Jan. 16—An Information Systems Analyst and the hospital's Infection Control/Employee Health Nurse were chosen as Employees of the Year for 2023 by their peers at Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center ...

U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R – Ohio) is set to introduce a bill that would permit the government to fine and imprison Veterans Health Administration employees who ignore infection control practices, ...

Measles outbreaks surged to 37 in 2022, and the trend continued in 2023 with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the CDC estimating 10.3 million cases, a 20% increase from 2022. But why? Despite ...

Nurses, patients, and professional groups are pushing for more rigorous infection control standards from the CDC following a preview of proposed changes to its isolation precaution guidelines and an ...

Rates of infection in hospitals dropped in 2023, according to an annual report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, which measures national and state infection rates across ...

Nursing homes are facing persistent hurdles when working to implement adequate infection control practices, a new study has found. But at the same time, there are areas of opportunity operators can ...

New guidance on infection prevention and control for nursing homes offers recommendations for a variety of updated protocols and standards.