Jolaine Murrell filed a lawsuit alleging that HighPointe Assisted Living and Memory Care failed to notice problems and get ...

Woman's paper cut on her hand turns into a serious infection. Doctor explains why all cuts have the risk of becoming infected ...

A multi-country clinical trial has shown that a structured, sustainable approach to infection prevention and treatment can ...

Social services investigators determined a Henrico County nursing home resident, who said his wound became infested with ...

The study, which surveyed nearly 2,000 infection-control specialists, found that 41 percent of respondents reported budget reductions for infection prevention in the last 18 months, and one-third ...

A three-step intervention that included a dedicated disinfection team reduced the rate of Clostridium difficile infection in a hospital by 89 percent, according to a study in Infection Control and ...

James Stoll, MD, has accused Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital in Milwaukee, Wis., of prioritizing new hospital construction over infection control, according to a WISN news report. Columbia Hospital ...

ATLANTA – A vaccine against a cervical cancer virus has cut infections in teen girls by half, according to a study released last week. The study confirms research done before the HPV vaccine came on ...

Funding cuts and restructuring at the CDC reportedly have disrupted certain efforts related to infection prevention, control and disease monitoring. One such effort is Together TakeMeHome at Emory ...

Root canal treatment could have benefits for heart health, experts have found for the first time. Successfully removing an ...