The CDC has issued updated 2026 infection prevention guidance, emphasizing a universal baseline of core practices for all healthcare environments, stronger surveillance systems, and targeted measures ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a report that transforms how the world understands respiratory infections like COVID-19, influenza, and measles. Motivated by grave missteps in the ...

The CDC ended its healthcare infection control practices advisory committee on May 8, and healthcare associations and groups are decrying the decision. “I urge HHS to consider: what will replace the ...

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 ...

Despite significant advances in orthopedic technology and surgical techniques, infection control in total joint replacements remains an area that has room to grow, surgeons say. The percentage of ...

The CDC and Joint Commission have reinforced baseline infection prevention measures for all healthcare settings in 2026, emphasizing universal core practices, stronger surveillance, and preparedness ...

The number of complaints from patients who are harmed by complications when undergoing cosmetic procedures has increased in recent years. Complaints have ranged from harm done to patients to ...

Focused infection control surveys are no longer part of the standard survey process, federal officials announced in a memo to state directors Wednesday. Any COVID-19 or infection control concerns ...

In a recent letter to leaders in Congress, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) highlighted the “astonishing lack of attention to infection prevention and ...

A new model to analyse infectious disease outbreak data has been developed by mathematicians that could be used to improve disease tracking and control. A new model to analyse infectious disease ...

A Cherry Hill abortion center faces state orders to fix "significant deficiencies" in infection control, posing a "serious ...