Infections of the bacterium C. difficile can cause diarrhea and inflammation of the colon called colitis. It is estimated that around half a million infections of C. diff occur every year in the ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Infection is a common risk factor after surgery, and it can be a particular concern with procedures on the colon. “When we talk about colon surgery, it is major abdominal surgery ...

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Intuitive’s website. A high rate of colon surgical site infections (SSI) triggered financial penalties for Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center, a ...

Crestone Inc. has enrolled its first patient for phase 2 of a clinical trial for CRS3123, a drug candidate to treat a type of colon infection called a clostridioides difficile infection, or CDI. “We ...

Nebraska hospitals have the highest rate of colon surgery surgical site infections in the country, while hospitals in Wyoming have the lowest, CDC data shows. The CDC’s healthcare-associated ...

May 16, 2011 — In patients undergoing colectomy, obesity is associated with a 60% increased risk for surgical site infection (SSI), and those developing SSIs had significantly increased costs and ...

Seres Therapeutics reported results from an interim phase 2 trial for its colon infection treatment weren’t found to be statistically significant. 1. The treatment, SER-109, is intended for multiply ...

(WNDU) - Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been around for decades. It was first used to treat scuba divers with decompression sickness. Now, doctors have found that it’s helping to ease the pain caused ...

The major problem with colon cancer is that its symptoms are frequently indistinct in their early stages and appear to be ...

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Indiana ranks 36th in the nation for hospital safety, with just over 20% of its hospitals earning an A grade. LAFAYETTE, IN — ...

VerdictSearch: Man Who Developed Infections After Colon Surgery Gets More Than $4 Million A Fort Bend County district court jury awarded more than $4 million to a man who developed multiple infections ...