Occupational Hazard: COVID-19 False Positives Found in Lab Workers
American Society for Microbiology
Small study found that false positive tests for the virus came from harmless bits of DNA
Personal Protective Equipment
Manual Cleaning of Medical Instruments Exposes Staff to Contaminated Fluids
Association for Professionals in Infection Control
Findings reinforce importance of engineering controls and appropriate PPE use to reduce contamination risks
FDA Removes N95 Respirators from Medical Device Shortage List
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Agency continues to monitor supply chain to help ensure continued access
Face Masks Unsafe in MRI Machines, Study Shows
Cardiff University
New research outlines potential risk to patients who wear certain types of face masks whilst undergoing an MRI scan
What Health Care Supplies Might We Run Out of Next?
Zahraa Chorghay, PhD
From the pandemic to geopolitical conflict, supply chain disruptions strain health care
Researchers Make Virus-Fighting Face Masks
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Team uses inexpensive, widely available tools to improve N95s and reduce waste
Mandatory Masking in Schools Reduced COVID-19 Cases during Delta Surge
National Institutes of Health
Study compared more than 1.1 million students across nine states
Face Masks Play a Crucial Role, New COVID-19 Research Confirms
Chalmers University of Technology
New results highlight the complex nature of modeling risk of viral spread, importance of face masks
Reducing the Risk of Laboratory-Acquired Infections
Tracy Durnan, MBA
Following safety precautions for each mode of transmission protects staff handling potentially infectious samples
Research Shows Mass Production Can Make Customized PPE for Health Care Workers
University of Birmingham
Feasibility of mass producing customized respiratory protection that is suitable for nearly 90 percent of face shapes