Flu Immunization Rates Level Off in Healthcare Workers Persistent misconceptions about vaccine safety contribute to the problem October 4, 2017 No Comments Hospitals on board, long-term care workers lagging.Read More
On Overdose Awareness Day, Ninety People Could Die From Opioids August 31, 2017 No Comments Misuse of opioids is found in 21 to 29 percent of patients prescribed the drugs for chronic pain.Read More
Fungus Week? The Serious Threat Behind CDC Action August 15, 2017 No Comments A multidrug resistant strain of Candida auris is emerging globally.Read More
APIC 2017: The Human Touch June 15, 2017 No Comments Infection preventionists have "promises to keep" to patients at risk.Read More
APIC 2017: When CMS Talks, IPs Listen June 15, 2017 No Comments Something in the water: CMS orders Legionella prevention programs effective ‘immediately.’Read More
Strategies Top Hospitals Use To Drive Down Needlesticks June 2, 2017 No Comments By Gary Evans, Medical WriterRead More
What Is Causing Mysterious Paralysis Cases in Children? May 12, 2017 No Comments Enterovirus D 68 still suspected, but something of unknown etiology may be at work.Read More
Can't See the Forest for the Trees: AHA Tells OSHA No Need for Violence Reg April 28, 2017 No Comments By Gary Evans, Medical WriterRead More
CDC: Zika Virus Causes Epilepsy in Infected Infants April 18, 2017 No Comments The attack on the developing brain damages the central nervous system.Read More