Blogs

HICprevent
This award-winning blog supplements the articles in Hospital Infection Control & Prevention.
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CDC Draft Revamps Airborne Precautions, Calls for N95s
The “outdated dichotomy” of droplet-airborne precautions is history.
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Shoot The Three: Vaccines Ready For Flu, RSV, COVID
Unfortunately, vaccine apathy, hesitation and outright resistance have become the norm for millions of people.
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SCOTUS Race Ruling: Nurses 'Appalled,' Docs Call It 'Bad Medicine'
Dissenting Justice Ketanji Jackson says ruling amounts to 'let-them-eat-cake.'
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CAUTIs: What Not To Do
Urinary catheters left in place beyond their medical necessity become contaminated by handling and adjustments, seeding an infection in the patient.
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Climate Change Driving Emerging Infections
'It’s setting us up for increasing and worse pandemics.'

HOSPITAL REPORT
The premier resource for hospital professionals from Relias Media, the trusted source for healthcare information and continuing education.
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Nurse Care Managers Facilitate Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Primary Care Offices
The PROUD trial reduced barriers to initiating opioid use disorder treatment by embedding nurse care managers in primary care offices.
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Study: Healthcare Workers At Greater Risk of Suicide
While the reasons are unknown, new research shows that RNs and healthcare support workers are at higher risk of suicide than other colleagues.
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Study: Cancer Screening Tests Might Not Translate to Greater Longevity
Despite few lifetime gains, researchers still emphasize the importance of early cancer screening and detection.
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The FDA Approved the First OTC Birth Control Pill. What Happens Next?
Advocates are celebrating the first over-the-counter contraceptive pill, but questions about price and accessibility remain.
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OB/GYNs Feeling the Pinch of Abortion Bans, Restrictions on Clinical Practice
One year after the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, OB/GYNs reported feeling constrained in the care they can provide patients. They also are experiencing stress over potential legal issues.