HEBER CITY — Eight cases of measles have been reported among Wasatch High School students, health officials confirmed on Tuesday. The Wasatch County Health Department initially announced on Monday ...
RICHFIELD — More Utahns are being diagnosed with the highly contagious measles virus. The Central Utah Health Department announced in a news release Monday that two measles cases have been confirmed ...
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE: ZBH) + has won Japanese regulatory approval for a total hip system that features infection-resistant coating technology, which it describes as a first. According to ZB, the ...
1 Department of Orthopedics, 961th Hospital of PLA, Qiqihaer, China 2 Department of Orthopedics, 960th Hospital of PLA, Jinan, China This article reports and analyzes a case of postoperative ...
The chronic autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects primarily the synovial joints, leading to hip joint deformity and dysfunction manifestations such as acetabular protrusion and joint ...
SAN DIEGO -- Vancomycin powder, dilute povidone-iodine lavage, and a combination of both treatments were not superior to standard saline for the prevention of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in ...
As total joint replacement surgical technology has improved over the past, but a vital part of care — infection prevention methods — have largely remained stagnant. Ravi Bashyal, MD, director of ...
"Dental procedures are believed to possibly allow bacteria to enter the bloodstream and attach themselves to hip or knee implants, potentially causing PJI in a patient," said Yale Fillingham, MD, ...
People should contact a doctor about hip pain that affects sleep or daily activities or lasts longer than 2 weeks. People with severe pain, difficulty walking, or loss of feeling should seek emergency ...
Patients who develop a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after a total hip replacement have more than a five-fold increased risk of mortality within 10 years, according to new research published in ...
A new report says that 13 percent of cancers are linked to bacteria or viruses. Vaccines and treatments offer powerful protection. By Nina Agrawal Most cases of stomach cancer are caused by bacteria.