Many of nursing homes’ infection prevention and control weaknesses initially exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic still demand additional support and resources, researchers warn in a new JAMDA study. The ...

The National Nurses United (NNU) spoke out against recent US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention action to finalize infection control guidelines that affect long-term care communities. The NNU ...

National Infection Control Week is a chance to recognize the vital work being done every day to protect patients, staff, and ...

Nurses are calling on the CDC to strengthen its infection control guidance for hospitals, which has not seen revisions for 16 years, because of concerns the agency might state surgical masks are equal ...

The workshop was organised as per the directives of National Programme on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) by the National ...

California health officials have fined Oakland, Calif.-based Alta Bates Summit Medical Center $155,250 over workplace infection control standards, the California Nurses Association said March 19. The ...

Opponents have said the changes, detailed in a presentation in June, are based on a flawed evidence review and omit key infection control tools. Some have called attention to a CDC approval process ...

VILSECK, Germany -- When it comes to infection prevention, Joey Scaletta, a nurse consultant for infection prevention and control for U.S. Army Medical Department Activity Bavaria, is passionate about ...

Editor's note: After this story was published on the web May 5, Gov. Phil Murphy called out the National Guard to aid the hardest-hit nursing homes. Eight out of every 10 New Jersey nursing homes with ...

A scoping review reveals non-sterile glove use during IV antibiotic preparation lacks evidence, potentially harming infection ...