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The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology granted Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, the Distinguished Scientist Award. The award was presented at APIC's 42nd Annual Conference on June 27.

Extreme heat and precipitation, which are expected to rise due to climate change, are associated with increased risk of salmonella infections, according to researchers from the University of Maryland School of Public Health.

Pulsed xenon ultraviolet light contributed to a reduction in Clostridium difficile infection when used frequently for room disinfection, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

The House passed the 21st Century Cures Act on Friday which would increase federal funding for medical research and changes drug approvals, which included an amendment aimed to improve safety monitoring of medical devices, reports The Wall Street Journal.

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, a subsidiary of Quality Systems, has connected to the Mass HIway, a health information exchange, in an effort towards opening a secure electronic communication channel for Massachusetts providers.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved the 21st Century Cures Act, according to a report by The Hill.

Among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, bariatric surgery with lifestyle intervention results in more disease remission than lifestyle intervention alone does, according to a study in JAMA Surgery.

As of July 7, 23 states have reported West Nile virus infections in people, birds or mosquitoes in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services selected 3M Health Information Systems as its analytics contractor to support Minnesota's Integrated Health Partnership demonstration, a new initiative aimed to test new approaches to healthcare delivery and payment.

Tests on the Ebola virus presently found in Liberia revealed the virus is closely related to an earlier Liberian strain, according to Fox News.