Here are eight articles on medical research study findings from the week of Nov. 2.
1. Compared to the general population, healthcare workers have a higher risk of hepatitis C infection, according to Reuters coverage of a study in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Read more.
2. Researchers examined how physicians handle families that decline to vaccinate their infants in a recent study published in the December issue of the American Academy of Pediatrics' journal Pediatrics. Read more.
3. Although high building costs are associated with private hospital rooms, new research suggests the financial benefit of keeping patients safer from infection transmission offsets the construction expenses. Read more.
4. A study published in the November issue of The Hospitalist identified three important differences in care and outcomes for in-hospital versus community-onset strokes. Read more.
5. CDC scientists suggest cancer cells originating in a common tapeworm may take root and cause cancer-like tumors in people with weakened immune systems. The discovery is the first known case of cancer cells that arose in a parasite making a person ill. Read more.
6. Researchers from San Francisco-based Genentech reported a method for combating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that is 1,000 times more effective than vancomycin, a drug most often used to treat internal MRSA infections. Read more.
7. Three-quarters of first-time expectant mothers are planning on following the recommended vaccine schedule, and the 25 percent of mothers who do not differ in many ways from those who do, according to a study led by the CDC and the University of Georgia. Read more.
8. Catheter-associated urinary tract infections can significantly impact patient outcomes, particularly so for colorectal surgery patients, for whom the risk of these postoperative infections are inherently high. Read more.