | Comments Off | Share Article Overuse of high cost imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs), and positron emission tomography (PET) scans and computed tomography (CT) scans, have become a growing concern for policy makers, according to an article by Reuters.
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