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Blood Exposures Survey

The Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP) recently commissioned a survey among its members to establish the first ...read more

Food Safety in Restaurants

Increased awareness and implementation of proper food safety in restaurants and delis may help prevent many of the foodborne illness outbreaks ...read more

Flu Facts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on key facts about the 2013-2014 influenza season. ...read more

SSI Prevention

This report explores the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs) within the context of evidence-based practices replacing "sacred cows" in the ...read more

Biocides and Sporicidal Disinfectants

This Pulse provides a quick summary of some of the ideas and perspectives coming out of the 2013 Spring Conference of the Society of Healthcare ...read more

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Vancive Medical Technologies, CareFusion Sign Agreement for Antimicrobial Dressing

Vancive Medical Technologies™ and CareFusion Corporation announce an exclusive agreement in the United States, Canada and Mexico for the licensing and distribution of Vancive’s BeneHold™ Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) antimicrobial Adhesive Technology for applications in ...More
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Evena Medical Launches Smart Glasses Solution to Detect Patient Veins for Precise IV Placement

Evena Medical, a leader in the development of high-quality, high-definition imaging for fast, accurate and precise venous access, today announced the launch of its Eyes-On™ Glasses System, a one-of-a-kind point-of-care wearable unit which enables nurses at the bedside to ...More
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HIV Virus Spread and Evolution Studied Through Computer Modeling

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory are investigating the complex relationships between the spread of the HIV virus in a population and the actual, rapid evolution of the virus (phylogenetics) within each patient’s body. ...More
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In Pandemic, Parents Who Get Reminders More Likely to Vaccinate Kids

A new University of Michigan study found that the state immunization registry – the public health database that tracks vaccinations– can be an effective tool to encourage influenza vaccinations during a pandemic. U-M researchers collaborated with the Michigan Department of ...More
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New Method to Diagnose Sepsis is Faster, Cheaper

A new method could cut hours off the time it takes to diagnose blood infections while also eliminating the need for complicated manual processing and expensive equipment, according to a report to be published in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society ...More
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Hashtag Health: Using Twitter to Track the Spread of Influenza is Producing Results

A social media–monitoring program led by San Diego State University geography professor Ming-Hsiang Tsou could help physicians and health officials learn when and where severe outbreaks are occurring in real time. In results published last month in the Journal of Medical ...More
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Study to Identify Functions of Hypothetical Genes in Two Infectious Disease Pathogens

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded the University of Chicago $4.4 million over five years to study genes of unknown function in bacteria that cause plague and brucellosis. Sean Crosson, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry and ...More
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Geisinger Health System Wins Top Honors in Third Annual Medline Pink Glove Dance Viral Video Contest

More than 80,000 healthcare workers and their communities from across the country and around the world joined together in the Medline Pink Glove Dance for breast cancer online video competition. After a hard-fought dance battle, the online votes are in and Medline is ...More
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Kodak and PurThread Collaborate on Antimicrobial Technology for Textiles

PurThread Technologies, Inc. and Eastman Kodak Company are collaborating to bring Kodak's antimicrobial agent to the high-performance and medical textile markets. PurThread has obtained a globally exclusive agreement to embed Kodak's antimicrobial agent into textile ...More
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Inadequate Reprocessing of Surgical Instruments on ECRI's Annual Health Technology Hazards List

For the third year in a row, clinical alarms is No. 1 on the list of ECRI Institute’s Top 10 Health Technology Hazards, beating out infusion pump medication errors for the lead spot. Inadequate reprocessing of scopes and surgical instruments is No. 6 on the list. “Excessive ...More
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