COVID-19 placed a strain on infection prevention and control programs, highlighting vulnerabilities that existed before the pandemic, according to experts. Guidance published earlier this year by the ...
ROCHESTER — Across the U.S., cases of Candida auris infections in health care settings increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to newly published surveillance data from the Centers for ...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that unsafe healthcare, including medical errors and hospital infections, is ...
Whether a patient or visitor, hand hygiene while at the hospital is critical. Luis Alvarez/Digital Vision via Getty Images Nasia Safdar: These are infections that occur as a result of exposure to the ...
Kerala reports a worrying rise in the usually fatal “brain-eating amoeba” infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, with cases ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon hospitals have reported a modest decline in health care-associated infections (HAIs) among patients in 2023, according to new data from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) ...
Editor’s note: Amanda McClelland, a registered nurse, is the senior vice president of Prevent Epidemics at Resolve to Save Lives, where she leads a global team working to accelerate progress to make ...
This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...