JOURNAL Watch.

PREVENTION of bloodborne infections; CATHETER-related infections; ABORTION; ALZHEIMER'S disease; PREVENTION of communicable diseases; DECISION making; MEDICAL care; METASTASIS; NURSES; HEALTH outcome assessment; PATIENTS; PESTICIDES; PREGNANT women; PROSTATE tumors; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY assurance; OCCUPATIONAL roles; TREATMENT effectiveness; DRUG residues; PERIPHERALLY inserted central catheters; SAFETY; INFECTION prevention

The article focuses on findings of several studies related to the healthcare in the U.S. which was published in various medical journals as of July 2014. Topics discussed include the importance of infection control practices for prevention of bloodstream infections, benefits of radical prostatectomy to decrease mortality rates and risks of metastases, and role of pesticide dichlorodiphenyl-dichloroethylene in patients with Alzheimer's disease.