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Nova Biologicals explores pathogen contamination in the home
Are viruses, bacteria, or moulds in your home a threat to your family’s health? In this Special Report, Nova Biologicals explores the importance of...
Rapid, effective disinfection in the workplace
PuriFog offers a safe, innovative solution to protect staff, clients and visitors in business spaces.
As businesses around the world slowly begin to reopen under...
Chemical resistance of Tedlar PVF films
Tedlar’s pioneering PVF film technology is creating a safer and more sustainable environment for industries including transportation, electronics and healthcare.
DuPont™ Tedlar® is a versatile...
COVID-19 Variant of Concern has been found in England
There have been two more cases of a COVID-19 Variant of Concern identified in England.
Two cases of the COVID-19 variant known as VOC-21JAN-02 (P.1)...
‘Clean between each vaccine’: interventions could make vaccination safer
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, European governments have encouraged us to stay well apart – so how can we now come together to safely roll...
Impact of COVID-19 on healthcare staff welfare
Drs Natalie Ashburner and Richard Gilpin of the Doctors’ Association UK discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the welfare of healthcare staff.
Killing microorganisms with ultra-shortwave UV light
A novel LED irradiation system developed by the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut aims to kill microorganisms with ultra-shortwave UV light – without side effects. Dr Sven Einfeldt...
Infection prevention and control during COVID-19
Jennie Wilson, Vice President of the Infection Prevention Society, speaks to HEQ about the key challenges facing infection prevention and control teams.
Jennie Wilson, interview...
Tackling drug-resistant infections: from evidence to action
Dr Ghada Zoubiane and Georgiana-Simona Baciu of the International Centre for AMR Solutions explore the risks posed by antimicrobial resistance, as well as how to tackle drug-resistant infections.
UVC disinfection of CT scanners with Johns Hopkins University
Dr Jeffrey Siewerdsen, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, tells HEQ about UVC disinfection.
Dr Jeffrey Siewerdsen, interview by Rosemary Lobley
A research team...
Innovation in hand hygiene: automated touch-free handwashing
CleanTech automated touch-free handwashing technology removes more than 99.9% of pathogens while saving time and resources.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has described hand hygiene...
New guidance for prevention and control of T-lymphotropic virus type 1
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has put forward strategies for the global prevention and control of Human T-lymphotropic virus type...
Quantifying the transmission risk of airborne viruses indoors and outdoors
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have developed a tool that can help to quantify the dynamics of how aerosols travel from one...
Exploring UVC disinfection safety concerns in light of COVID-19
Dhaval Kate of Future Market Insights (FMI) explores the rise of the market for UVC technologies.
This article will explore the stratospheric rise of the...
Improving water disinfection could help prevent antibiotic resistance spread
A team of scientists has revealed that improving disinfection in wastewater could help prevent the global spread of antibiotic resistance, which poses a major...
Data confirms vaccines are effective in reducing COVID-19 severity
New data from Public Health England (PHE) has confirmed that the COVID-19 vaccines in use in the UK are effective at reducing the severity...
New treatment strategy to fight post-transplant infection
Scientists have discovered a potential treatment to protect immunocompromised patients from cytomegalovirus, a serious post-transplant infection.
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine provides protection from first dose
The first independent analysis in the UK of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has shown it is effective against COVID-19 from the first dose.
The data from...
Understanding COVID-19 transmission in lower temperatures
A new study has shown that lower daily temperatures led to higher COVID-19 infection rates in 50 Northern hemisphere countries.
Understanding of the impact of...
Controlled visits for UK care home residents
The UK government has announced that controlled visits will be allowed in care homes to enable people to safely see their loved ones as...