Alexander J Sundermann

2 weeks ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz |Alexander J Sundermann

When budgets are slashed, it’s easy to overlook what disappears until it’s too late. But this week’s sweeping layoffs across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—meant to save a mere 0.1% of its overall budget—are anything but trivial. These cuts represent the unraveling of the very fabric that protects Americans from everyday health threats.

Dec 6, 2024 | statnews.com | Alexander J Sundermann

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The recently ended Boar’s Head listeria outbreak, which has caused 57 infections and nine deaths, is just one of the many foodborne illness incidents that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detects each year using its PulseNet system.

Oct 2, 2024 | infectioncontroltoday.com | Alexander J Sundermann

In health care settings, identifying commonly used surfaces that require frequent disinfection to reduce the risk of health care–associated infections (HAIs) is often straightforward. However, managing health care linens (HCLs) is less so.

Dec 10, 2023 | insightnews.com | Alexander J Sundermann

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in late October 2023 urging consumers to avoid purchasing and to immediately stop using 26 over-the-counter eye drop products because of risk of eye infection that could result in partial vision loss or even blindness. More products were soon added to the list, and a few others have been voluntarily recalled. No cases of eye infection from the products have been reported as of mid-November 2023.

Nov 27, 2023 | scientificamerican.com | Alexander J Sundermann |Daria Van Tyne

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in late October 2023 urging consumers to avoid purchasing and to immediately stop using 26 over-the-counter eye drop products because of risk of eye infection that could result in partial vision loss or even blindness. More products were soon added to the list, and a few others have been voluntarily recalled. No cases of eye infection from the products have been reported as of mid-November 2023.