Nurses, patients, and professional groups are pushing for more rigorous infection control standards from the CDC following a preview of proposed changes to its isolation precaution guidelines and an ...

The last time the CDC changed its COVID-19 isolation recommendations was in 2021, when it reduced the isolation time for infected people from 10 days to five days. (Getty Images) The Centers for ...

New guidance on infection prevention and control for nursing homes offers recommendations for a variety of updated protocols and standards.

On Tuesday, the Washington Post reported that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to scrap its COVID-19 isolation guidelines, which currently recommend that infected ...

Can you explain why my MDS nurse is refusing to code “isolation” on our residents in precautionary isolation for COVID-19? While isolation for COVID-19 or any other infectious process can ...

If you test positive for COVID and isolate, do you need a negative test before you can see people again? It's a question many are asking after news first broke that President Joe Biden tested negative ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued a statement following an announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that COVID-19 guidelines have been updated, with the ...

IsoDoorCaddy (Isolation Door Caddy). The IsoDoorCaddy is designed to help reduce healthcare-acquired infections. The durable mesh, over-the-door isolation caddy accommodates personal protective ...

While seemingly esoteric and of little impact to health workers and the public, a little known group is creating a firestorm in the public health community. The Healthcare Infection Control Advisory ...