Stopping the Spread of “Dog Diseases”

Guidelines for how to avoid “dog disease” – illnesses spread by our furry friends – are now available thanks to an effort led by experts from the Ohio State University. The advice, which appears in a user-friendly guide and in a scientific paper in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, is intended to… Continue reading Stopping the Spread of “Dog Diseases”

New Guidelines for Some Hospital Visitors

Experts have issued new guidelines for people visiting hospital patients with infectious diseases. The recommendations were published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). “Visitors have initiated or been involved in healthcare-associated infection outbreaks, but it is unknown to what extent this occurs in the… Continue reading New Guidelines for Some Hospital Visitors