A new strategy to reduce the spread of COVID-19 employs a mobile robot that detects people in crowds who are not observing social-distancing rules, navigates to them, and encourages them to move apart.
A new study by UC Davis researchers confirms the low likelihood that SARS-CoV-2 contamination on hospital surfaces is infectious.
Although differences in some performance measures were noted, wearing a mask has only a modest effect on the ability of healthy people to do vigorous exercise.
A new report from the Associated Press warns that smokers could pass the novel coronavirus on through droplets carried in secondhand smoke.
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With the novel coronavirus able to survive in an aerosolized state for hours, respiratory therapists conducting nebulizer treatments are at increased risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2.
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A team of researchers showed that artificial intelligence could help predict the type of bacteria that caused infection in patients with pneumonia.
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A new study in PLoS Pathogens supports the idea that flu viruses are transmitted by aerosols that become suspended in the air.
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The nanofiber-based Pure-MSK mask filters out more than 95% of particulate matter that are the size of 0.3 microns or larger, according to Nano Air Mask.
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Scientists warn that reusable bronchoscopes used for COVID-19 patients could spread microbes and be a risk to patients and healthcare workers alike.
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The latest infection control and personal protective equipment on the market from Nano Air Mask, International Biomedical, Cenorin, Avery Dennisson, and Xerox.
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Researchers discovered a new Aspergillus hybrid that is found in medical settings and can infect human lungs.
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Researchers have found a way to impart durable antiviral and antibacterial properties to an aluminum alloy used in hospitals, according to a report in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering.
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A partnership between Avery Dennison and Global Safety First LLC will produce and distribute the ReadiMask Self-Adhesive NIOSH-certified N95 mask to support PPE supplies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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According to a study in Function, mouthwashes could prevent COVID-19 replication in the mouth and throat by destroying the virus’s lipid envelope.
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Researchers have designed a cost-effective, constant flow plastic canopy system that can help to protect healthcare workers who are at risk of airborne coronavirus infection while delivering noninvasive ventilation or oxygen via high flow nasal cannula.
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