PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain — Behind the sterile appearance of hospital rooms lurks an unexpected threat: the humble sink drain. While they may seem innocuous, these common fixtures harbor complex ...

A state health department investigation completed in May found workers at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colo., were not properly cleaning vaginal ultrasound probes as well as other surgical ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - As hospitals nationwide experience shortages in N-95 masks, Roper St. Francis Health this week launched a new decontamination process to allow their staff to reuse the masks ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — State and federal health leaders have stepped in after an Oregon endoscopy facility was temporarily closed due to some issues with cleaning and quality control. In a statement, ...

An employee with the sterile processing department at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City inspects instruments as they are cleaned before being used in operating rooms on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Anna ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been admitted to the hospital for treatment of a possible infection and will stay in the hospital for a few days ...