In our last post, we covered what aspects of daily life, especially in the medical field, we are eager to get back to normal, pre-pandemic life....
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One element of standard precautions has come under intense scrutiny in recent years: The reprocessing (cleaning for reuse) of medical devices. The...
As the United States approaches 50% full vaccination rate, businesses are reopening and a return to pre-pandemic life seems within grasp. As we begin...
Last year, as healthcare workers faced shortages, the world was reminded of some of the “standard precautions” all hospitals operate under to control...
Before COVID-19, the field of infection control and prevention was making incredible progress. Putting in place protocols and ensuring consistent...
One of the tools available to infection preventionists, hospital epidemiologists and healthcare practitioners is the antibiogram. While not all...
There is really no way to overstate the importance of Girolamo Fracastoro's bold proposal about the roots of infection. His idea that infections were...
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,...
Civilization picked up speed after the discovery of agriculture and animal husbandry, allowing for longer lifespans, healthier people, and lots of...
Public transportation was one of the hardest hit sectors during the COVID pandemic. Some cities, such as San Francisco, saw ridership go down as much...
We take for granted the knowledge that infection is caused by microscopic organisms. But the road to this scientific truth has been long and winding,...
A few years back, a team of international researchers successfully used gene editing to correct a heart defect in human embryos. This is the first...