Practice Management News

A large study found that long COVID-related conditions may persist among patients for as long as 2 years after recovery from acute disease, with COVID-19-related hospitalization increasing the risk sharply.

The CDC launched a new antisepsis program for U.S. hospitals that was modeled after the agency’s “Core Elements” framework for developing antibiotic stewardship programs.

A 3-month-old girl is diagnosed with severe thrush resistant to treatment, along with persistent cutaneous rash, thought to be flaring episodes of candidiasis that never quite clear. What's your diagnosis?

A study of more than 30,000 hospitalized children with SARS-CoV-2 infection found that ICU admissions for COVID-19 decreased over the course of the pandemic but ventilatory and oxygen support for the youngest children did not.

Only a handful of commonly used disinfectants — primarily chlorine-based disinfectants — were consistently effective against the four major clades of Candida auris, researchers reported.

The FDA has approved the first vaccine for pregnant people to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus.

Clinicians should prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis to individuals at high risk for HIV to prevent infection with the virus, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force declared in a final recommendation statement.

Why am I hooked on ID? It’s a great question! It might sound clichéd, but my love for this specialty grew as I turned 10.

As a wife, mother, community specialist and owner of an independent practice, I often am torn in millions of directions — and the pressure can be tremendous.

After you have decided to pursue a sale transaction, inevitably one of the biggest topics you’ll come across during the negotiation phase with the buyer is the non-compete restriction.