Guns, water, motorcycles, bicycles, skis, farm equipment, fireworks, trampolines and the ground. Yes, even the ground. What do they all have in common? Traumatic accidents and injuries. May is ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has offered several precautionary steps providers can take when it comes to workers who are exempt from the COVID-19 vaccination requirement. The ...

CORTLAND, N.Y. — Now that holiday gatherings are over, the anticipated uptick of COVID-19 is here. According to the CDC, COVID-19 hospitalizations in Onondaga County are up more than 200% over the ...

When patients were under contact precautions — meaning precautionary measures were taken to prevent infection transmission — hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers improved, according to a ...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN) have teamed up to release guidance and tools aimed at ...

In a recent review published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, a group of authors critically assessed the designation of contact precautions (CP) as an "essential practice" for methicillin-resistant ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria that causes an infection that may be resistant to many antibiotics. There are precautions you can take to avoid contracting ...

Fatty liver is a condition in which excess fat accumulates in the liver cells. This problem is often associated with an ...

Two years into the pandemic Jackie Hansen still left home only for doctor visits, her immune system so wrecked by cancer and lupus that COVID-19 vaccinations couldn't take hold. Then Hansen got a ...

Concern surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and safety precautions has yet to level off, according to a new survey published by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research on Tuesday. In the ...