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First meeting of EU COVID-19 national scientific advice platform
The European Commission has held the first meeting of the EU COVID-19 national scientific advice platform.
Member States were welcomed to the first meeting of...
WHO, COVID-19, and winter preparations
World Health Organization Regional Director for Europe, Dr Hans Kluge, highlights concerns over a winter wave of COVID-19.
Speaking at an emergency meeting of ministers...
Families to visit loved ones in care homes with regular COVID-19 testing
The UK Government is launching a new pilot to enable family members to see their loved ones in care homes with regular COVID-19 testing.
The...
Workplace mental health: from bit player to the red carpet?
Acas Senior Policy Advisor Adrian Wakeling explores the increasing awareness of mental health in the workplace.
It has become increasingly apparent that mental health is...
Routine testing patients for COVID-19 before major surgery could save lives
A new study, led by researchers at the University of Birmingham, revealed that routine testing patients for COVID-19 before major surgery could reduce the risk of respiratory complications and save lives.
Could COVID-19 mink spread lessen the effectiveness of a vaccine?
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), an agency of the European Union, has warned that the spread of COVID-19 from minks...
COVID-19 and infection control in Canada
Infection Prevention and Control Canada President Barbara Catt speaks with HEQ about Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Infection Prevention and Control Canada (IPAC Canada)...
NHS should help people self-care with online health information gateway
Experts are calling for the NHS to help people self-care by offering a clear online gateway to quality-assured information about minor health conditions.
The call...
Major interventions needed to meet global PPE demand
The healthcare supply industry must increase production by at least 40% to meet growing demand for personal protective equipment (PPE), a new review has...
Contact tracing and data protection in the UK
JMW Solicitors Head of Data Protection Toni Vitale speaks to HEQ about data security in the UK’s Test and Trace programme.
Earlier this year, the...
Disinfecting face masks with the light of the sun
Researchers have developed a special type of cotton face mask that kills up to 99.9999% of bacteria and viruses within 60 minutes of being...
The creation of a European Health Union
The European Commission is beginning the building of the new European Health Union to help strengthen the EU’s health security framework, and to reinforce...
Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust: cervical cancer in focus
Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust Chief Executive Robert Music speaks to HEQ about cervical cancer screening, treatment, and research.
In the UK, around 3,200 new cases...
International Ultraviolet Association: UVC disinfection and COVID-19
Dr Jim Malley of the International Ultraviolet Association tells HEQ about the potential of UV technology in infection control.
In 2020, the issue of infection...
WHO Director-General calls for new era of cooperation at World Health Assembly
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) delivered a powerful speech at the 73rd World Health Assembly on 9 November.
Rapid COVID-19 testing to be kick started in the UK
Rapid COVID-19 testing will be expanded this week as part of the next stage of partnership between NHS Test and Trace and local directors...
Artificial Intelligence in healthcare and clinical practice in the COVID era
Caroline B Hing and Yasmin Antoniou of AI for Good explore the future of AI in healthcare and clinical practice.
Automation during the industrial revolution...
LED Direct: protecting businesses and people against COVID-19
With England now in a second national lockdown in order to alleviate the risk of its hospitals becoming overwhelmed under a second wave of...
One step closer to a COVID-19 vaccine for the UK
Pfizer and BioNTech SE have announced their mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate has demonstrated evidence of efficacy against COVID-19 in participants without prior evidence of infection.
The...
The Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission study
In this article, Dr Caroline Walters, Research Associate at the Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, discusses the Real-time Assessment...