Most cuts heal quickly. However, if a cut becomes infected, it can lead to serious illness if left untreated. Skin infections like strep or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can start ...

Hospital and health system sepsis teams are invited to join the Sepsis Champions Leadership Series, a new collaborative facilitated by the American Hospital Association’s Living Learning Network (LLN) ...

To perform comprehensive surveillance for healthcare-associated infections and epidemiologically significant organisms and To create, implement, support, and sustain evidence-based interventions to ...

Treatment for thick toenails typically includes treating the underlying cause, which can include things like mechanical stress (such as poorly fitting shoes), fungal infection, or an autoimmune ...

Hallux valgus deformity may cause ulceration at the bunion site and can be corrected surgically. Panmetatarsal head resection [22] (or resection of the lesser metatarsal heads) and fusion of the ...

There are hosts of other health issues associated with shoes, too, including corns, blisters, and even ingrown toenails that can come from ill-fitting footwear to more severe issues like bunions and ...

A prion is a protein particle that lacks DNA (nucleic acid). It's believed to be the cause of various infectious diseases of the nervous system. Eating infected cattle products, including beef, can ...