New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available.

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology recently published new guidance for infection prevention and control in nursing homes.

UK: Researchers have found in a new study that implementation of the APT-Sepsis program significantly reduced the risk of infection-related maternal death, near-miss events, and severe ...

The program supported healthcare providers to: Improve compliance with hand-hygiene standards. Adopt evidence-based practices for infection prevention and management. Detect sepsis early and deliver ...

A landmark multi-country clinical trial has shown that a structured, sustainable approach to infection prevention and treatment can save women’s lives, cutting severe maternal infections and deaths by ...

GUELPH – What started as a measure during the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce the spread of infection in long-term care and congregate setting homes, has become a regular program at ...

Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) revealed topline results on Wednesday from a Phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy of mRNA-1647, the company’s investigational cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine. CMV is a ...

The layoffs have raised fears that the administration could be effectively ending an initiative that provides contraception for millions of low-income women. By Caroline Kitchener Reporting from ...

Northwestern University and Chicago-based health system Endeavor Health have developed a new computer program that can help doctors identify Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. A debilitating, often ...

Background: In 1970, Brazil implemented the Schistosomiasis Control Program (PCE, Portuguese acronym for Programa de Controle da Esquistossomose) was implemented in Brazil, where, through successive ...

One of our industry’s many lessons from the pandemic is the importance of balancing infection prevention and control with residents’ quality of life. However, a lesson learned isn’t always a problem ...