Infection Prevention 
On Dec. 23, Solventum completed its acquisition of Acera Surgical, a bioscience company that developed and commercialized fully engineered materials for regenerative wound care. Solventum, which had announced a definitive agreement to acquire Acera in November, is paying $725 million in cash plus up to $125 million in contingent cash…
Editor's Note Seasonal influenza activity is increasing, with the largest increases reported among children and young adults and in the northeastern and mountain west areas of the country. Nationally, the percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for influenza, and the percentage of outpatient visits for respiratory illness and emergency department…
Editor's Note A new collaborative initiative called the Healthcare Infection Prevention Advisory Group (HIPAG) has been created by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). It will address infection prevention priorities of national importance, according to a December…
