In this episode of The DrBicuspid.com Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Kevin Henry speaks with Michelle Lee, the executive director of the Association for Dental Safety (ADS), about the significant changes in ...

The CDC challenged draft 2024 infection control guidelines sent to the agency for approval from the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), asking for clarification on key ...

A group of healthcare societies has issued updated infection control guidance for nursing homes, marking the guideline’s first update in 17 years. The guidance was published Oct. 28 in Infection ...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has released updated guidelines for preventing catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CABSI). These guidelines ...

New guidance on infection prevention and control for nursing homes offers recommendations for a variety of updated protocols and standards.

According to the guidelines, all suspected Nipah cases must be immediately isolated and managed in designated healthcare ...

The release of the first updated guidelines since 2002, coincide with a new requirement enacted this year in which hospitals that accept Medicare patients must report central-line associated blood ...

A lack of infection control policies for home healthcare programs puts patients and caregivers at risk, according to a Case Western Reserve University news release. Irena Kenneley, assistant professor ...

The use of antibiotics and the subject of antibiotic resistance is one of the hot topics in medicine today, including dentistry. A recent news briefing by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia ...

The field of dental practice has witnessed substantial advances in infection control measures over recent decades. Rigorous protocols are essential to prevent cross-contamination and the transmission ...

The State government, as part of its initiative to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR), has formulated an innovative accreditation system for certifying health-care institutions and community as ...