Webinar: Balancing Surface Disinfecting & Compatibility In Healthcare Today
April 26, 2019
This webinar will explain the imperatives for infection preventionists, environmental services professionals, and other healthcare stakeholders.
Clinical Interventions
Experts Encourage Observance of Clean Your Hands Campaign
April 24, 2019
Peters, et al. (2019) provide a commentary timed around this year's Clean Your Hands campaign, and note that, "Quality healthcare should be available to everyone.
FDA Issues Statement on Agency's Continued Confidence in Safety of MMR Vaccine
April 24, 2019
Peter Marks, MD, PhD, director of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, has issued the following statement on the agency's continued confidence in the safety and effectiveness of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine:
Decline in Measles Vaccination is Causing a Preventable Global Resurgence of the Disease
April 19, 2019
In 2000, measles was declared to be eliminated in the United States, when no sustained transmission of the virus was seen in this country for more than 12 months.
On-Chip Drug Screening for Identifying Antibiotic Interactions in Eight Hours
April 19, 2019
A Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) research team developed a microfluidic-based drug screening chip that identifies synergistic interactions between two antibiotics in eight hours.
Superbugs Found on Many Hospital Patients’ Hands and What They Touch Most Often
April 16, 2019
For decades, hospitals have worked to get doctors, nurses and others to wash their hands and prevent the spread of germs. But a new study suggests they may want to expand those efforts to their patients, too.
Developing a Vaccine Against Nipah Virus
April 15, 2019
Nipah virus is a type of RNA virus transmitted from animals to humans. The infection causes severe respiratory illness and symptoms including cough, headache and fever, which can progress into encephalitis, seizure and coma.
Scenario-Based Simulation Training for the WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework
April 13, 2019
The WHO SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands global hand hygiene campaign, launched in 2009 and celebrated annually on May 5, features specific calls to action seeking to increase engagement from stakeholders’ collaborations in hand hygiene improvement.
FDA Issues Final Rule on Safety and Effectiveness of Consumer Hand Sanitizers
April 13, 2019
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a final rule designed to help ensure that hand sanitizers a
The Value of Vaccinations: Separating Facts from Myths
April 13, 2019
One of the greatest medical breakthroughs of modern civilization — vaccinations — has become increasingly controversial in recent years.