The importance of robust cleaning in patient care
Understanding the correct cleaning processes and protocols for different environments is integral to mitigating the threat of infectious diseases and maintaining high levels of...
NHS COVID-19 app saved 10,000 lives in the first year
Experts from the University of Oxford and the University of Warwick have estimated the NHS COVID-19 app prevented around one million cases, 44,000 hospitalisations...
People with advanced HIV are more likely to die from monkeypox
Researchers have identified a severe, necrotising form of monkeypox with high mortality in immunosuppressed people with advanced HIV.
Most monkeypox infections in the current outbreak...
59% of long COVID patients had organ damage a year later
A new study has shown that organ damage persisted in 59% of long COVID patients a year after symptoms, even in those with mild...
mRNA vaccines: are they the way forward?
mRNA vaccine technology is broadening the scope of effective vaccine-based solutions that can mitigate the spread of harmful pathogens in infectious and non-infectious diseases.
For...
Evusheld not recommended for vulnerable adults with COVID-19
NICE has not recommended Evusheld for vulnerable adults in England with COVID-19 due to a lack of evidence of its effectiveness.
Evusheld is used to...
Can the BCG vaccine combat cancer and autoimmune diseases?
Researchers have proposed that the 100-year-old BCG vaccine, originally used for tuberculosis, could be effective against cancer and autoimmune diseases.
At the beginning of the...
The new discovery that can stop the replication of the influenza virus
Researchers from the University of Bonn have discovered a new bacterial compound that can inhibit the replication of the influenza virus.
Viruses use the molecular...
Discovery of T-cells that protect against bacteraemic pneumonia
A new study by the University of Liverpool reveals how resistance to bacteraemic pneumonia is provided by a unique subset of lung T regulatory...
Klebsiella pneumoniae is on the rise in German hospitals
Since the beginning of the Ukraine war, certain antibiotic-resistant hospital pathogens including Klebsiella pneumoniae have been detected in German hospitals.
Some strains of the pathogen...
The TB vaccine does not protect elderly patients from COVID-19
The TB vaccine does not protect the elderly against disease symptoms caused by COVID-19, according to researchers in the Netherlands.
These findings come from a...
74% of UK parents support routine chickenpox vaccine
Almost three-quarters of UK parents would support the chickenpox vaccine being added to the childhood vaccination schedule.
The chickenpox vaccine protects against the varicella-zoster virus...
Hidden gram-negative bacteria pose a serious threat to hospital patients
Carriers of gram-negative bacteria have a 14% chance of developing an antibiotic-resistant infection within 30 days of hospitalisation, according to a study from Amsterdam...
From crisis support to COVID-19 pandemic preparedness
The team behind the EU-funded EpiPose and ESCAPE projects discuss the value of data-driven modelling in the context of COVID-19 pandemic preparedness and their...
Higher physical activity levels linked to reduced respiratory tract infections in children
Higher levels of daily physical activity are associated with reduced susceptibility to upper respiratory tract infections such as the common cold.
Upper respiratory tract infections...
Experts call for improved protection against public health crises
Researchers have called for greater cooperation between human, animal, and environmental health organisations to improve response to public health crises.
A research team which includes...
Researchers discover that piperlongumine can be used to treat COVID-19
Researchers have reported that the antiviral compound, piperlongumine, can be used in the treatment of COVID-19.
The researchers found that piperlongumine, a compound extracted from...
Respiratory viruses and infection control
Lorna Rothery spoke to Dr Albert Osterhaus, expert virologist and Chairman of the European Scientific Working group on Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses about...
Water management for health facilities
State-of-the-art water management solutions for health facilities ensure hygienic water quality while being sustainable, energy-efficient and keeping operating costs to a minimum.
Hospitals, research institutes...
COVID-19 can slow down innate immune system recovery
According to researchers from Linköping University, the severity of COVID-19 infections is directly related to the slower recovery of the innate immune system.
COVID-19 infection...
