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Medicaid weighs attaching strings to nursing home payments to improve patient care

The Biden administration is considering a requirement that the nation's 15,500 nursing homes spend most of their payments from Medicaid on direct care for residents and limit the amount that is used for operations, maintenance, and capital improvements or diverted to profits.

10 Jun 2022

Researchers plan to commence a clinical trial on new COVID-19 inactivated vaccine

A medical research team from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) will start a large-scale clinical trial on a new COVID-19 inactivated vaccine (Omicron variant) developed by China National Biotec Group (Sinopharm).

8 Jun 2022

Study highlights clinical features and treatment approaches for human monkeypox in the UK

researchers from the UK unveil the details of imported, household, and hospital transmission of monkeypox and report the first usage of two specific antiviral agents in the treatment of this disease.

30 May 2022

We need to prepare for Monkeypox - now confirmed in 21 countries

Efforts should be made to curb the spread of this virus in order to prevent another pandemic.

25 May 2022

Study reports on the first instances of in-hospital, household transmission of monkeypox

A new retrospective study of seven patients diagnosed with monkeypox in the UK between 2018 and 2021, suggests that some antiviral medications might have the potential to shorten symptoms and reduce the amount of time a patient is contagious.

24 May 2022

Five medical organizations release new guidance for preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia

In the second in series of updates on guidance for infection control in acute-care hospitals, five medical organizations are recommending best practices for preventing hospital-associated pneumonia. Pneumonia is the most common and deadly healthcare-associated infection.

20 May 2022

Everything You Need to Know About Autoclave Cleaning

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From Duraline BioSystems, Inc. 16 May 2022

Telemedicine boom reduced racial gaps in primary care appointment completion rates

Historically, there has been racial inequity when it comes to primary care appointments, which are vital for managing and preventing chronic disease.

9 May 2022

Local system use not correlated with prevention of COVID-19, study reveals

Although many pandemics have occurred throughout human history, digital technology enables the development of new tools for dealing with these events.

8 May 2022

A guide to help you keep up with the omicron subvariants

Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, Americans can be forgiven if they've lost track of the latest variants circulating nationally and around the world. We've heard of the alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and omicron variants, but a new Greek-letter variant hasn't come onto the scene in almost half a year.

6 May 2022

Researchers investigate the population-level consequences of wearing masks

McMaster University researchers who study the dynamics of infectious disease transmission have investigated the population-level consequences of a potentially significant––and unobvious––benefit of wearing masks.

4 May 2022

Researchers discover how Acinetobacter baumannii can survive on hospital surfaces without water

The pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii can survive on hospital surfaces -; without water -; for months, an ability that has helped it become a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections.

2 May 2022

Study reveals concerning changes to children’s health and physical fitness post-pandemic

As COVID-19 reaches record levels in the UK, health experts are calling for a focus on children's physical fitness as new research reveals concerning changes to children's health and physical fitness following the pandemic.

28 Apr 2022

Study identifies risk factors for severe COVID-19 in hospitalized children in Canada

Researchers evaluated the risk factors for severe COVID-19 among hospitalized children in Canada.

12 Apr 2022

SARS-CoV-2 control measures and vaccination reduce infection risk for food workers

Researchers investigated the impact of control measures and vaccination to protect food production workers from SARS-CoV-2 infection.

12 Apr 2022

Swedish HCW study shows COVID booster shots have limited effect on Omicron

Researchers examine emerging infections in healthcare workers who received the booster vaccination either with or without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection.

5 Apr 2022

How effective are household cleaning agents against SARS-CoV-2?

Researchers analyze commonly available household cleaning products to determine the most effective virucidal agent against SARS-CoV-2.

31 Mar 2022

Study models the airborne transmission of COVID-19 in a hospital outpatient examination room

A recent work assessed infection control strategies for SARS-CoV-2 in hospital consultation rooms.

31 Mar 2022

Discovery could help explain why certain infections are hard to get rid of

A new study led by researchers at University of Utah Health details a novel mechanism that infectious bacteria use to quickly adjust to environmental stress. The discovery could help explain why certain types of common infections-;such as urinary tract and bloodstream infections like sepsis- are hard to get rid of.

24 Mar 2022

Research reveals significant decrease in gastrointestinal infections during first 6 months of the pandemic

The number of reported gastrointestinal infection outbreaks more than halved during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, compared with the previous 5-year average, while lab confirmed cases fell by a third, finds research published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

22 Mar 2022