Year: 2009

Contents: Massachusetts, National and International H1N1 ActivityExclusion Period (Updated)School Guidance (Updated)MMWR-Evaluation of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic TestsNovel H1N1 Influenza VaccineNovel H1N1 Influenza Vaccine SafetySeasonal Influenza VaccineMassachusetts H1N1 Flu ActivityAs of August… Read more »

WORCESTER —  When Hannah M. Afiadata started her career in long-term care, she knew she had to move up, but wasn’t quite sure how to do it. “I came to the… Read more »

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UMass credited for its stability By Aaron Nicodemus TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF WORCESTER —  Standard & Poors has upgraded the bond rating for UMass Memorial Health Care for the first… Read more »

On August 5, 2009, CDC changed its recommendation related to the amount of time people with influenza-like illness should stay away from others (the exclusion period). New guidance indicates that… Read more »

ATLANTA – Get ready to roll up your sleeve three times for

See link below to new CDC factsheet on preparing for vaccination with the H1N1 vaccine.

A cancer nurse at Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael has died of the H1N1 flu, becoming the first reported health care worker in California killed by the new… Read more »

On July 17, Texas Nurses Association filed a formal complaint with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) – the state agency that licenses hospitals – against the Winkler… Read more »

New study does little to settle debate over their usefulness    HealthDayMonday, August 3, 2009 MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) — Experts are still debating the usefulness of wearing surgical face… Read more »