Infection-control experts warn that basic, overlooked safeguards are increasingly becoming weak links in patient safety — ...
New technologies tend to dominate headlines in modern medicine, but infection-control experts warn that basic, overlooked ...
Over five years, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and 87 other pediatric hospitals have saved hundreds of patient lives and more than $100 million with basic infection preventions, according to a Johns ...
A report by a senior infection prevention analyst at the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority provides five basic infection control best practices for ASCs. The report, “Strategies to Fully Implement ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The updated guidance highlights best practices for infection prevention and control staffing and preparedness in ...
WASHINGTON (7News) — Anecdotally, parents around the DMV have taken to social media with posts saying their pediatricians are telling them about a spike in pneumonia in kids. 7News' Adrianna Hopkins ...
There are a few reasons why people tend to fall ill more often in the winter than during other times of the year, and yes, ...
The best way to prevent hepatitis B infection is vaccination. The vaccines are highly effective at preventing infection in ...
Deadly yet easily preventable bloodstream infections continue to plague American hospitals because facility administrators fail to commit resources and attention to the problem, according to a survey ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert on Tuesday advising health care providers and public health authorities about an elevated risk of dengue fever infections in the ...
A potentially deadly bacterial infection called streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, or STSS, is spreading in Japan, prompting questions about what causes it and how to prevent it. That's almost two ...
For decades, newborns in the U.S. have been given the hepatitis B vaccine. This could change. A CDC vaccine advisory panel ...