Study examines the effectiveness of remdesivir in a pill form for COVID-19
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are testing remdesivir in a pill form to understand how effective it is for...
Utilising upper-air UVGI in the fight against COVID-19
Upper-air disinfection is one of the most valuable, proven defences available in designing an effective contagion control programme.
To date, the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Exploring psychological distress and infection vulnerability
Kavita Vedhara, professor of health psychology at the University of Nottingham discusses her latest research that explores the impact of psychological distress on the...
WHO: Urgent investment needed to enhance treatment for tuberculosis
With World TB Day approaching on March 24, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for investment to advance research, support, awareness, and treatment...
NHS Covid booster bookings now available for spring vaccinations
The spring NHS Covid booster programme is now open and will start inviting eligible, vulnerable people to receive their life-saving booster vaccinations.
The NHS Covid...
Reducing Clostridium difficile infection rates with aerosolised hydrogen peroxide
New data finds that adding aerosolised hydrogen peroxide to hospital infection prevention protocols can effectively reduce Clostridium difficile infection rates.
A clostridium difficile infection is...
Innovative COVID-19 PCR test distinguishes all SARS-CoV-2 variants
US researchers have developed a cutting-edge COVID-19 PCR test that identifies infection and the specific variant of the disease.
Created by researchers at ResearchPath LLC...
RUMA: Pioneering responsible antibiotic use in agriculture
Chris Lloyd and Mary Bawn of the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (RUMA) Alliance explain how effective antibiotic use can significantly alleviate antimicrobial...
The Next Step in Solving Antimicrobial Resistance – POC Diagnostics
Dr Avishay Bransky, CEO and co-founder of PixCell Medical outlines the benefits of diagnostic testing in mitigating the risk of antimicrobial resistance.
The discovery of...
Was the NHS mandatory vaccination policy the answer to boost uptake?
A new survey found only one in six healthcare workers thought mandatory vaccination was the answer to encourage staff to have the Covid jab.
University...
The link between severe COVID-19 and long-term mental health problems
Researchers find that serious COVID-19 illness is linked to an increase in the risk of long-term mental health problems.
The study is the first to...
mRNA HIV vaccines set to undergo NIH clinical trial
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has revealed that it will be performing a clinical trial to assess the performance of three experimental mRNA...
Covid boosters available to most vulnerable children aged 12 to 15 years old
The NHS has announced that the Covid booster vaccination programme is open to vulnerable children aged 12 to 15 years old who are most...
GLIDE: Eradicating preventable infectious diseases of poverty
Health Europa speaks to Simon Bland, CEO of GLIDE, about the institution’s efforts to eliminate preventable infectious diseases of poverty and why a collective,...
Could an antiseptic drug prevent recurrent urinary tract infection?
New research has discovered that an antiseptic drug could be an effective alternative to antibiotics for recurrent urinary tract infections, helping with the AMR...
Wearing face masks after meeting vaccination targets could save billions
A new study in the United States has found that wearing face masks for at least two weeks after achieving COVID-19 vaccination targets could...
COVID vaccine side effects are mild and short-lasting
Pioneering research has unveiled that COVID vaccine side effects are predominantly mild and start to decline rapidly one day following vaccination.
An extensive study in...
Scientists uncover how COVID-19 causes MIS in children
An international team of researchers has identified a new mechanism behind multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) that potentially reveals why the condition occurs...
The world’s first immunisation for RSV in children is highly effective
New research suggests that the medication nirsevimab can be effectively employed to prevent RSV in children, demonstrating a 74.5% efficacy against the virus.
In an...
Innovative plasma air conditioning technology destroys coronavirus aerosol
A team of Korean researchers have developed groundbreaking plasma air conditioning technology that can effectively eliminate coronavirus aerosol.
Pioneered by experts at the Korea Institute...
