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Protecting healthcare workers: preventing needlestick injuries
In this article, Mölnlycke Health Care’s Medical Director John Timmons discusses the vital importance of protecting healthcare workers from needlestick injuries in the operating...
Understanding rare autoinflammatory conditions during awareness month
September marks World Autoinflammatory Awareness Month – a time for organisations, patients, carers, and families to raise the profile of these rare and complex...
Successful treatment of patients with the autoimmune disease Lupus
A team of researchers have successfully treated two patients with the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus for the first time.
The team from Charité -...
Alder Hey teams up with Brilliant Masks to stop spread of COVID-19
Clinicians at Alder Hey in Liverpool have teamed up with Brilliant Masks to design and produce a face covering that meets the highest industry...
Supporting patients and families with Mucopolysaccharidosis
Founded in 1985, MPS Austria supports children with Mucopolysaccharidosis and other similar Lysosomal diseases, and their families, by helping to increase quality of life.
MPS...
Investigating bacterial infection outbreak in mid and west Essex
An independent investigation report into the outbreak of bacterial infection in mid and west Essex.
In the first months of 2019 a number of people...
Impact of COVID-19 on stroke survivors: act now to avoid disability
A new report into the impact of COVID-19 on stroke survivors has found that delayed 999 calls due to concerns around COVID-19 have left...
Timely infection control prevented COVID-19 taking hold in Europe
A new study has shown that early infection control interventions such as intensive contact tracing helped to stamp out COVID-19 infections in Europe before...
Home hygiene contributing to antibiotic resistance
Hygiene experts have said that poor hygiene in the home is contributing to antibiotic resistance.
The Global Hygiene Council conducted a risk-based approach to home...
Study shows metyrapone effective for treating rare Cushing’s Syndrome
The first ever prospective study to test the safety and efficacy of metyrapone in patients with Cushing’s Syndrome in a real-life setting has shown...
Cutting cardiovascular risk for European patients with cholesterol drug
The risk of damaging cardiovascular events could be minimised for European patients through the use of cholesterol drugs.
A new, European study involving 18 different...
Skeletal Rare Diseases Academy launched by IOF
A new International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) initiative has been launched to support communication, educational programmes, and research advances in rare disorders of the bone.
The...
COVID-19: 29% of doctors have treated patients with long-term symptoms
According to a survey conducted by the British Medical Association (BMA), a third of doctors have treated patients with long-term COVID-19 symptoms, including chronic...
Groundbreaking research to restore myelin sheaths in multiple sclerosis
A groundbreaking study has identified an important mechanism that can be used to control the restoration of myelin sheaths in patients with degenerative diseases,...
Understanding ozone disinfection technology with STERISAFE
Ozone disinfection technology has received increasing attention – but how do we separate the wheat from the chaff?
The current COVID-19 outbreak has prompted a...
Could the T cells of COVID-19 patients offer clues to immunity?
T cells are a vital part of the body’s immune response to many viruses, so could they offer an insight into COVID-19 immunity?
Gladstone Institutes...
African region declared free of wild polio
The Africa Regional Certification Commission certified the WHO African Region as wild polio-free after four years without a case.
With this historic milestone, five of...
IoT and infection control experts team up for a safe workplace
Internet of Things Inc. has teamed up with infection prevention and control experts to help create safer workplaces.
Internet of Things Inc., a software and...
European Commission concludes talks for COVID-19 vaccine portfolio
The European Commission has recently concluded exploratory talks to purchase 225 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine.
The European Commission talks with CureVac follow positive...
Contact tracing ineffective at containing COVID-19 spread
Contact tracing apps used to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are unlikely to be effective without proper uptake and support from control measures.
A new...