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    Increase in Invasive Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease

    March 29, 2024
    The cases reported in 2023 are the highest annual number of cases in the U.S. since 2014

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    War against hospital-associated pneumonia

    May 23, 2022
    According to a release by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) five medical organizations are recommending best practices for preventing hospital-associated...
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    New study shows widespread nurse distress from pandemic

    April 28, 2022
    A new study from researchers at DePaul University’s School of Nursing documents the emotions of 100 nurses who cared for patients during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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    CDC’s new center to focus on data forecasting

    April 20, 2022
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the launch of the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA).CFA seeks to enhance the nation’s ability ...
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    Simulating the crisis-care caused by COVID

    April 19, 2022
    According to a release by University of Washington (UW) Medicine, the COVID-19 pandemic has led healthcare organizations to draft plans for critical patient care in the event ...
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    CDC updates COVID-19 travel guidelines

    April 14, 2022
    CDC has announced two COVID-19 travel-related updates based on close-monitoring of the COVID-19 landscape in the United States and internationally.CDC continues to monitor the...