Many patients may be undergoing endoscopy with contaminated instruments, a pair of new studies suggest. Current guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others allow the ...

In the healthcare setting, it’s critical for nurses and staff members to appropriately prepare for handling and transporting contaminated medical instruments and waste. Without the proper precautions, ...

Healthcare providers are exposed to medical waste and contaminated instruments on a daily basis. Appropriate handling, moving and disposal of the contaminated instruments is crucial to maintain ...

A state investigation found that UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital’s sterile processing department was operating in unsafe and unsanitary conditions this summer, with hundreds of contaminated ...