Infection control preventionists are doubling down on EBP basics and leading providers through some struggles that may ...

The federal government has resumed its practice of disclosing to the public its list of the nation’s worst nursing homes — ...

The epidemiology community is hoping a federal program to thwart infections among patients and health-care staff will emerge ...

Regulators cut the nursing home off from Medicare and Medicaid funding in April over substandard care and the conditions inside its building.

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Regional Medical Center is notifying patients about a potential risk of infection transmission due to a former employee’s improper syringe use. An investigation by the health system, FDA and other ...

An "inadequate" care home where people in pain did not have call bells answered and discarded incontinence pads littered its ...

After graduation, Leahy began her career as a Disease Intervention Specialist in the STD Control Program at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. In 2021, she joined Jefferson Health as an ...

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Four Iowa nursing homes have been added to a list of the worst care facilities in the United States.

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