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Nursing Homes and Infection Control

LTACHs and Infection Control

Innovations in Healthcare: Balancing Cost and Care

Summer's Pesky Pathogens

Sickly Stowaways: Pathogens on a Plane

More than 1.5 million Americans reside in nursing homes, where an estimated 2 million infections occur each year. Infection prevention and control...

Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals (LTACHs) are facilities serving only patients with serious medical conditions who need at least 25 days of ICU-level...

Some of the most incredible human innovations have led to saving or improving millions of lives, from antibiotics to x-rays. In today's world,...

Two ingredients make for a perfect environment for pathogens: Warmth and moisture. No season better provides this environment than summer. Just...

We are in the midst of the busy vacation air travel season. Therefore, our attention turns to the packed plains that will carry you to your relaxing...

June is Men's Health Month, so we will dedicate this blog post to investigating the risk of acquiring a healthcare-associated infection for male...

June is Professional Awareness Month! To celebrate, we will be pulling together all the career-oriented blog posts we've had over the past 10+ years,...

There is a lot of news about antibiotic resistance. Bacteria that are exposed to antibiotics and survive go on to pass that resistance to future...

Many of us may interact with a pharmacist regularly, but do most of us realize what the profession truly entails? Pharmacists are not just found in...

How do you put an economic value on a human life? Why would you ever want to? As difficult as this quantification may be, it is a necessary practice...

Nurses are truly the face of healthcare. From a short visit to a clinic to an extensive stay in a hospital, it is the almost 30 million nurses...

Each year, World Hand Hygiene Day highlights a simple, evidence-based priority: clean hands reduce the spread of infection. The World Health...

Health.Care | An Educational Blog

Nursing Homes and Infection Control

LTACHs and Infection Control

Innovations in Healthcare: Balancing Cost and Care

Summer's Pesky Pathogens

Sickly Stowaways: Pathogens on a Plane

Nursing Homes and Infection Control

LTACHs and Infection Control

Innovations in Healthcare: Balancing Cost and Care

Summer's Pesky Pathogens

Sickly Stowaways: Pathogens on a Plane

HAIs and Men's Health: The Most Common Infections

Professions in Infection Control

When it Comes to Bacteria and Copper: Resistance is Futile

Bugs and Drugs: The Infectious Disease Pharmacist

What are QALYs and DALYs?

International Nurses' Day: The Legacy of Florence Nightengale

It's World Hand Hygiene Day: Do You Know the Risks of Dirty Hands?