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2024 NSC Safety Congress & Expo Reveals OSHA's Top 10 Safety Violations |
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Thursday, September 19, 2024 10:03 AM |
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Understanding these violations and risks is key to creating safer workplaces. Read more. |
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OSHA placing more of an emphasis on workplace safety culture |
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Thursday, September 19, 2024 09:59 AM |
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Although OSHA remains largely a regulatory and enforcement agency, it’s recently started prioritizing safety culture. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,776: ACIP recommendations for COVID-19, PCV21, and Hib vaccines, and more |
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024 02:33 PM |
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IZ Express #1,776: ACIP recommendations for COVID-19, PCV21, and Hib vaccines, and more. Read more.
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Mosquitos Carrying Dangerous Viruses Are Spreading. UVA Has A Solution |
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024 02:22 PM |
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Agrowing threat to the health of Americans gained momentum this summer as mosquito-borne viruses began appearing with alarming frequency in the United States. Read more. |
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These four common infections can cause cancer |
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024 02:09 PM |
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Most cases of stomach cancer are caused by bacteria. A majority of cervical cancers, as well as some genital and oral cancers, are caused by a virus. And certain chronic viral infections can lead to liver cancer. Read more. |
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OSHA to propose violence prevention standard for health care industry |
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024 01:54 PM |
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Health care workers, long recognized as facing unique occupational hazards, may soon see new protections as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) prepares to address one of their most pressing concerns: workplace violence. Read more. |
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U.S. Hospitals Show Dramatic Improvements in Hand Hygiene According to New Leapfrog Report |
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024 01:41 PM |
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Percentage of hospitals achieving The Leapfrog Group's Hand Hygiene Standard increased almost sevenfold since 2020, with leaders' compensation increasingly tied to gains, and adoption of key technology doubling. Read more. |
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UC researchers to study presence of MRSA in air in hospital settings |
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024 02:09 PM |
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Now, University of Cincinnati scientists are working to minimize health care workers’ exposure to MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a type of staph bacteria that's become resistant to many of the antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph infections. Read more. |
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AIHA Launches Heat Stress Mobile App |
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024 02:05 PM |
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The app, available for Android and Apple mobile phones, was developed by heat safety experts from the AIHA’s Thermal Stress Working Group through a partnership with East Carolina University. Read more. |
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What’s HIPAA got to do with it? New guidelines to protect patient privacy for your website and marketing |
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024 01:05 PM |
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New Department of Health & Human Services guidelines concerning long-standing HIPAA regulations pose important considerations for health-care agencies’ analytics strategy, and make things a little more challenging for dentists. Read more. |
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The Lancet: More than 39 million deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections estimated between now and 2050, suggests first global analysis |
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024 12:56 PM |
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More than 39 million people around the world could die from antibiotic-resistant infections over the next 25 years, according to a study published in The Lancet. Read more. |
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CODA seeks input on proposed standard revisions |
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024 10:01 AM |
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Interested parties can comment on proposed revisions to dental accreditation standards via a virtual hearing or online portal. Read more. |
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Clean Hands are Caring Hands: Improving Anesthesia Provider Hand Hygiene and Double Glove Compliance During Induction of General Anesthesia - American Journal of Infection Control |
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Monday, September 16, 2024 04:34 PM |
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Hand hygiene and double gloving practices during induction of general anesthesia can decrease transmission of bacteria to patients and subsequent healthcare associated infections; however, compliance to these practices is low. Read more. |
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Symptomatic contacts reported in probe into Missouri H5N1 flu case |
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Monday, September 16, 2024 04:15 PM |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on September 13 shared new information from Missouri officials on recently reported human H5 avian flu case, including that a household contact got sick with similar symptoms the same day and that a healthcare worker had mild symptoms. Read more. |
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Dental infection control: Have you seen our interview series on dental unit waterlines? |
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Monday, September 16, 2024 02:39 PM |
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As we continue through September, now is a perfect time to remind you that it is Dental Infection Control Awareness Month (DICAM). Our good friends at the Association for Dental Safety (formerly known as the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention) have a tremendous number of resources that can help your dental practice not only be safe during DICAM but throughout the rest of the year as well. Read more. |
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Monday, September 16, 2024 10:39 AM |
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Sometimes the air quality outdoors may not be safe for everyone. What can you do? Read more. |
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As measles cases increase, experts warn against vaccine skepticism |
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Monday, September 16, 2024 09:10 AM |
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Thanks to vaccinations, measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000. But measles cases are now back, and one big reason is that, across the country, more families have exempted their children from routine immunizations than ever before. Read more. |
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Blood Pressure Monitors Don't Fit Millions of People, New Study Says |
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Sunday, September 15, 2024 02:37 PM |
