Jan Wong On Her Battle With Depression – In her book “Out of the Blue”, Jan Wong describes her spiral into depression and her struggle to come to terms with the diagnosis.

Depressed, lonely seniors are more likely to get C. diff, researchers find

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The researchers linked the interview information with data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Standard Analytical Files from a variety of healthcare settings, including skilled nursing facilities. The second study focused on C. diff patients …
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Researcher Finds Link Between Depression and CDI – Infection Control Today

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Adults with depression and who receive certain types of anti-depressants have an increased risk of developing Clostridium difficile, a costly and serious hospital-associated infection, according to a new University of Michigan Health System study …
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