The Business Journals

Backed by $20M, Philadelphia startup tackles invisible hospital threat

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MedPage Today

C. Diff Deaths More Likely Among Women, Whites, and Urbanites

ATLANTA -- Mortality rates from Clostridioides difficile-related infections have fallen steadily since 2016, but the condition continues to take an uneven lethal toll based on sex, demographics, and ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Hospitals lose millions managing recurrent C. diff, study suggests

Recurring Clostridioides difficile infections could be costing hospitals millions, an AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center study found. The study, published Sept. 29 in Cambridge Core, included 29 ...
Chicago Sun-Times

C. diff, death and parenthood roll up into a new show from comedian Cameron Esposito

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Mkango Resources Share Chat (MKA)

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Today

Mom Creates 'Do I Need a Shower?' Flow Chart for Preteen Kids... And It Actually Worked

Maggie Wachter, a mother of two in Philadelphia, has heard every rinse-and-repeat excuse in the book to skip a bath. Recently, Wachter’s 11-year-old son declared that no shower was necessary after a ...
Medical Xpress

Probiotics can help or hinder gut recovery after antibiotic treatment

Not all probiotics are created equal, according to new research from North Carolina State University. In a mouse model, researchers found that different probiotic strains can either accelerate or ...
Healio

Prophylactic vancomycin may reduce risk for recurrent C. difficile

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . However, this finding did not reach statistical significance, the researchers noted. “This is the first ...
Bustle

Need To Curb Your Spending? Use This Viral Flow Chart

There comes a time before every big purchase when you might ask yourself, “Do I really need this?” If you don’t pause for a moment — and if you tend to blow your budget as a result — then you need to ...
Everyday Health

Why Ulcerative Colitis Puts You at Risk for C. Diff and What to Do About It

Fever, nausea, cramping, and diarrhea — if you have ulcerative colitis (UC), you probably know that those symptoms signal a flare. The same symptoms can also be a Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Could Be First-Line Therapy for C. Difficile

Clinical cure and no disease recurrence within 60 days without additional treatment was observed in 66.7% of 51 patients receiving FMT vs 61.2% of 49 patients receiving vancomycin. HealthDay News — ...
Seeking Alpha

Chart Industries tapped as Top Pick by Morgan Stanley after Flowserve merger

Chart Industries (NYSE:GTLS) was named as a Top Pick by Morgan Stanley analysts Friday following its $19B all-stock merger with Flowserve (FLS), which the bank said should further boost what already ...