Maintaining levels of hand hygiene compliance post-pandemic
As the threat of COVID-19 becomes less heavily felt, how can levels of hand hygiene compliance be maintained? Health Europa put the question to Linda...
Progress being made on AMR, but marketplace reforms needed
AMR Industry Alliance discusses the findings from their latest progress report, which pays heed to the importance of a global, multi-stakeholder approach to tackle...
Cholera pandemic averted by two DNA defence systems
A research team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (SFITL) has discovered the two DNA defence systems responsible for the aversion of...
Catalysing a New Golden Age of Antimicrobials
Martin Heidecker, CIO of AMR Action Fund outlines the need for a sustainable ecosystem of research and development for antimicrobials and how the Fund...
Over one million administered the spring COVID-19 booster vaccine by NHS
Over one million people have received a spring COVID-19 booster vaccine in just over two weeks as part of the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme.
The...
A strengthened regulatory framework to tackle AMR in Europe
Cristina Pricop and Jean-Yves Stenuick discuss the urgent need to shore up the AMR response and increase European cooperation under a ‘One Health’ approach...
Shielding during Covid led to a rise in depressive symptoms in over 50s
Research shows that older people who were shielding during Covid were almost twice as likely to experience depressive symptoms.
During the Covid pandemic, older and...
New antigen-based vaccine protects against all variants of COVID-19
Results from an Austrian study have illuminated that a new antigen-based vaccine is proficient at protecting people from all variants of COVID-19.
Pioneered by a...
Diagnosing Lyme Disease made easier with novel test
A research team from Tufts University has developed a novel test to make diagnosing Lyme Disease easier, thus resulting in more efficient treatment.
How does...
The critical role of good hand hygiene practices
Expert panellist and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) advisor to the Global Hygiene Council, Sabiha Essack explores the role of hand hygiene in reducing the risk...
MMR vaccine drive urgently needed to prevent disease outbreaks
Experts have expressed that MMR vaccine uptake needs to increase significantly to avoid life-threatening disease outbreaks.
The MMR vaccine protects individuals from measles, mumps, and...
Lung damage persists long after COVID-19 pneumonia
A new study finds that some people recovering from COVID-19 pneumonia have CT evidence of lung damage persisting for a full year following infection.
The...
UV LED lights effectively kill HIV and COVID-19 in 30 seconds
A University of Toronto Scarborough investigation has found that UV LED lights can destroy HIV and coronaviruses in just 30 seconds.
The team killed both...
How can we reduce the use of antibiotics in food production?
Dr Muhammad Asaduzzaman of the University of Oslo makes the case for the reduction of overused and misused antibiotics in food production to support...
Are mobile devices used in healthcare a source of spreading infections?
Keith Smith of Inner-Vision Technology Ltd examines the economic burden of hospital-acquired infections and how mobile devices help pathogens to spread.
The growing, global burden...
Scientists develop synthetic antibiotics to tackle drug-resistant superbugs
Synthetic antibiotics could unlock the capability of killing drug-resistant superbugs and tackling the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis.
A groundbreaking discovery by a team of scientists...
Could a nasal spray revolutionise treatment for the delta variant?
A new compound delivered in a nasal spray is highly effective in preventing and treating the Delta variant of Covid in mice.
The study was...
Nanobodies may stop infection from a range of COVID-19 variants
Two studies performed by a team of researchers from the Karolinska Institutet has identified that nanobodies from an alpaca may be effective at neutralising...
Strengthening Europe’s defences against antimicrobial resistance
With a particular focus on tackling antimicrobial resistance this year, we speak to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control about how it...
IgA antibodies may protect unvaccinated people from COVID-19 infection
A new investigation has revealed that IgA antibodies may prevent some individuals who are unvaccinated from contracting COVID-19.
Researchers from the University of Gothenburg have...
