Canopy Expands Wearable Safety Tech to Home Healthcare
Home healthcare workers will have access to a new wearable device to monitor their safety when treating patients outside the hospital.
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FDA Updates Recommendations for N95 Respirator with Risk of Protection Failure
The recommendations come in response to questions about existing inventory the FDA says it has received from healthcare provider organizations that rely upon O&M Halyard surgical N95 respirators.
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Vaccines Prevented Infections in Frontline Healthcare Workers
The rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout from December 2020 averted infection in a large proportion of frontline healthcare workers during the second wave of the pandemic, according to research published by The BMJ today.
The Infection Control PFT Practices That Saw New Popularity During the Pandemic
The tools and best practices for handling infection control during pulmonary function testing have evolved and changed for the better during the pandemic.Â
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Majority of Healthcare Workers Reported High Stress Levels During Pandemic
Healthcare workers, women, and people under age 50 experienced especially high levels of stress during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study published in Plos One.
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September 11 Rescue Workers Developing COPD
Twenty years after the September 11 attacks, rescue workers and volunteers who attended the World Trade Center site are beginning to develop COPD often following a previous diagnosis of asthma.
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Study: 80% Loss in COVID-19 Immunity for Nursing Home Residents, HCWs Six Months after Second Pfizer Dose
COVID-19 antibodies produced by the Pfizer vaccine decreased sharply (80%) in senior nursing home residents and their caregivers six months after receiving their second shots.
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HHS Endorses COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Starting Sept 20
The US Department of Health and Human Services has endorsed COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, citing waning protection against SARS-CoV-2 over time for those immunized.
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Products 2021: Infection Control & PPE
The latest infection control and personal protective equipment on the market from Cenorin, Avery Dennisson, Owens & Minor Halyard, and Stryker.
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Loyola Medicine Mandating Employee COVID-19 Vaccinations
Loyola Medicine and Trinity Health (Chicago, Ill) today announced the national health system will require all colleagues, doctors, contractors and those conducting business in its healthcare facilities be vaccinated against COVID-19, effective immediately.
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Healthcare Workers Three-times More Likely to be Infected by SARS-CoV-2
Healthcare workers were three times more likely to become infected during with SARS-CoV-2 compared to the general population, with 20% asymptomatic and unaware they had COVID-19, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research.
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One-in-Five Healthcare Workers Suffer Depression, Anxiety, PTSD During COVID-19
One-in-five healthcare workers has experienced depression, anxiety, and/or PTSD during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new systematic review of 65 studies.
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CDC: Double-masking More Effective at Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
CDC data reports that double-layering face masks or wearing tightly-fitting masks were more effective at preventing COVID-19 than single, loose-fitting masks alone.
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FDA Limits Number of Times N95 Masks Can Be Decontaminated for Reuse
A number of decontamination systems are now only authorized to decontaminate each compatible N95 respirator a maximum of four or fewer times.
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Nitrile Glove Shortage Hits United States
The US stockpile of nitrile gloves has dwindled from roughly 17 million in Dec 2019 to 2 million in October 2020.
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