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New estimates underscore the importance of infection prevention, particularly among seniors.

Avoiding infection in lower joint replacement surgery results in an average cost savings of about $100,000 per patient.

When used according to manufacturers' instructions, cleaners and disinfectants can be effective control measures for infectious diseases, including Ebola and...

JAMA study estimates that 35% of excess deaths during pandemic's early months were tied to causes other than COVID-19.

Since March, more than 4,100 COVID-related complaints regarding health care facilities have poured into the nation's network of federal and...

Rumors, misinformation and outright falsehoods ? some intentionally propagated ? have also flourished in that cauldron of confusion.

Since the emergence of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in December 2019, public health authorities and professional societies have been scrambling...

It is likely we'll eventually have a coronavirus vaccine ? but perhaps not as quickly as some expect.

The drug is cheap and widely available, meaning it can be rolled out quickly to poorer communities hit by the...

Arizona has emerged as one of the country's newest coronavirus hot spots, with the weekly average of daily cases more...

A closer look at these hard-hit areas highlights some of the common and unique challenges states face.

Chinese-made N95 masks and respirators with exhalation tubes among banned types.