Hosted on MSN4h
Flu Cases Are Soaring in Most of the U.S.
Low vaccination rates may be contributing to the spread of flu, but data suggests the number of cases so far this season is ...
U.S. records most whooping cough deaths since 2017
The U.S. confirmed at least a dozen deaths from whooping cough last year, according to preliminary figures released this week ...
University of Florida researchers take step toward creating Salmonella vaccine
More than 26,000 people are hospitalized by the bacterial infection each year in the U.S., and 420 people die, according to ...
New bird flu strain detected in Nevada dairy worker
Federal health officials say a dairy worker in Nevada has been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the ...
Product Watch3d
New Guidelines Set for Degrees in Infection Prevention
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology released the Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate, ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News5d
How to do it … ‘Cleaning up our act’ on infection control
Despite the constant pressures and potential pitfalls of battling infectious diseases, many nursing homes do an exemplary job tackling all that comes with caring for an immunocompromised population.
Opinion
When public health goes dark, the nation pays the price
Two weeks into the Trump administration, external communication from federal health agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with the nation and world has gone dark. In the ...