Utica, N.Y.-based Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare was able to reduce rates of Clostridium difficile infections by 39 percent after implementing a bundle of evidence-based interventions and using the Surfacide Helios Triple Emitter UV-C disinfection system.

Cleveland Clinic is now offering a new one-year residency program for nurses to transition from school into full-time clinical care, according to The News-Herald.

For the first time ever, Medicare will now cover lung cancer screenings for certain patients, CMS announced Thursday.

The chief science officer of Autism Speaks urged parents Thursday to fully vaccinate their children.

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As measles continues to spread throughout the U.S. in a way the nation hasn't really seen since 2000 (in January alone there were 102 confirmed measles cases), the debate about vaccines in general and the right to abstain from vaccination…

Infection rates for hospitals in Colorado were lower than national averages for many types of surgeries and procedures, according to the state's eighth annual healthcare-associated infections disclosure report.

General internal medicine and family medicine physicians in outpatient settings significantly overprescribe antibiotics to patients with respiratory tract infections, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

A new study published in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology has discovered a surprising link between Clostridium difficile infections and hospital room size.

Electronic hand hygiene monitoring systems are becoming more and more commonplace in facilities looking to accurately track hand hygiene compliance without observer bias. But a product made by a company started by Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni is somewhat unique…