FDA: Intricate Scopes Still Contaminated After Reprocessing June 28, 2019 A 3% to 5% contamination rate with bacterial pathogensRead More
Record U.S. Measles Outbreak Nearing 1,000 Cases May 31, 2019 Herd immunity could be in the balanceRead More
Measles Hits Record Numbers As Outbreaks Continue April 29, 2019 Cases linked to outbreaks spread to 22 statesRead More
Nurse Skis to Work in Snowstorm March 29, 2019 Nurse thinks of cancer patients, colleagues in making ski trek. Read More
New CDC TB Guidelines Expected to Drop Routine Testing of HCWs February 21, 2019 Co-author says TB blood tests may be recommended over skin testing.Read More
Healthcare Workers Are Dying of Ebola in Congo Outbreak January 30, 2019 American HCW exposed to Ebola discharged from U.S. hospital.Read More
Joint Commission Looking for Legionella Water Plans December 20, 2018 May cite hospitals not following CMS directive.Read More
CDC Drafts Infection Prevention Guidelines for Healthcare Workers December 3, 2018 CDC draft open for comment until Dec. 14, 2018.Read More
Mystery Paralytic Syndrome in Kids Continues November 14, 2018 Signs of enteroviruses, but CDC looks for ‘unifying diagnosis.’Read More
100 Years After the Great Pandemic October 19, 2018 No vaccine existed for the lethal, highly transmissible virus.Read More
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