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Attached are two studies just published in the NEJM that indicate that one dose of the H1N1 vaccine may be sufficient to elicit sufficient antibody response. A third study is… Read more »

Attached is a federal OSHA citation issued to a hospital that failed to follow the CDC guidelines for respirator use among healthcare workers who were treating patients with confirmed, suspected, or… Read more »

Imperial College London News Release Under strict embargo for Thursday 10 September 2009 10.00 British Summer Time Pandemic swine flu can infect cells deeper in the lungs than seasonal flu… Read more »

Nicole Lurie, M.D., M.S.P.H. In December 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services will present to Congress its first-ever national health security strategy, outlining high-priority activities and areas of… Read more »

Transmission of influenza virus in temperate zones is predominantly by aerosol, in the tropics by contact: A hypothesis by Anice Lowen and Peter Palese,Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY Using… Read more »

John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, September 8, 2009 Healthcare reform has elbowed out a lot of other major healthcare industry news of late, and that’s understandable. The next few weeks… Read more »

OAK BROOK, Ill. — Joint Commission Resources (JCR) has launched a Flu Vaccination Challenge to encourage hospital leadership to increase flu vaccination rates among healthcare workers. The Flu Vaccination Challenge… Read more »