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04/30/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

10 babies were infected with a superbug… and the hospital CONCEALED it from the parents and the public

On March 26 of this year, a newborn at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Medical Center tested positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a superbug that cannot be treated with conventional antibiotics. According to hospital officials, the baby has since tested negative. However, it was revealed that the infant was one of 10 babies […]

02/13/2017 / By Tracey Watson

UV light treatments found to slash hospital superbug infections by 30%

The emergence of drug-resistant superbugs is fast escalating into a worldwide crisis. In the U.S. alone, around 23,000 people are killed by superbugs each year, according to statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In September 2016, in a speech to the UN General Assembly, the director of the World Health Organization, […]

01/10/2017 / By Daniel Barker

Hospital overcrowding causing nurses to lose sleep over fear of mistakes at work

In the best of conditions, nursing is a difficult and often thankless job. But when hospitals become overcrowded and understaffed, the pressure begins to really take its toll. Nurses in Irish hospitals are reporting that they are losing sleep over fear of making mistakes due to hospital overcrowding and the extra responsibility and stress that […]

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