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AHA podcast: 20% Drop in Sepsis Mortality — Inside Ochsner Health’s Life-Saving Strategy
Ochsner Health's Stephen Saenz, sepsis program manager, and Teresa Arrington, director of robust process improvement for quality and patient safety, reveal how a mix of smart technology, clinician-led design and flexible implementation reduced sepsis-related mortality by 20% across its health system.
CDC announces first severe case of H5N1 bird flu
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dec. 18 announced that a patient in Louisiana was hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 bird flu, the first known instance of severe infection in the U.S.
CDC report shows decreases in certain health care-associated infections in 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nov. 6 released its annual progress report on health care-associated infections, which showed continued decreases in hospitalizations last year.
FDA grants enforcement discretion for use of conjunctival swabs to test for bird flu in humans
The Food and Drug Administration last week granted enforcement discretion for the use of conjunctival swabs by laboratories as part of human testing for H5N1 bird flu, as two human cases only showed symptoms of conjunctivitis before confirmation.