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A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. During a pandemic, transmission can be anticipated in the workplace, not only from patient to workers in health care settings, but also among co-workers in general work settings. A pandemic would cause high levels of illness, death, social disruption, and economic loss. Everyday life would be disrupted because so many people in so many places become seriously ill at the same time. Impacts could range from school and business closings to the interruption of basic services such as public transportation and food delivery.

Novel device offers added protection for healthcare workers performing endoscopies during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up unimaginable challenges for healthcare workers. Even simple outpatient procedures such as endoscopies can expose staff to the risk of infection.

22 Jul 2020

Scientists want to know more about using UV light to fight COVID-19 spread

High up near the ceiling, in the dining room of his Seattle-area restaurant, Musa Firat recently installed a “killing zone” — a place where swaths of invisible electromagnetic energy penetrate the air, ready to disarm the coronavirus and other dangerous pathogens that drift upward in tiny, airborne particles.

22 Jul 2020

Essential and in danger: Coronavirus sickens, even kills public health workers

As a veteran public health worker, Chantee Mack knew the coronavirus could kill. She already faced health challenges and didn't want to take any chances during the pandemic. So she asked — twice — for permission to work from home.

22 Jul 2020

Scientists isolate potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients

Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have isolated antibodies from several COVID-19 patients that, to date, are among the most potent in neutralizing the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

22 Jul 2020

Patients diagnosed with cancer are more likely to have severe COVID-19 infection

Cancer patients diagnosed more than 24 months ago are more likely to have a severe COVID-19 infection, research has found. Cancer patients of Asian ethnicity or who were receiving palliative treatment for cancer were also at a higher risk of death from COVID-19.

22 Jul 2020

KNAUER donates to the "online campus participation" fund of the Studierendenwerk Berlin

Jana Judisch, spokeswoman of the Studierendenwerk Berlin, a public institution to provide the necessary services for studying at the Berlin universities, accepted a donation cheque in the amount of 5,800 Euros for the "Technikfonds".

From KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH 22 Jul 2020

Vitamin D could help suppress excessive T cell-mediated lung inflammation in severe COVID-19

As COVID-19 continues to spread over the world scientists continue to seek the reasons for the difference in disease severity from person to person.

22 Jul 2020

Thermo Fisher Scientific continues to support the development of COVID-19 vaccines, therapies

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, continues to expand global capacity and capabilities across its leading pharma services network to support customers in government, industry and academia as they accelerate development and production of COVID-19 vaccines, therapies and other treatments. The company is now supporting more than 200 of these projects globally.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 22 Jul 2020

Study to explore COVID-19's impact on healthcare workers in rural general medical practice

The impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers in rural general medical practice will be explored in a new Griffith University study.

22 Jul 2020

Sartorius raises 2020 sales and earnings forecast based on dynamic performance in the first half

Sartorius, a leading international partner of life science research and the biopharmaceutical industry, raised its growth and earnings guidance for the current year based on its very dynamic business performance in the first six months of 2020, as well as on high demand expected to continue for the rest of the current fiscal year.

From Sartorius 22 Jul 2020

Experts urge to invest in local data sharing for better pandemic preparedness

Northern health data experts call on the Government to invest in local data sharing to help recover from COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics.

22 Jul 2020

Rice and sugar distributed by India's food subsidy program may have limited nutritional benefit

The nutritional benefit of rice and sugar distributed by a national food subsidy programme in India may be limited, says new research published today.

22 Jul 2020

Study: Race and ethnicity did not affect pregnancy and birth outcomes in women with COVID-19

Race and ethnicity did not affect pregnancy and birth outcomes in women with SARS-CoV-2 infection who gave birth at two hospitals in northern Manhattan during the height of the pandemic in New York City, according to a preliminary report from researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian.

22 Jul 2020

Study captures unexpected features of SARS-Cov-2 spike protein

The rod-like spike proteins on the surface of SARS CoV-2 are the tip of the spear of the COVID-19 pandemic.

22 Jul 2020

More than 1 in 5 homes lack sufficient space to comply with COVID-19 guidelines

An article published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine reports that 25 million dwellings that house 81 million Americans lack adequate space or plumbing to allow compliance with recommendations that a person who may have COVID-19 maintain physical separation from others in their household.

22 Jul 2020

Racially motivated hate crimes increase in the U.S.

Under the Hate Crime Statistic Act, hate crimes are defined as "crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, gender and gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity."

22 Jul 2020

LabVantage COVID-19 LIMS solution implemented for onsite workplace health and safety

LabVantage Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of laboratory informatics solutions and services including purpose-built LIMS solutions that allow labs to go live faster and at a lower total cost, today announced that a Fortune 100 global consumer packaged goods company has deployed the LabVantage COVID-19 LIMS solution to ensure employee health and safety in the workplace.

From LabVantage Solutions 22 Jul 2020

Cancer diagnostic capacity should be ramped up to avoid unnecessary deaths, say researchers

Delays to cancer referral through reduced use of the urgent GP referral pathway during the coronavirus pandemic could result in more than a thousand additional deaths in England, a new study reports.

22 Jul 2020

Case Western Reserve University scientist receives DoD grant to develop freeze-dried artificial platelets

A Case Western Reserve University scientist, who has for more than a decade pioneered research into synthetic platelet substitutes, has been awarded a $3.8 million grant by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to develop freeze-dried artificial platelets that can treat bleeding in wounded soldiers in the battlefield before they can be taken to a hospital.

22 Jul 2020

Survey: Precarious situation of old age care at home is aggravating during COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic places a particular focus on older persons. Therefore, it comes as a surprise that the high-risk group of around 2.6 million care-dependent older persons in Germany who receive care at home, predominantly from their relatives, has been largely ignored by scientists, politicians, and society in general during this crisis.

21 Jul 2020

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Novel device offers added protection for healthcare workers performing endoscopies during COVID-19

Scientists want to know more about using UV light to fight COVID-19 spread

Essential and in danger: Coronavirus sickens, even kills public health workers

Scientists isolate potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients

Patients diagnosed with cancer are more likely to have severe COVID-19 infection

KNAUER donates to the "online campus participation" fund of the Studierendenwerk Berlin

Vitamin D could help suppress excessive T cell-mediated lung inflammation in severe COVID-19

Thermo Fisher Scientific continues to support the development of COVID-19 vaccines, therapies

Study to explore COVID-19's impact on healthcare workers in rural general medical practice

Sartorius raises 2020 sales and earnings forecast based on dynamic performance in the first half

Experts urge to invest in local data sharing for better pandemic preparedness

Rice and sugar distributed by India's food subsidy program may have limited nutritional benefit

Study: Race and ethnicity did not affect pregnancy and birth outcomes in women with COVID-19

Study captures unexpected features of SARS-Cov-2 spike protein

More than 1 in 5 homes lack sufficient space to comply with COVID-19 guidelines

Racially motivated hate crimes increase in the U.S.

LabVantage COVID-19 LIMS solution implemented for onsite workplace health and safety

Cancer diagnostic capacity should be ramped up to avoid unnecessary deaths, say researchers

Case Western Reserve University scientist receives DoD grant to develop freeze-dried artificial platelets

Survey: Precarious situation of old age care at home is aggravating during COVID-19 pandemic

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