From sterile technique to leadership on the floor, nursing skills are built through structured checklists, training, and real-world practice. Competency validation ensures patient safety while ...

Why it matters: Healthcare-associated infections affect millions annually, but most are preventable through consistent aseptic practices. What’s involved: Key steps include proper hand hygiene, PPE ...

Grocery stores, being essential businesses, remain open across the country during the coronavirus pandemic. But are food purchases safe to unpack inside our homes? Dr. Jeffrey VanWingen recently went ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., and INDIANAPOLIS – A Purdue-related startup is developing the first USP 797 certified, virtual pharmacy cleanroom laboratory for students and other industry professionals to gain ...

For surgeons getting ready to enter the operating room (OR), the chances of contamination may be lower if they put their gowns on by themselves - without the assistance of a surgical technician, ...

Leveraging advancements in CRISPR-based genetic engineering, researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a new system that restrains populations of mosquitoes that infect ...