Nurses, patients, and professional groups are pushing for more rigorous infection control standards from the CDC following a preview of proposed changes to its isolation precaution guidelines and an ...

Whether you are placing a central line, managing a Clostridioides difficile case, or keeping a surgical field sterile, you're likely following standards influenced by the Healthcare Infection Control ...

With several members receiving termination letters and its webpage archived, public health experts believe the days are numbered for CDC's Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee ...

Children receive a drip at a children hospital in Beijing on November 23, 2023. The World Health Organization has asked on November 23, 2023, China for more data on a respiratory illness spreading in ...

More than 50% of nursing home residents may be colonized with multidrug-resistant organisms, CDC says. Nursing home residents are at increased risk of developing infection with multidrug-resistant ...

Splash pads are popular spots for kids to cool off during the summer, but the risk of infection from germs can be higher than other aquatic venues, like swimming pools, because they are not as ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert Friday to inform health care centers and the public of a confirmed human infection of the bird flu. A worker on a commercial ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has an "Alert -- Level 2" advisory for travelers to "practice enhanced precautions" because of the spread of monkeypox, a rare disease that's a ...

WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - Local hospitals and senior care facilities are taking precautions, after the CDC warned a potentially deadly fungus is spreading at an alarming rate. Health officials are ...

In an effort to help reduce the growing threat posed by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance on enhanced barrier precautions ...