Experts who advise the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its hospital infection control guidelines have voted to recommend that health care providers wear masks during routine care for ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced plans Friday for a $2.1 billion investment into public health infrastructure for infection prevention across healthcare facilities such ...

Time and time again, experts have stressed that masking up indoors is one of the best things you can do to keep yourself and your community safe, especially as COVID-19 persists for yet another winter ...

Health officials are closely tracking spread of a fungus in health care settings that has been deemed an “urgent antimicrobial resistance threat.” Candida auris, also known as C. auris, is often ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A pandemic-themed escape room increased staff adherence to infection prevention and control measures in a Texas ...

Note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. In response to an uptick in respiratory infections, the Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday issued guidance urging that masks ...

Children ages six months to 23 months “should” be vaccinated, according to the state’s public health department.

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- One of the most recognized roles of the public health community is disease prevention, particularly the prevention of disease caused by infectious agents. Infection is ...

"We found that residents of these facilities suffered significantly greater morbidity and mortality from RSV infections compared with older adults living in the community." — Brenda L. Tesini, MD, ...

Candida auris (C. auris) is a yeast that can live on the human body. It is commonly referred to as a fungus, a category that includes both yeasts and molds. In general, C. auris isn’t a danger to ...