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Infection Control: is the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial or healthcare-associated infection, a practical sub-discipline of epidemiology. It is an essential part of the infrastructure of health care.
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NOV 14, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have identified bacteria that have the potential to fight infections that affect the middle ear and can caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2021Immunology
With zinc sales climbing during the pandemic and in vitro studies showing the mineral fights respiratory viruses, includ ...Written By: Alexandria BassNOV 09, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
We know that the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the lungs. About 14 percent of cases are severe, with patients’ lungs ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 08, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Current treatments for COVID-19 have to be administered intravenously, so a pill that could treat patients would be huge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact the world, researchers everywhere sprang into action. But studying an infecti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2021Microbiology
Malaria is the most common infectious disease in the world, and infected over 225 million people in 2019 according to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
What began in December 31, 2019 as a cluster of cases of pneumonia with an unknown etiology, quickly spread throughout t ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizNOV 02, 2021Microbiology
Syphilis is on the rise worldwide, and it's killing infants. The disease is a leading cause of stillbirth worldwide, acc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Forget expensive antibody-based COVID diagnostics and long waits for test results. An innovative new approach developed ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 28, 2021Technology
Electroceuticals—the use of electricity to change certain biological functions with the goal of treating diseases& ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 28, 2021Immunology
Immunologists have uncovered a molecular switch in T cells that serves as a prime target for therapeuti ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 27, 2021Microbiology
Acne is a complex condition, and the biological processes underlying the formation of pimples are not fully understood. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2021Cardiology
Worldwide, heart disease is responsible for millions of deaths and, in the US, is the most common cause of death de ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioOCT 25, 2021Health & Medicine
Dementia is a cluster of neurological symptoms characterized by an impaired ability to remember, make decisions, and per ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioOCT 25, 2021Microbiology
Microbes are engaged in a never-ending battle, and they have ways of attacking each other as well as defense mechanisms.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2021Health & Medicine
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning people who purchased an aromatherapy spray called ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2021Microbiology
On October 20, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an outbreak of Salmonella food ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2021Microbiology
Many animals, including humans and cats, harbor huge colonies of microbes, which may live in places like the skin, or th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2021Immunology
Over millions of years, the immune system has evolved to shield us against disease-causing pathogens that we encounter e ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 19, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine walking into a party where people were socializing (unmasked) in a confined space. With the ongoing pandemic not ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 17, 2021Cardiology
The flu has been associated with a significantly increased risk of a cardiac event like heart attack or stroke.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2021Microbiology
When we get an infection, we can take antibiotics to get rid of it. But sometimes the situation becomes more complicated ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2021Immunology
In one of the greatest global health milestones of our time, the World Health Organization has approved the widespread d ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 11, 2021Microbiology
Like other organisms, bacteria have to take nutrients up from the environment and use them in various metabolic processe ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have identified bacteria that have the potential to fight infections that affect the middle ear and can caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2021
Immunology
With zinc sales climbing during the pandemic and in vitro studies showing the mineral fights respiratory viruses, includ
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
NOV 09, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
We know that the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the lungs. About 14 percent of cases are severe, with patients’ lungs
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 08, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Current treatments for COVID-19 have to be administered intravenously, so a pill that could treat patients would be huge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact the world, researchers everywhere sprang into action. But studying an infecti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2021
Microbiology
Malaria is the most common infectious disease in the world, and infected over 225 million people in 2019 according to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
What began in December 31, 2019 as a cluster of cases of pneumonia with an unknown etiology, quickly spread throughout t
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 02, 2021
Microbiology
Syphilis is on the rise worldwide, and it's killing infants. The disease is a leading cause of stillbirth worldwide, acc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Forget expensive antibody-based COVID diagnostics and long waits for test results. An innovative new approach developed
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 28, 2021
Technology
Electroceuticals—the use of electricity to change certain biological functions with the goal of treating diseases&
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 28, 2021
Immunology
Immunologists have uncovered a molecular switch in T cells that serves as a prime target for therapeuti
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 27, 2021
Microbiology
Acne is a complex condition, and the biological processes underlying the formation of pimples are not fully understood.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2021
Cardiology
Worldwide, heart disease is responsible for millions of deaths and, in the US, is the most common cause of death de
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
OCT 25, 2021
Health & Medicine
Dementia is a cluster of neurological symptoms characterized by an impaired ability to remember, make decisions, and per
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
OCT 25, 2021
Microbiology
Microbes are engaged in a never-ending battle, and they have ways of attacking each other as well as defense mechanisms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2021
Health & Medicine
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning people who purchased an aromatherapy spray called
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2021
Microbiology
On October 20, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an outbreak of Salmonella food
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2021
Microbiology
Many animals, including humans and cats, harbor huge colonies of microbes, which may live in places like the skin, or th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2021
Immunology
Over millions of years, the immune system has evolved to shield us against disease-causing pathogens that we encounter e
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 19, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine walking into a party where people were socializing (unmasked) in a confined space. With the ongoing pandemic not
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 17, 2021
Cardiology
The flu has been associated with a significantly increased risk of a cardiac event like heart attack or stroke.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2021
Microbiology
When we get an infection, we can take antibiotics to get rid of it. But sometimes the situation becomes more complicated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2021
Immunology
In one of the greatest global health milestones of our time, the World Health Organization has approved the widespread d
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 11, 2021
Microbiology
Like other organisms, bacteria have to take nutrients up from the environment and use them in various metabolic processe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch