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Airsafe medical aerosol high-flow suction system protect patients and healthcare operators in each phase of Covid-19 pandemic. It is in everyday situations that aerosol suction systems prove to be fundamental to keep spread of infection under control. Daily situations like vaccination: central stage in the fight against pandemic. As a fact, healthcare operators take the risk of exposure every ...
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Following the coronavirus emergency, surgeries and medical offices shall be reorganised to work safely. One of the first safety measure to adopt concerns suction of aerosol potentially infected. ...
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Linear Health Sciences was featured in MassDevice focused on the GCMI/LHS Partnership Medical device accelerator the Global Center for Medical Innovation has issued its 1st grant to Linear Health Sciences, developer of the Orchid safety release valve designed to prevent dislodgment of IVs. The Oklahoma City-based company said it is developing safety release valves for a variety of medical ...
Introduction Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, genomics has played an increasingly critical role in the biomedical field. Its applications include variation and risk assessment in disease genomics, analysis of changes in transcriptomic gene expression, revealing epigenetic effects on tissue and organ development, and heterogeneity at the single-cell level, among others. We present ...
Background: Synthetic expanded polytetrafluorethylene (ePTFE) grafts are routinely used for vascular repair and reconstruction but prone to sustained bacterial infections. Investigational bioengineered human acellular vessels (HAVs) have shown clinical success and may confer lower susceptibility to infection. Here we directly compared the susceptibility of ePTFE grafts and HAV to bacterial ...
A research team's latest study shows that two human antibodies can simultaneously target two Ebola viruses: Ebola and Sudan. These two species have caused the largest and deadliest outbreaks. The new report suggests that researchers could combine these two potent antibodies to create an effective antiviral therapy. The work is published in Cell in the paper, “Asymmetric and ...
Functional Respiratory Imaging (FRI) quantifies and visualizes the distribution of blood vessels in the lungs in great detail. This simple model, which combines the results of the imaging with the patient’s age, can accurately predict the risk of dying and the necessity for ventilation. Clinical research conducted has revealed that inflammation of the endothelium and microangiopathy occur ...
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Federal OSHA's Congressionally assigned scope is protection of employees from hazards created within the workplace by work processes and work materials. For every past pandemic, OSHA has made the distinction that general protective measures are under the purview of the Department of Health. This is the first time OSHA has stepped into the public health arena. To clarify the difference, ...
Childhood vaccinations provide immunity to children against serious infectious diseases before they are exposed to them to prevent illness. Many childhood diseases, such as smallpox and polio, have been almost completely eradicated as a result of widespread, standardized childhood vaccination programs. Some vaccinations, such as those for highly contagious diseases including measles, mumps, ...
The person behind the moniker attributed to the wave of new hospitals constructed to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic is a remarkable figure in British history. Born on 12 May 1820, Florence Nightingale, long depicted as a saintly nurse who saved thousands of lives, was a much more complex character than this. In fact, she was a mathematical genius who used her talent to strategise healthcare and ...
Biotechnologies provide a fundamental crux between improving laboratory sciences and the medical field. The development of these new technologies requires both technical prowess and a keen business sense so that the products reach the people that need them. One student at the cross section of this crux is Irena Volkov. Volkov recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in neuroscience and a ...
WASHINGTON — Inside the “Build and Design Lab” at American University in Washington, D.C., a 3-D printer is crafting a small solution to a big problem. It’s an all-in-one, disposable, and biodegradable tool that would innovate intubation – the process of putting a tube down a patient’s throat. Irena Volkov, a neuroscientist by training, says the old ...
The fears of health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo were confirmed recently, when test results indicated that an Ebola outbreak had been identified amongst the population once again. Unfortunately, this marks the third time the DR Congo has experienced an Ebola outbreak since the devastating virus struck West Africa between 2014 and 2016, killing over 11,000 people. But, despite ...
The fears of health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo were confirmed recently, when test results indicated that an Ebola outbreak had been identified amongst the population once again. Unfortunately, this marks the third time the DR Congo has experienced an Ebola outbreak since the devastating virus struck West Africa between 2014 and 2016, killing over 11,000 people. But, despite 45 ...
Hygiene is drummed into us from a young age. It usually starts with the more unsavoury lessons – like don’t pick your nose – and gradually migrates to the importance of showers, deodorant and good sexual health. It’s only when some of us dedicate themselves to caring for others do we fully appreciate how important hygiene is. In a good hospital robust infection control ...
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Hepatitis A virus (HAV) strains found in selected South African (SA) surface waters were characterised to establish what HAV types are circulating in the environment, thus reflecting circulation in the surrounding communities. Surface water samples used for irrigation or domestic purposes, and water samples from the outflow of wastewater plants were collected from six provinces. Viruses were ...
Prophage Lrm1 was induced with mitomycin C from an industrial Lactobacillus rhamnosus starter culture, M1. Electron microscopy of the lysate revealed relatively few intact bacteriophage particles among empty heads and disassociated tails. The defective Siphoviridae phage had an isometric head of approximately 55 nm and noncontractile tail of about 275 nm with a small baseplate. In repeated ...