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Poorly fitting cuffs, which can lead to inaccurate readings, may be an especially common problem for Black adults. Read more. |
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World Health Organization gives mpox vaccine 'pre-qualification' approval |
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Sunday, September 15, 2024 12:31 PM |
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The World Health Organization on Friday approved MVA-BN as the first mpox vaccine added to its pre-qualification list. Read more. |
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Why Language Access Could Save Lives in Emergencies |
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Sunday, September 15, 2024 12:04 PM |
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Many people think they are ready for an emergency, but it takes more than just thinking about it. It makes sense to have a plan for events or disasters that can happen suddenly. But what should that plan include? Most people know that government agencies, from local to federal, have plans for emergencies. What about employers? How prepared are workplaces for disasters and emergencies? Read more. |
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Fungus Among Us: The Rising Threat of Candida auris in Health Care Settings and How to Mitigate It |
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Saturday, September 14, 2024 03:24 PM |
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A presentation at the Disease Prevention and Control Summit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, spoke about the rising threat of Candida auris. Read more. |
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Updated 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccines: who should get them—and when |
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Saturday, September 14, 2024 01:58 PM |
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SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, killed more than 75,000 people last year and was linked to nearly a million hospitalizations. Yet only 22.5% of adults and 14% of children received the 2023-2024 updated COVID-19 vaccine. Read more. |
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Top 5 Infectious Disease News Stories Week of September 6-11 |
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Saturday, September 14, 2024 12:35 PM |
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This week, World AMR Congress interviews, Long COVID’s toll on the brain, e coli outbreak linked to lettuce, and more. Read more. |
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Prioritizing wellness for dentists and dental team members, plus this week's top stories |
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Friday, September 13, 2024 03:13 PM |
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We all want to feel better, right? However, we can't just wish for something to happen. We have to put in the work to make it happen, including when we want to free ourselves from the aches and pains that come along with working in the dental industry. Read more. |
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NIH awards establish pandemic preparedness research network |
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Friday, September 13, 2024 03:06 PM |
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a pandemic preparedness research network to conduct research on high-priority pathogens most likely to threaten human health with the goal of developing effective vaccines and monoclonal antibodies. Read more. |
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National Wastewater Surveillance Strengthens U.S. Public Health Efforts and Future Pandemic Prevention, Says New Report |
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Friday, September 13, 2024 10:32 AM |
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Wastewater surveillance for both prevalent and emerging pathogens can strengthen the nation’s infectious disease surveillance system, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The report offers recommendations to transition the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) from its COVID pandemic-era use to a forward-looking system that provides the highest public health value. Read more. |
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The next pandemic: not if, but when |
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Friday, September 13, 2024 10:22 AM |
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As new cases of bird flu and other infectious diseases continue to raise concern, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers share their perspectives on recognizing, preparing for, and managing future outbreaks. Read more. |
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MMWR Weekly - September 12, 2024 |
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Thursday, September 12, 2024 04:05 PM |
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Weekly / Vol. 73 / No. 36. Read more. |
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No clear exposure source in Missouri H5 avian flu case |
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Thursday, September 12, 2024 03:53 PM |
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The investigation into a recent human H5 avian flu case in Missouri, the first of its kind picked up through flu surveillance, show that the source still isn't known, but early genetic analysis suggests that the virus is closely related to the one infecting dairy cattle, federal health officials said today. Read more. |
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SARS-CoV-2 Rapidly Evolves in People with Advanced HIV |
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Thursday, September 12, 2024 12:41 PM |
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NIAID Researchers Uncover How SARS-CoV-2 Variants May Emerge in People with Weakened Immune Systems. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,775: Ask the Experts – Respiratory Virus Season |
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Thursday, September 12, 2024 08:41 AM |
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IZ Express #1,775: Ask the Experts – Respiratory Virus Season. Read more. |
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California officials confirm local dengue case |
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024 03:31 PM |
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health this week confirmed a local dengue case, the third reported in the state since 2023. Read more. |
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Dental residents give remote learning a thumbs-up |
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024 02:44 PM |
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Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York reported that while most dental residents viewed virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic as effective, most faculty disagreed. Read more. |
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Vital Signs - Suicide Risk Is Tied to Local Economic and Social Conditions |
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024 02:32 PM |
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One person dies by suicide an average of every 11 minutes. Over 49,000 people lost their lives to suicide in 2022. Every year, millions of Americans think about, plan, or attempt suicide. Males, rural residents, and people from some racial/ethnic groups, particularly American Indian/Alaska Native people, are among the groups more greatly affected by suicide. Read more. |
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IZ Express #1,774: Updated COVID-19 document checklist, MenB resources with new Bexsero schedule, and more |
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024 09:59 AM |
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IZ Express #1,774: Updated COVID-19 document checklist, MenB resources with new Bexsero schedule, and more. Read more. |
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