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You'll Never Look At A Bedrail The Same Way Again.

Home Health Care and Infection Prevention: Preparing for the Future

Thankful For... The Next Generation of Infection Preventionists

Thankful For: Copper Research

What a Thanksgiving Kitchen Can Teach Us About Cross-Contamination in Healthcare

Imagine you are a physician doing rounds in a hospital. You and a colleague walk into the room of a patient infected with MRSA. You are careful to...

Home health care has been growing steadily for the past decade and shows no sign of slowing. A growing number of health care services are being...

Infection prevention and control is a challenging field. There is the long training and certification process. There are the long hours of on-the-job...

This Thanksgiving season we are grateful for the growing body of research into the biocidal activity of copper - in any form. Over the past decade,...

Every year, Thanksgiving brings people together around a busy kitchen, from chopping vegetables, rinsing poultry, sharing serving utensils, and...

We spend a lot of time here pointing out the dangers of bacteria. However, we're going to take a moment to reflect on all the wonderful and...

Today is Veteran’s Day, a day to celebrate the dedication and sacrifice of those Americans who served our country as a member of our armed services....

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The Chemistry of Clean

Erica Mitchell

November 10 2025

When it comes to picking the right cleaner for the job in a hospital or healthcare facility, the first requirement is EPA registration for...

The Veterans Health Administration is facing cuts to contracts related to infection prevention. These cuts could put at risk the network of 163 acute...

This week we celebrate Halloween, a holiday to get spooked by supernatural creatures for one night of the year. For those of us working in the world...

Architecture, urban planning and law, each of which are all-consuming disciplines, typically demand a lifetime of singular focus. Each profession...

We experience the ickiness and inconvenience of biofilms every day. From slow drains to tooth plaque, biofilms surround us because bacteria surround...

Health.Care | An Educational Blog

You'll Never Look At A Bedrail The Same Way Again.

Home Health Care and Infection Prevention: Preparing for the Future

Thankful For... The Next Generation of Infection Preventionists

Thankful For: Copper Research

What a Thanksgiving Kitchen Can Teach Us About Cross-Contamination in Healthcare

You'll Never Look At A Bedrail The Same Way Again.

Home Health Care and Infection Prevention: Preparing for the Future

Thankful For... The Next Generation of Infection Preventionists

Thankful For: Copper Research

What a Thanksgiving Kitchen Can Teach Us About Cross-Contamination in Healthcare

Thankful for... Bacteria?

The VA: Our Veterans' Health Care

The Chemistry of Clean

The Veterans Health Administration: A National Leader in HAI Reduction

Pathogens: Some Tricks, Some Treats

Professional Profile: Mark G. Barksdale, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, MSUP/PP, JD

The Horrors of Biofilms: Like Jason, They Keep Coming Back