The first major update to long-term care infection prevention and control recommendations in 17 years offer providers a new ...

The Quiet Cost of Short Staffing Across the country, nursing homes are still struggling to fill open positions that have remained vacant for years. Too few aides and nurses lead to slower response ...

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), in collaboration with the Association for Professionals in ...

ACIP must endorse vaccination for all health care workers under 65. That would ensure that insurers cover the shots without ...

Digital technologies can enhance infection detection and patient safety, but risk creating two-tier health systems that ...

Get it early, develop immunity, get back to work: some wonder As COVID-19 numbers climb precipitously, health care workers, first responders and the countless individuals working in "essential ...

Starting this month, Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health is offering five targeted micro-credentials for professionals working in long-term care, infection control, and public health.

Addressing the burnout crisis among LTC workers is vital. Find out how government action can improve mental health in care ...

Hand hygiene remains a cornerstone of infection prevention in healthcare settings, vital for curtailing the transmission of multidrug‐resistant organisms and reducing the incidence of ...

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Connecticut law does not require health care workers in hospitals to receive COVID-19 vaccines, although it is now part of the ...