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CDC reports increase in human infections from avian flu virus in China

China has reported 460 human infections with the H7N9 avian flu virus since last October, more than in any year since the novel virus emerged there in 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prev
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Hospital-led "Indy HeartBeat" program looks to curb youth violence

Hospitals don’t need to be the last link in the violence chain and simply patch up victims, says Dannielle Gilyan, Eskenazi Health’s injury prevention coordinator in Indianapolis, Ind.
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CDC issues recommendations for managing suspected Shigella infections

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week issued recommendations for diagnosing and managing patients wh
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AHRQ issues CAUTI prevention toolkit

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today released a toolkit&
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CDC recommends PPE, other precautions to prevent Zika transmission

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week recommended health care personnel
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Promising Results in CAUTI Reduction

While hospitals have made great strides in reducing—or in some cases, eliminating—many health care-associated infections, reduction of catheter-associated urinary tract infections, or CAUTI, has be
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HRET-led project reduces CAUTI infections in nursing homes by 54%

Long-term care facilities participating in a federal project led by the AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infections by 54%, according to a
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Study looks at lessons learned from nursing home CAUTI project

Participants in a national collaborative to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections in nursing homes
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AHA guide offers hospital-based model for violence prevention

A new AHA guide offers hospital leaders a model for hospital-based violence intervention that can be tailore
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New AHA Hospitals Against Violence resource available

In a new podcast hosted by AHA’s Physician Leadershi