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Flu rates rising, but still relatively low, CDC says

March 14, 2012

The overall incidence of influenza is on the rise in the United States — particularly in the Midwest — though it is still relatively low, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
 

C. diff infections reach historically high rates, report finds

March 07, 2012

While infection control strategies have helped reduce healthcare facility-acquired infections in recent years, Clostridium difficile infections have reached unacceptably high rates, a new report finds.
 

ALFA: Alzheimer's taskforce ignores assisted living options

January 26, 2012

In a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Assisted Living Federation of America said it was "dismayed to see the lack of acknowledgment of the role assisted living has in caring for individuals with Alzheimer's disease," in the HHS taskforce plan released Jan. 9.
 

CDC recommends new treatment for latent tuberculosis

December 21, 2011

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended a new 12-week-long treatment for latent tuberculosis, which is easier to carry out and as effective as existing treatments.
 

Step up strep investigations, CDC says

November 01, 2011

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has urged long-term care providers to investigate all cases of streptococcus following a large and long outbreak at a Pennsylvania nursing home.
 

Report: Flu vaccination rates among healthcare workers continue to grow

August 22, 2011

Long-term care professionals had an influenza vaccine compliance rate of 64.4% during last year's flu season, compared with a 71.1% compliance rate among hospital workers, new data shows.
 

CDC releases norovirus gastroenteritis guidelines

May 13, 2011

In response to increasing reports of norovirus gastroenteritis infections and outbreaks in healthcare settings, including nursing homes, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidelines for controlling and preventing outbreaks.
 

CDC joins nationwide antimicrobial resistance efforts

April 12, 2011

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health recently announced a public health action plan targeted at antimicrobial resistance.
 

CDC issues U.S. healthcare inequalities report

January 18, 2011

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued its report, "CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities in the United States - 2011." It is the first in a series of reports discussing disparities in healthcare along socio-economic lines.
 

Nursing homes confront new challenges with younger residents

January 10, 2011

The numbers of nursing home residents under the age of 65 has grown 22% in the last eight years. This is largely due to the closing of mental health facilities and medical advances that help individuals survive traumatic illnesses and injuries, The Washington Post reported.
 

AHRQ gives $34 million to nursing homes, other settings to fight healthcare-associated infections

November 05, 2010

The Health and Human Service's Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality said it will be giving $34 million to projects working to prevent healthcare-associated infections in long-term care facilities, hospitals, ambulatory care settings and end-stage renal disease facilities.
 

CDC: Prescription drug use up among all age groups, nine in 10 seniors on meds

September 07, 2010

Nearly 90% of older adults reported taking at least one prescription drug in the past month, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which noted that prescription drug use overall is on the rise.
 

CDC devises new way to estimate flu-related deaths

August 30, 2010

Many healthcare workers may be familiar with this statistic: Each year, roughly 36,000 people die from influenza. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is walking away from this decades-old figure, saying the actual death toll varies greatly year to year.
 
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