The weeks between mid-September and mid-October has been National Hispanic Heritage Month since the late 1980s. During this month, the nation takes...
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To recognize MRSA Awareness Month through October, here are 5 critical facts about MRSA that everyone needs to know.
In our last post, we introduced the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) report on patient safety. Today we will focus...
Those of us who work in the field of infection control have a lot on our minds: Surveillance, efficacy, new studies, data, policy, finances... the...
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The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology: The Patient Safety Report Unpacked
This past month, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) submitted a report focused on recommendations around patient...
How can a simple infection lead to organ failure and death in the span of a few days? The answer lies not in the pathogen causing the infection...
With a few words, a family's life is forever changed: "It's cancer." For any patient, these words bring anxiety and fear. When that patient is a...
The perceived stability of the national economy impacts the willingness of the healthcare industry to invest in innovations with up-front costs. In...
Every year a new class of students start their medical training with a white coat ceremony. The white coat is so synonymous with "Doctor," it seems...
The Centers for Disease Control's Global Safe Healthcare division refers to infection prevention and control as "the cornerstone of a resilient...
Germ theory, the idea that infection is caused by microscopic organisms unseen to the naked eye, is only a few hundred years old. This theory focuses...
Alongside its work in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains an ongoing international presence, providing...