Microbiota transplantation is safe and effective for treating clostridioides difficile infections, according to a clinical trial published in the journal Gastroenterology. Recurrent clostridioides ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a $437,541 grant. The funding supports ...

May 16, 2011 — In patients undergoing colectomy, obesity is associated with a 60% increased risk for surgical site infection (SSI), and those developing SSIs had significantly increased costs and ...

More Americans under 50 are being hospitalized with severe diverticulitis—a painful colon infection once rare in younger adults. Diverticulitis occurs when small pouches in the colon wall become ...

Cases of deadly E. coli food poisoning surged by nearly 80 per cent in a year, new official figures show — with six Britons confirmed to have died from the infection. The UK Health Security Agency ...

What Is Proctitis and How Does It Compare to UC? Proctitis is inflammation of the rectum, the last part of the large intestine that connects the colon to the anus. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of ...

The CDC reports that number has been dropping since the COVID-19 pandemic. The post US hospitals report broad infection ...

As a whole, Oregon hospitals failed in 2024 to meet national standards for preventing infections related to certain surgeries and other health care procedures, the Oregon Health Authority reported.

The CDC estimates that roughly 1 in 31 US hospital patients contract at least one infection linked to their health care every day. The CDC said the results of the 2024 report show the continued need ...