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PPE combined with proper training can reduce COVID-19 risk in health care workers

Health care workers carry a significant burden of coronavirus infections worldwide, but a new evidence review by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University shows the rate can be lowered with the use of personal protective equipment combined with proper training in infection control.

6 May 2020

Shortages of PPE for healthcare workers could be tackled using social media and 3D printing

Researchers have come up with the use of social media and 3D printing techniques to deal with the severe shortage of personal protective equipment (PPEs) for healthcare workers who are dealing with the highly infectious severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The

5 May 2020

Viral post alleging Obama-era device tax caused current PPE shortage is way off

A social media post, which in April was shared widely on Facebook and made appearances on a conservative online discussion forum, asserts that former President Barack Obama signed legislation that caused companies to manufacture medical devices overseas, including items essential for the current coronavirus pandemic.

5 May 2020

Experts propose three areas that must be considered when resuming cardiovascular procedures

The American College of Cardiology together with other North American cardiovascular societies has issued a framework for ethically and safely reintroducing invasive cardiovascular procedures and diagnostic tests after the initial peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 May 2020

Indian physicians’ petition puts focus on race risks in the wake of COVID-19

A group of leading, ethnic Indian physicians has petitioned Britain's National Health Service (NHS) to formally include ethnicity as a COVID-19 infection risk factor for healthcare workers in the UK.

5 May 2020

A systematic framework to reintroduce cardiovascular diagnosis and treatment care during COVID-19

The American Heart Association, together with 14 cardiovascular societies in North America, today issued joint guidance, "Safe Reintroduction of Cardiovascular Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidance from North American Society Leadership," to outline a systematic, phased approach to safely reintroducing cardiovascular procedures for diagnosis and treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 May 2020

Decrease operator risk: Customizable METTLER TOLEDO “Proper Gear” safety poster lets you focus on your lab’s required protective equipment

Lab operators usually face one or more safety risks, including those that are chemical, biological, or electrical in nature. A new safety poster from METTLER TOLEDO aims to help you improve safety in the lab by helping operators remember to mitigate these risks each and every time they enter.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 5 May 2020

Asymptomatic carriers transmit SARS-CoV-2 with normal breathing

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) first emerged in a seafood market in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, in December 2019. Since then, it has spread to 187 countries, infecting more than 3.58 million people. The novel coronavirus spreads rapidly partly due to asymptomatic carriers. Now a new study shows that asymptomatic carriers may transmit the virus by merely breathing.

4 May 2020

COVID-plagued California nursing homes often had problems in past

When Jorge Newbery finally got through to his 95-year-old mother, Jennifer, on a video call April 18, she could barely talk or move and her eyes couldn't focus.

4 May 2020

As COVID-19 lurks, families are locked out of nursing homes. Is it safe inside?

Families are beset by fear and anxiety as COVID-19 makes inroads at nursing homes across the country, threatening the lives of vulnerable older adults.

4 May 2020

New project launched to reduce COVID-19 infection among emergency room workers

Dr. David Talan, professor of emergency medicine and medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UCLA medical school will lead the trial with co-principal investigator Dr. Nicholas Mohr, vice chair for research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Iowa.

4 May 2020

Wake Forest Baptist Health creates special respiratory isolation unit for COVID-19

In an effort to rapidly provide specialized care for patients with coronavirus-like symptoms while protecting the safety of health care workers, doctors at Wake Forest Baptist Health created a special respiratory isolation unit from an existing 24-bed medical-surgical unit in the hospital in Winston-Salem.

2 May 2020

Personal Protective Equipment News and Research

PPE combined with proper training can reduce COVID-19 risk in health care workers

Shortages of PPE for healthcare workers could be tackled using social media and 3D printing

Viral post alleging Obama-era device tax caused current PPE shortage is way off

Experts propose three areas that must be considered when resuming cardiovascular procedures

Indian physicians’ petition puts focus on race risks in the wake of COVID-19

A systematic framework to reintroduce cardiovascular diagnosis and treatment care during COVID-19

Decrease operator risk: Customizable METTLER TOLEDO “Proper Gear” safety poster lets you focus on your lab’s required protective equipment

Asymptomatic carriers transmit SARS-CoV-2 with normal breathing

COVID-plagued California nursing homes often had problems in past

As COVID-19 lurks, families are locked out of nursing homes. Is it safe inside?

New project launched to reduce COVID-19 infection among emergency room workers

Wake Forest Baptist Health creates special respiratory isolation unit for COVID-19

Do-it-yourself cheek swab tested as next best thing to detect coronavirus

Researchers retrofit diving snorkel mask to make reusable PPE

Stroke experts offer recommendations for delivering lifesaving treatment during COVID-19

Medical staff fighting COVID-19 experience serious skin injury related to PPE use

TH Group gave one million glasses of fresh milk to Vietnamese people quarantined due to COVID-19

Free clinics try to fill gaps as COVID sweeps away job-based insurance

New physiotherapy guidelines to improve long-term physical function and recovery from COVID-19

Trump says N95 masks can be sterilized for reuse. Only in a pinch, experts warn.

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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