Family members of patients recently discharged from the hospital may have a higher risk of getting an antibiotic-resistant infection, often called a superbug, even if the patient was not diagnosed with the same infection, suggesting hospitals play a role in the community spread of resistant bacteria, according to study in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.
FDA opens review of CAR-T safety after identifying 19 cases of post-treatment blood cancer
The FDA is reviewing the safety of CAR-T therapies after reports of patients who developed blood cancers following treatment with the products, an inquiry that’s