Health officials in New York set up a regional test of healthcare facilities to identify and respond to a patient with a mystery infection that could pose a pandemic-level threat. But things didn’t go ...

According to a study of three U.S. jurisdictions, unannounced drills that used actors posing as patients exposed some gaps in ...

Do you go blank just hearing the term "Standard Precautions"? In my infection control class, I also struggled with the timing ...

Control Resonant is centered around Dylan Faden, the brother of the first game's lead Jesse Faden, who backflipped into becoming the director of the Federal Bureau of Control, and it uses his ...

Recovering from surgery is no small feat. Managing medications, following post-operative instructions, and dealing with lingering pain and discomfort can be overwhelming while you are healing. Some ...

Children with a high burden of infections through age 3 showed a greater risk of developing atopic dermatitis (AD) in a large Danish cohort study. Researchers used data from 663 children in the Danish ...

A nurse puts on full PPE on a ward for Covid patients in 2021. Most of the protective gear bought by the government was inadequate - Victoria Jones/PA Wire Almost £10bn was wasted on useless equipment ...

Two potentially deadly viruses have been in the news lately. The Andes strain of the hantavirus, though not considered highly transmissible, was responsible for three deaths aboard a cruise ship in ...

Schools should consider standard precautions for purposes of infectious disease management. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), standard precautions are used for all ...

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Infection control continues to top the list of survey deficiencies for long-term care facilities with overall safety environment running a close second. Newly released data pinpoints areas where most ...