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Diet Modification in Older Women with Fecal Incontinence
This study highlights the need for everyone to inquire and start conversations about fecal incontinence symptoms with patients and empowers clinicians to discuss simple lifestyle modifications that may be of great benefit.
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Lack of Health Literacy Tied to Higher Risk for Postoperative Infections
Limited knowledge is common in the United States, which is attributed to various factors.
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Confusion, Skepticism Abound Regarding Convalescent Plasma as a COVID-19 Therapeutic
From collection to analysis to reporting, it seems everyone registered a complaint about the entire process.
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OSHA Enforcement Prioritizing Hazards Related to COVID-19 Response
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) stated it will prioritize investigations of complaints, referrals, fatalities, and hospitalizations related to the COVID-19 pandemic. That means risk managers should prepare to respond effectively to employee complaints or OSHA queries.
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Hospitals Cut Common Infection Cases by Half with Scalable Process for System Goals
When hospitals in Massachusetts were facing a merger, leaders sought to address the quality issue head-on and achieved substantial improvements in some categories, including a reduction in Clostridioides difficile cases.
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Study of SARS-CoV-2 Finds Airborne Particles, but Are They Infective?
A pre-published study under peer review suggests particles of SARS-CoV-2 can linger on surfaces and travel in the air beyond six feet.
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COVID-19 Nursing Home Cases Reflect Infection in Local Communities
Nursing homes with higher rates of complaints and deficiencies had more reported COVID-19 cases, according to a “snapshot” study of nursing homes that reported cases in late April 2020. The research, published July 29, 2020, on JAMA Network Open, also found that COVID-19 rates were significantly higher in counties where facilities had cases, showing how community spread affects local nursing homes.
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Long-Term Care IPs Are ‘Heroes’ of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Infection preventionists are the heroes of the pandemic, dealing with a profound crisis without proper training and resources, said experts in infection prevention and epidemiology during a recent “5 Second Rule” podcast from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Things Do Not Always Go Better with Cola; ‘Hygiene Theater’; Geodynamics of COVID-19 in Brazil
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus — Not Just a Disease of Children
Respiratory syncytial virus is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly.