The U.S. has hit an unwelcome milestone in measles cases this year. The CDC is reporting 1,288 cases across the country. The disease was declared eliminated 25 years ago.

Biden's White House physician released the president's first annual health report in November 2021, declaring Biden a "healthy, vigorous" man. "President Biden remains a healthy, vigorous, 78-year ...

Our inspectors use these questions and prompts to look at how well staff and people living in care homes are protected by infection prevention and control (IPC) - key line of enquiry S5. The questions ...

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 ...

GHASTLY—Trump administration has shut down CDC's infection control committee HICPAC, which issued guidance about preventing the spread of infections in health care facilities.

The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) crafted national standards for hand-washing, mask-wearing and isolating sick patients that most U.S. hospitals follow.

References: APIC/SHEA. Importance of reinstating CDC’s health care infection control practices advisory committee (HICPAC). Emailed to members of the media. Published May 7, 2025. Accessed May 7 ...

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 Prevent… ...

Annual emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR) assurance report Agenda item: 9 (public session) Report by: Dr Dame Emily Lawson, Chief Operating Officer; Sarah-Jane Marsh, Deputy Chief ...

A recent CDC report further demonstrates the effectiveness of the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer. HPV is a sexually transmitted infection that affects both females and males and is linked to ...

Washington: A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe infection of avian influenza, marking the first serious human case in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nov. 6 released its annual progress report on health care-associated infections, which showed continued decreases in hospitalizations last year. There ...