Mary Duncan, R.N., MSN, CIC, is the senior director of Infection Prevention for the UAB Health System, with 18 years of experience implementing best practices at various health facilities. Her ...

After studying infectious diseases, epidemiologists like Helen Jenkins, of Boston University, and Bill Hanage, of Harvard, who are married, typically go one of two ways. You Can Help Break the Chain ...

Diseases rely on living organisms to survive and move between hosts via various contamination methods, such as airborne, contact, and liquid. Stopping infections might seem impossible, but it is quite ...

Ultrasound is one of the most common procedures in the United States, with more than 140 million ultrasound procedures performed every year.1 These procedures are highly variable, spanning many areas ...

Hydrachem calls for urgent attention to contaminated surfaces as WHO's World AMR Awareness Week begins BILLINGSHURST, England, Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains one ...

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the state has reported more than 3,500 cases of pertussis, also ...

Coronavirus Disease. 2019 (COVID-19) Daily Situation Report. Robert Koch Institute. November 2021. https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus ...

Since britain reported a case of monkeypox on May 7th, more than 300 further instances have been noted across the world. The disease, which is usually confined to Africa, is now present in at least 17 ...