Working in ICU is like Flying a Plane: The Secret World of Intensive Care

Working in ICU is like Flying a Plane: The Secret World of Intensive Care

Stepping on to the ICU during this period was like entering another world. In a way intensive care has always seemed like a place removed from life outside said Mike Brunner, an intensive care doctor at Northwick Park hospital... read more

Better Detection & Response to Outbreaks with Enhanced Data

Better Detection & Response to Outbreaks with Enhanced Data

Established in 2016, CDC’s Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network (AR Lab Network) supports nationwide lab capacity to rapidly detect antibiotic resistance in healthcare, food, and the community, and inform local responses... read more

Acute Flaccid Myelitis Outbreak in Washington

Acute Flaccid Myelitis Outbreak in Washington

There has been a recent spike of cases reported in five counties in Washington State, in which eight children have been hospitalized for Acute Flaccid Myelitis.... read more

Arkansas mumps outbreak continues to grow, cases near 700

Arkansas mumps outbreak continues to grow, cases near 700

Cases of mumps continue to mount in the ongoing mumps outbreak in northwest Arkansas. The count includes both laboratory confirmed cases and cases currently under investigation. The outbreak has affected more than 30 schools... read more