Doral, Fla.-based Jackson West Medical Center opened in August 2021 with a road map for preventing hospital acquired infections that is now being scaled across the system. “From the very beginning, we ...

These are just a few of the health benefits of quitting smoking, but there are others, too. Quitting smoking lowers your risk of other cancers over time, including cancers of the stomach, liver, ...

Last year, following an outbreak the state had not seen in years, Kentucky ultimately reported 543 cases of whopping cough.

Infection control workshop hosted by Three Rivers Department of Rural Health and Murrumbidgee Local Health District in Wagga Wagga on Thursday 19 June Charles Sturt University continues to support ...

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — As National Mosquito Control Awareness Week unfolds from June 15-21, the Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District (SMVCD) urges residents to take proactive steps to ...

EV-A71 vaccination was effective in preventing non-severe hand, foot, and mouth disease associated with EV-A71 virus infection in children aged 6–71 months, and we found evidence that one dose of ...

The seasonal challenge of disease prevention: How behavior and infection rates create repeating outbreak patterns by Michael Hesse, Max Planck Society edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan ...

Amarillo targets mosquito threats with fogging, larviciding, and traps. Residents can help by eliminating standing water and reporting problem areas.

"That looks like a lot of drug, but if there are 1.3 million new HIV infections every year, and you need to treat between 40-50 people with a preventative drug to prevent one infection, then 2 ...

Data derived from Jatta M, et al. LDPM 14. Presented at: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology; June 16-18, 2025; Phoenix.

“By combining stroke prevention as well as the hub and spoke model, then we will be able to achieve a stroke-free city,” said Dr. Valdez. Dr. Valdez and Dr. Cortez were among the speakers ...

The bacterium Clostridioides difficle, or C. diff, is an urgent antibiotic resistance threat, causing half a million illnesses in the United States each year and nearly 30,000 deaths, according to the ...