The CDC's infection control advisory committee that set national standards for preventing infections in healthcare is getting ...

The CDC has terminated an advisory committee responsible for providing federal guidance on the prevention and control of ...

The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) was terminated March 31, though members weren't told ...

Four committee members said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention delivered the news about HICPAC’s termination to ...

The CDC has ended its healthcare infection control practices advisory committee to comply with President Donald Trump’s “continuing the reduction of the federal bureaucracy” executive order, a ...

The group worked with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to create infection control guidelines, including those for hand washing, mask use and isolating sick patients ...

Four committee members said the CDC delivered the news about Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee's termination to members on Friday. NBC News reported Tuesday, citing four ...

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The committee crafted national standards for hand-washing, mask-wearing and isolating sick patients that most U.S. hospitals follow.