For more coverage, visit our complete coronavirus section here. The San Francisco Unified School District announced Thursday afternoon all schools will close for three weeks starting March 16. The three-week closure includes spring break (scheduled for the week of March 30). During the shutdown, SFUSD leaders and faculty are being told to work on ways to […]

What are Coronaviruses? They are viruses that affect the respiratory tract and are associated with the common cold, pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS). According to WHO, the novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a special strain of coronavirus that has not been previously found in humans. Information on the spread, […]

A recent survey conducted by Walgreens attempted to measure the impact of last year’s flu season; the results are staggering. Original Author: Melanie at Parenting.com Somehow my house has exploded with germs in the past few days. Literally everyone in the family has come down with a cold, and my 2-year-old has been busy throwing […]

Original Author: Maridel Reyes The Dirtiest Spots at the Gym You hit the gym regularly to be healthy and fit. Yet you may be getting more than flat abs and strong arms there. Gyms are hotbeds of germ activity, researchers say. Norovirus, which causes stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, can survive for a month on […]

Original Author: Maureen McKinney | December 18, 2014 More than 700 hospitals will see their total Medicare payments docked by 1% in fiscal 2015 as part of the first year of a federal penalty program aimed at reducing preventable harm and improving patient safety. The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, established by the healthcare reform law, […]

Original Author: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA It’s been 10 years since the CDC released its last guidelines for infection prevention for dental care settings, and the removal of the “spray-wipe-spray” protocol in the guidelines. Current guidelines state that environmental surfaces should be cleaned and then disinfected after contamination from dental procedures. Since then, […]