Lab-created Zika Virus Clone Could Speed Vaccine, Treatment May 17, 2016 No Comments Zika clone research could explain why virus has exploded into an epidemic in the Americas. Read More
EIS Alert: Don’t put Transplant Patients in Negative Pressure Rooms May 10, 2016 No Comments No formal CDC guideline against it, but air flow can draw dust and mold into room.Read More
FDA Gives Emergency Approval for New Zika Test May 2, 2016 No Comments Can detect Zika RNA within seven days of onset of symptoms.Read More
CMS Proposes Rule to Collect Hospital Antibiotic Use Data April 29, 2016 No Comments A first step toward requiring antibiotic stewardship programs to reign in resistant bacteria.Read More
Beware of Needlesticks as Zika Looms April 25, 2016 No Comments OSHA and the CDC emphasize needlestick prevention.Read More
Fatal Attraction: Why Do Mosquitoes Favor Some People Over Others? April 14, 2016 No Comments Experts: Even if we tried to eradicate all mosquitoes, it would be impossible to do it.Read More
Incoming Zika: A Mosquito Bite becomes Russian Roulette April 12, 2016 No Comments Hundreds of thousands of Zika cases expected in Puerto RicoRead More
The Strain: CDC Baffled by Obscure Bug After 18 Deaths April 7, 2016 No Comments Five cases under investigation could bring total to 63Read More
CDC issues new Infection Control Guidelines for Dental Settings April 1, 2016 No Comments In most cases investigators cannot trace infection to a specific lapseRead More
CDC Hits a Wall: TB Decline in U.S. Levels Off March 25, 2016 No Comments Concerned about "sentinel" TB cases occurring in childrenRead More
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