A major part of controlling an outbreak is contact tracing - tracing back all the contacts an infected person had while contagious and having those...
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Data about the ongoing pandemic is introducing the general public to a very familiar topic in epidemiology: Epi curves. These displays of data help...
Without a doubt, those in charge of environmental safety at businesses, places of worship, schools, and other public areas were inundated with sales...
In time for New Years resolutions, let consider ways we can improve terminal cleaning! Terminal cleaning is a thorough, deep-cleaning of a patient...
The health of professional athletes has always been important, even though much of it has taken place out of the headlines and stayed in the locker...
When we enter a hospital room as a patient, we are seeing the room at its cleanest. The room has just been scrubbed down during what is called...
Exciting news brought encouragement this week as a vaccine candidate for COVID-19 announced it would enter Phase III testing by the end of the month....
Resurgence of COVID-19 cases has led to areas of the country having to reinstate social distancing and shelter-in-place requirements. In hotspots...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many products entered the market, hoping to capture customers who are desperate for ways to help them stay...
By their very nature, hospitals both serve the most vulnerable people and host the most powerful germs. How do hospitals maintain safe levels of...
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have warned about the relative risk of activities to both the individual and the community. At...
Recent reports brought a stunning number to light: 42% of deaths due to COVID-19 have taken place in long-term residential facilities. Just .61% of...