by admin | Aug 5, 2024 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by ScienceAlert A new study from the National Institutes of Health shows a jump in both hospital-acquired infections and resistance to the antibiotics used to treat them. The findings are based on data gathered at 120 U.S. hospitals from January...
by admin | Feb 26, 2024 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by IFL Science It’s almost four years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. As the specter of lockdowns loomed in the West, scientists had already been scrambling for weeks to learn as much as they could about the...
by admin | Oct 2, 2023 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by WRTV ABC COVID cases are on the rise as we head into fall. Doctors broke down what’s in the air to WRTV. “We’re starting to have a lot more of those sick visits coming in — fevers, colds, runny nose, congestion, you name it,...
by admin | Apr 24, 2023 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by Forbes On the surface of things, these findings make sense. A new study just published in The Lancet Microbe showed that detecting the Covid-19 coronavirus on people’s hands and on frequently-touched household surfaces was associated with...
by admin | Mar 13, 2023 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by Motherly After a surge in RSV cases and flu dominated the scene this winter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now sounding the alarm about an increase in stomach infections that don’t respond to antibiotics. Caused by an...
by admin | Feb 27, 2023 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by FacilitiesNet The American public has widely moved on from the COVID-19 pandemic, but many of the practices and policies embraced during the historic period have remained. One of those points of emphasis is handwashing. And in an observation...
