Physicians spend 24.6 percent less time with patients in contact isolation than with patients who are not isolated, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers at the University of ...

Map of North America, population Highly effective contact tracing and isolation may be viable containment strategies for a COVID-19. Highly effective contact tracing and isolation may be viable ...

A respiratory infection has you feverish, coughing and wheezing -- severely enough to put you in the hospital. You're placed in a private room, which is fine. As sick as you feel, you only vaguely ...

When Harvard brought a limited number of undergraduate students back to campus in fall 2020, it promised a robust, in-house contact tracing system would limit exposures to the coronavirus and that ...

The Spokane Regional Health District will expand its isolation options this fall, after contracting with Catholic Charities to use the Immaculate Heart Retreat Center as an isolation center devoted ...

There’s little hope for top ropes anytime soon, so these wrestling fans are trading leg drops for laptops while in quarantine. Unemployed bandmates Jimi Riddle and Casey Hopkins have been filling ...

Humans are hardwired to interact with others, especially during times of stress. When we go through a trying ordeal alone, a lack of emotional support and friendship can increase our anxiety and ...

Swift contact tracing kept asymptomatic people from spreading in the community. Extensive contact tracing and isolation were key tools in controlling the spread of COVID-19 in Shenzhen, China, a new ...

Background. Contact Precautions are recommended by health authorities in Europe and the United States for patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Recently, the significance of nosocomial ...

With COVID-19 cases still soaring across the U.S., it can be tempting to just ride the winter out on the couch, binging on Netflix. But psychologists say it's important in 2021 for us all to keep up ...