As one suit over tainted surgical equipment at Duke University Health System hospitals was settled, a second one was filed this week, alleging the hospitals and their suppliers conspired to cover up ...

Sterilization cases and trays are vital for minimizing infection risks in healthcare settings. Well-thought-out container systems ensure the sterilization process successfully kills residual microbes ...

Attorneys made opening statements Tuesday in a high-stakes civil trial centered on a 2019 surgery that left a 14-inch metal instrument inside a woman’s abdomen for nearly two months. Michelle Torma of ...

Patients are being put at risk due to governance gaps in the decontamination of surgical instruments in NHS hospitals, a new report by the healthcare safety watchdog has found. The investigation by ...

Patient safety depends on properly cleaned, disinfected and sterilized medical instruments and devices — any slip-up can result in cross-contamination of patients. It’s a critical and complex task, ...

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