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Preventing healthcare-associated infection (HAI) poses a challenge to many hospitals globally.1, 2 The World Health Organization (WHO) and others have developed initiatives to promote patient safety and infection control, including guidelines from

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

A new study shows that heat-related deaths are on the rise. In a 2-week period in 2012, excessive heat exposure resulted in 32 deaths in 4 states, four times the typical average for those states for the same 2-week period from 1999-2009.

Hurricanes can cause dangerous and destructive high winds, flooding, heavy rain, and storm surges. Keep your family safe after a hurricane has made landfall.

More than two million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported in the United States in 2016, the highest number ever, according to the annual Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report released today by the Centers for Disease

Hand hygiene (HH) is one of the most effective measures for preventing infections and cross-transmission of pathogens in health care settings. The importance of HH has been emphasized by the increasing number of antibiotic-resistant organisms and the

Nosocomial Stenotrophomonas maltophilia-related cases are rising and pose a threat to immunocompromised patients. Twelve patients from our pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) presented with S maltophilia-associated bloodstream infection.

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a Gram-negative, nonfermentative aerobic bacterium widely found in humid and aqueous environments. There have been a growing number of reports about its contamination in health care settings where contact with water is

The COVID-19 pandemic “must be a turning point”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, urging countries to take bold decisions now to both end the crisis and build a safe and healthy future for all.

Although the world has made “great strides” since the first case of AIDS was reported, four decades ago, the UN General Assembly President said on Tuesday that the “tragic reality” is that the most vulnerable remain in jeopardy.