THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal committee that helped set national rules for infection control in hospitals has been shut down, raising concerns from health experts. The Healthcare ...

The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) crafted national standards for hand-washing, mask-wearing and isolating sick patients that most U.S. hospitals follow. Four ...

Research finds the home washing of healthcare uniforms may spread superbugs as domestic machines fail to kill harmful ...

The termination of the committee will also reduce transparency within the Department of Health and Human Services.

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With several members receiving termination letters and its webpage archived, public health experts believe the days are numbered for CDC's Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee ...

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 ...

Reducing custodial, nutrition and other hospital support roles could limit provider capacity and care quality.

The Trump administration shuttered the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), ending three decades of medical advice used by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Several committee members of the CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee have received termination notices, MedPage Today reported April 29. 1. HICPAC develops guidance ...

The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee issued guidance on the prevention and control of health care-associated infections. In a statement, HHS said HICPAC was terminated ...