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International Infection Prevention Week 2017: Antibiotic Resistance

IDWeek 2017 is in San Diego - And So is Hepatitis A

What the Triclosan Ban Can - and Can't - Do

The Veterans Health Administration: A National Leader in HAI Reduction

The Dirt on Garden Bacteria

This year's International Infection Prevention Week theme is antibiotic resistance. With the rise of superbugs and hard-to-treat pathogens, it's no...

Each year, the major associations in the field of infectious diseases and epidemiology come together for IDWeek. This year’s event, going on now,...

As of this month, consumer products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can no longer contain triclosan and 18 other ingredients...

Despite recent controversies about the quality of care in VA hospitals, the network of 163 acute care hospitals and over 1,000 outpatient clinics is...

As winter ends and spring begins to arrive (and stay), many of us will find ourselves elbow-deep in soil, getting our gardens ready for the season....

March 12 - 18, 2017 is Patient Safety Awareness Week, an annual education and awareness campaign for health care safety led by the National Patient...

We are right in the middle of the flu season, when more and more tests come back positive for the influenza virus. Next to the common cold, there's...

With a new year almost upon us, today's post will look at some of the healthcare industry's biggest trends. These issues, while not new, will...

Many of us are thinking that 2016 turned out to be a pretty rough year. A few of the reasons this year will go down as particularly difficult have to...

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2016 Conference Update

Erica Mitchell

November 18 2016

As we draw closer to the end of the year, we thought it would be appropriate to describe the conferences we have attended as well as the way a...

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....

We at the Health.Care. blog value science and scientists. We trust the scientific method to propose new ideas, and then test, defend, critique,...

Health.Care | An Educational Blog

International Infection Prevention Week 2017: Antibiotic Resistance

IDWeek 2017 is in San Diego - And So is Hepatitis A

What the Triclosan Ban Can - and Can't - Do

The Veterans Health Administration: A National Leader in HAI Reduction

The Dirt on Garden Bacteria

International Infection Prevention Week 2017: Antibiotic Resistance

IDWeek 2017 is in San Diego - And So is Hepatitis A

What the Triclosan Ban Can - and Can't - Do

The Veterans Health Administration: A National Leader in HAI Reduction

The Dirt on Garden Bacteria

Patient Safety Awareness Week 2017

5 Things You Didn't Know About the Flu

Healthcare Trends for 2017

Biggest Health Stories of 2016

2016 Conference Update

The VA: Our Veterans' Health Care

Science and Politics, Part 4: The Presidential Election