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Q&A: Keeping staff aware of sharps safety in the laboratory

April 25, 2023

Infection Control, Workplace safety

Sharps safety is a perennial problem in the laboratory environment, and staff can become inured to the dangers that needles, syringes, and other sharps pose after dealing with them day in and day out....

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Despite lockdown STI cases continued to escalate over the COVID-19 pandemic

December 14, 2025

Infection Control, Patient Safety

Between 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were over 2.5 million reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, which the report blames in part on the disruption to STI-related ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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One-fifth of nurses intend to leave the workforce by 2027

December 14, 2025

Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

About 100,000 RNs left the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic in the past two years due to stress, burnout, and retirement, and about one-fifth of RNs nationally are projected to do the same by 20...

Medical Environment Update

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Years of progress lost on antibiotic resistance thanks to COVID-19

December 14, 2025

Infection Control, Quality & Errors

According to a CDC Special Report, AMR infections and deaths increased 15% during the first year of the pandemic. ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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CDC: healthcare facilities threatened by growing antimicrobial fungus threat

December 14, 2025

Infection Control, Patient Safety

On March 20, the CDC released a press release warning that Candida auris (C. auris) has spread at an alarming rate between 2020-2021. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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IHI: Who bears the weight of moral injury in healthcare?

December 14, 2025

Behavioral & Mental Health, Health Equity, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

One thing often missing from the healthcare equity conversation, Mate said, is the impact of moral injury on the well-being of providers—specifically related to the inability to treat the underlying c...

Medical Environment Update

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Scary specimen transport stories and ways to avoid them

December 14, 2025

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Specimen couriers are often overlooked when it comes to proper safety training. They perform the important role of transporting specimens for testing, but without the proper education and tools, they ...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Tighten up on OSHA compliance as inspectors are urged to cite serious problems incident by incident

March 14, 2023

Workplace safety, Infection Control

Ensure your workers are up to date on respirator fit testing and falls protection protocols, especially if OSHA has cited your healthcare facility for those safety problems in the last five years. If ...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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CDC issues nationwide alert for measles cases after exposure at Kentucky gathering

March 03, 2023

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

Be on the lookout for patients presenting with symptoms of measles after an unvaccinated person attended a large gathering in Kentucky. ...

Medical Environment Update

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Hand hygiene: Work remains ongoing to ensure good practices followed

December 14, 2025

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety

Hand hygiene remains a perennial issue in healthcare and requires constant vigilance on the part of providers. With the “tripledemic” of COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus this winte...

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Q&A: Keeping staff aware of sharps safety in the laboratory

Despite lockdown STI cases continued to escalate over the COVID-19 pandemic

One-fifth of nurses intend to leave the workforce by 2027

Years of progress lost on antibiotic resistance thanks to COVID-19

CDC: healthcare facilities threatened by growing antimicrobial fungus threat

IHI: Who bears the weight of moral injury in healthcare?

Scary specimen transport stories and ways to avoid them

Tighten up on OSHA compliance as inspectors are urged to cite serious problems incident by incident

CDC issues nationwide alert for measles cases after exposure at Kentucky gathering

Hand hygiene: Work remains ongoing to ensure good practices followed

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