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Preventing Sexual Transmission of Zika, Case in Dallas Prompts CDC guidelines
It was not entirely unexpected that emerging Zika virus could transmit sexually — as it has now done in the first case acquired in the U.S. — but it jolted a public health narrative that was primarily focused on mosquitoes, pregnancy, and birth defects.
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Puerto Rico Bracing for Possible Zika Epidemic
Zika is establishing a foothold in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which has ongoing transmission of the virus and spread is projected to increase, the CDC reports.
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Zika Questions Abound, but Standard Precautions Will Stop it
The Zika virus outbreak spreading through the Americas is raising a host of questions for U.S. infection preventionists, who are trying to keep staff informed on the unfolding public health aspects while emphasizing that standard precautions and safe injection practices will prevent transmission in healthcare settings.
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Should infection control research be IRB exempt?
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology warns that proposed revisions to the Common Rule may have unintended consequences if infection prevention research is not excluded from approval by IRBs.
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This IRB “party” gets the job done
There might be a simple solution to IRB workflow issues that stem from graduate student research cycles: A party.
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Strategies for improving study recruitment of minorities
Investigators and IRBs are finding a variety of ways to increase minority representation in studies and clinical trials, including policies mandating such recruitment.
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Research communities work creatively to improve minority recruitment in clinical trials
In the three years since Congress passed the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act of 2012 with its provision encouraging the inclusion of minorities in clinical trials, IRBs and research sites have continued to struggle with the need to diversify study participant pools.
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A clinical trial disaster in France results in injuries and death
One man died and five others were seriously injured in January 2016 after they participated in a Phase I clinical trial in France.
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Top medical journals propose mandating data sharing
The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors — which counts several prestigious periodicals among its members — is giving authors an offer they can’t refuse: Agree to share your clinical trial data with subsequent researchers or your manuscript will not be published.
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The sick treating the sick: HCWs pressured to work ill
Employee health professionals must work with clinical colleagues to develop clear, supportive policies that clarify when ill healthcare workers should take a sick day rather than expose vulnerable patients and co-workers, researchers recommend.