The pain response is a built-in warning system, nature’s way of protecting us from further harm. Chronic pain is more like nature’s nagging nuisance....

Here’s a look at 5 promising ways to tamp down the intense, persistent post-surgical pain of orthopedic surgery....

Solving the Surprising Skin Prep Problem; Believe it or not, there's a good chance your staff isn't complying with proper application protocols.

Automated Instrument Tracking Seeks and Finds for You; Take full control of every instrument, implant and disposable in your inventory.

The Case for Cleaner OR Air; We're gaining a better understanding of the infection risks posed by airborne pathogens - and how to mitigate them.

On Point: Inching Closer to Zero; Innovation and collaboration will help eliminate preventable SSIs.

We Succeeded With Nasal Decolonization; Our protocol is easy to implement, cost-effective and widely accepted by patients.

Speed Up Your Sterile Processing; New technologies and solutions that can help your hard-working techs turn around instruments quickly and safely.

Inside Our Zero-Tolerance Policy for SSIs; A team-based approach to implementing comprehensive protocols has led to a significant dip in infection rates.

Hold Anesthesia Providers; Accountable in the Battle Against SSIs Q&A with Silvia Munoz-Price, MD, PhD, infectious disease specialist and proponent of proper infection control practices.

Surgery's Dirty Little Secret; A closer look at why contaminated instruments continue to turn up in too many ORs.

How Should You Manage Fluid Waste? You have several options to choose from, but only a few ways to do it safely.

A Proactive Approach To Preventing Hypothermia;Pre-warming was the difference-maker in our quest to maintain normothermia in patients from pre-op to PACU.

Suspect Logged Into Electronic Prescription Program as Ophthalmologist to Fraudulently Issue Opioid Scripts; In a little more than a year, woman illegally wrote 73 prescriptions and obtained more than 5K pills.

Washington State Senator Creates Social Media Firestorm with Nurses 'Playing Cards' Comment; Lawmaker has received thousands of angry calls and comments - and 667 packages of playing cards in the mail.

Marijuana Users May Need Higher Doses of Sedatives Before Endoscopy; Study participants needed significantly more fentanyl, midazolam and more propofol than non-users.

Brainlab Recalls Spine & Trauma 3D Navigation 1.0 Software Due to Display Inaccuracies; The class 1 recall applies to 60 U.S. systems.

FDA Orders Withdrawal Of Transvaginal Surgical Mesh From Market; FDA orders Boston Scientific and Coloplast to stop selling and distributing surgical mesh.

As patients' out-of-pocket healthcare costs continue to rise, more and more are taking out loans or lines of credit through their surgical facilities to cover their...

Before nursing students can go into the OR with the surgeons they’ve been assigned to, we show them the basics of hand hygiene, personal protection equipment...