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NewsMore than one-third of healthcare workers lack flu vaccination
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) isn't close to reaching its goal to vaccinate 90 percent of all U.S. healthcare workers by 2020. Only 63.5 percent of healthcare workers were Read more...
CDC updates guidelines on cutting catheter infections
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee have updated guidelines outlining how to stop bloodstream infections among Read more...
CDC awards $10M grant to combat hospital-acquired infections
Duke University and the University of Pennsylvania are among five medical centers to receive $10 million to develop and test new ways to reduce hospital-acquired infections. The funding comes from Read more...
Thirty-five percent of adults have prediabetes
More than one-third (35 percent) of adults ages 20 and older have prediabetes, according to new estimates released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That's an Read more...
Cancer costs double over 18-year span, remain in-line with other health cost increases, study finds
As the number of older Americans has increased over the past 18 years, so too have the number of cancer cases; so much so, in fact, that annual cancer costs have nearly doubled in that time span, Read more...
40 percent of Americans could be affected by H1N1 swine flu
The H1N1 flu could end up affecting as many as 40 percent of Americans, assuming one includes workers who stay home to care for family members or other loved ones who contract the illness, the CDC Read more...
Healthcare workers catching swine flu on the job
It's not surprising, given the ongoing problems healthcare providers face with infection control, but still worth noting: A new bulletin from the CDC says that some healthcare workers are picking up Read more...
CDC changes its tune on closing schools
Despite the first official death of a U.S. resident from the H1N1 influenza--aka, swine flu--the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that school systems and childcare Read more...
CDC: Swine flu not as virulent as feared
Had enough of swine flu news? Maybe this will help calm things down. Officials with the CDC are now saying that after genetic analysis, the swine flu lacks the "virulence factors" that were seen in Read more...
CDC: More than one-fifth of U.S. adults report disabilities
With the baby boomer population aging, among other factors, the number of U.S. citizens reporting disabilities has climbed substantially of late, and it's expected to keep expanding over the next two Read more...
| Press ReleasesMore Than $187,000 in Grants Awarded to Schools and Community Groups to Help Fight Childhood Obesity“UnitedHealth HEROES” grants support local programs that engage children as learners and leaders of healthy habitsCommunity-focused, service-learning initiative by UnitedHealthcare and Youth Service Read more >> Obama Administration awards nearly $300 million to states for enrolling eligible children in health coverageNew data show 1.2 million more children nationwide have health insurance since the reauthorization of CHIP in 2009 WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- More than $296 million was awarded to states for Read more >> New Eliza Corporation Survey and Infographic Identifies Motives, Myths and Challenges Around Flu Vaccination and CommunicaNationwide survey uncovers opportunities for health care organizations to drive better flu outcomes BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Eliza Corporation – the pioneer and recognized leader in Health Read more >> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Awards Mayo Clinic an International Medical Education GrantROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded Mayo Clinic a $1.25 million grant to develop online medical education in Ethiopia. The Read more >> Industry Experts Briefed on Bio-Intervention Specialists’ Electro-BioCide, an Innovative Disinfectant for Reducing HBio-Intervention Specialists invited to present to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health and the healthcare group purchasing organization Read more >> |
