Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Articles
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CDC raises monkeypox alert level, advises travelers to don masks
After global monkeypox infections passed 1,000 cases across 29 countries, the CDC hiked the alert level to "practice enhanced precautions" June 6. -
9 COVID-19-related research findings
Here are nine COVID-19-related research findings covered by Becker's Hospital Review since May 4: -
How continuously active disinfection solutions improve disinfection in healthcare setting
Continuously active disinfection (CAD) takes traditional surface disinfection to the next level. Published evidence demonstrates the effectiveness of CAD in certain healthcare settings where its use can be extremely effective and efficient. -
A new look at Hmark.com
In a recent press release, Healthmark introduced their newly redesigned website. -
Melatonin poisoning in children on the rise, CDC report shows
The number of pediatric melatonin ingestions reported to U.S. poison control centers increased 530 percent from 2012 to 2021, according to a June 3 report from the CDC. -
CDC confirms 21 monkeypox cases in 12 states: 4 details
The CDC had confirmed 21 cases of monkeypox in 12 states as of June 3. -
COVID-19 admissions to remain stable through June, CDC forecasts
COVID-19 hospitalizations may stabilize in June after climbing steadily since mid-April, CDC modeling suggests. -
Pediatrix plastic surgery and craniofacial surgery in 2022: the development of a national plastic surgery platform and new advances in our specialty
Pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgery is one of many pediatric subspecialties. For many families who require these specialized services, it often means trekking across the state or country to a major medical center instead of finding the right services at their local health system. For local health systems, the situation means potentially losing that patient because the health system doesn't provide the necessary services. -
2 nurses, physician stabbed at California hospital
Two staff nurses and one emergency department physician were stabbed June 3 inside Encino (Calif.) Hospital Medical Center. -
Woman injured in shooting at Wayne UNC Hospital
A woman was shot in the leg at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro, N.C., on June 5, which prompted a lockdown at the hospital for nearly an hour. -
US COVID-19 cases fall for 1st time since March: 9 CDC findings
The nation's seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases has decreased for the first time since late March, according to the CDC's COVID-19 data tracker weekly review published June 3. -
HHS aims to improve care for kids with special health needs
HHS on June 1 issued a national framework to improve care for the 1 in 5 children in the U.S. who have special healthcare needs. -
13 systems hiring chief nursing officers
Below are 13 hospitals, health systems and hospital operators that recently posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers. -
Nurses lobby for 'RaDonda's Law'
Nurses have started lobbying for legislation to end the criminalization of medical errors, dubbed "RaDonda's Law," in the wake of former nurse RaDonda Vaught's sentencing for a fatal medication error she made in 2017. -
7 schools launching nursing programs
Several colleges and universities have launched nursing programs and partnerships to address persistent shortages around the country. -
6 recent moves from The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission has issued warnings about the importance of safety timeouts ahead of surgeries, released its list of the most challenging requirements for hospitals in 2021, and launched several new partnerships in the last few months. -
Physicians transplant first 3D-printed ear
Physicians transplanted the first 3D-printed ear in a woman using her own cells, The New York Times reported June 2. -
5 dead in Oklahoma hospital campus shooting
Five people were killed and multiple others were injured June 1 in a mass shooting inside a medical office building on a hospital campus in Tulsa, Okla. It was the 233rd mass shooting in the U.S. this year. -
2 dead after shooting at Ohio hospital
A security guard died June 1 after he was shot by a jail inmate receiving care at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. -
Global monkeypox outbreak grows to 550: 5 updates
Global monkeypox cases have risen to more than 550 across 30 countries, up from 257 confirmed cases on May 26, the World Health Organization said during a June 1 news conference, according to CNBC.