Insect protein blocks bacterial infection Date: June 2, 2025 Source: RMIT University Summary: Scientists in Australia have developed a smart, bacteria-repelling coating based on resilin the ultra ...

In a May 28 message to health system CEOs, two national healthcare safety organizations compared cutting infection control jobs to “dismantling the fire department during wildfire season.” The ...

The CDC has ended its healthcare infection control practices advisory committee to comply with President Donald Trump’s “continuing the reduction of the federal bureaucracy” executive order ...

The CDC has terminated an advisory committee responsible for providing federal guidance on the prevention and control of health care-associated infections and the spread of antimicrobial ...

The Trump administration shuttered the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), ending three decades of medical advice used by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The Trump administration has terminated a federal advisory committee that issued guidance about preventing the spread of infections in health care facilities.

Trump administration has shut down CDC's infection control committee Four members said they were informed of the termination on Friday, but it had already taken effect in late March, according to ...

A new Yale study reveals the molecular process that helps pathogens thrive in hostile environments — and may offer important insights into antibiotic resistance.

The future success of infection prevention and control in long-term care may depend on our ability to find solutions tailored to our industry’s limitations, achieving efficacy through automation ...

Members of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) voted Friday to defend what some have called weak standards of infection control for healthcare settings, agreeing ...

November 5, 2024 By Emily Gallagher The Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication (CPHRC) and Office of Education, both within the Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health (DSPH), have ...