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Infection Control News

Health Europa brings you the latest Infection Control News from across the field of European Health & Social Care. We take a look into the disciplines concerned in the prevention of health-associated infection.

NHS secures new deal for life-changing HIV drugs

NHS secures new deal for life-changing HIV drugs

NHS England has announced they have secured new deals for HIV drugs, leading the way to stop new cases of HIV before 2030. In a...
Is it time TB vaccines were improved?

Is it time TB vaccines were improved?

A new study commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted high health and economic returns from investment in new TB vaccines. According to...
Common antiviral medication can stop HIV transmission 

Common antiviral medication can stop HIV transmission 

Antiviral medication almost completely reduces the risk of mothers passing on HIV infection to their children, even in low-income countries.   According to a new study...
Research suggests liver disease drug could prevent COVID-19

Research suggests liver disease drug could prevent COVID-19

Scientists have identified an off-patent drug that could prevent COVID-19 infection and be used to tackle future variants. A team of scientists from the University...
What is Strep A and is it serious?

What is Strep A and is it serious? 

Parents across the UK have been urged to check their children for symptoms of Strep A infection amid a surge in deaths in children...
Care home nurses need support for emotional trauma after the pandemic

Care home nurses need support for emotional trauma after the pandemic

A new study has found that care home nurses require support for the emotional trauma they faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The University of East...
The uptake of MMR vaccines is lower in deprived neighbourhoods

The uptake of MMR vaccines is lower in deprived neighbourhoods

Only 75% of children are receiving their first dose of MMR vaccines on time, according to a Queen Mary University study. A 95% uptake of...
Pregnant women and young children urged to get flu protection

Pregnant women and young children urged to get flu protection

The NHS has urged parents to get flu protection for their children following a surge in serious cases among under-fives.   Statistics reveal that hospitalisations caused...
Symptoms of long Covid in children adapt over time 

Symptoms of long Covid in children adapt over time 

Researchers from University College London studied how symptoms of long Covid in children change over time.  The Children and young people with Long Covid (CLoCK)...
Having a high BMI linked to long Covid  

Having a high BMI linked to long Covid  

A new study by the University of East Anglia finds that having a high BMI and being a woman puts you at a higher...
NHS HIV testing identifies hundred more cases 

NHS HIV testing identifies hundreds more cases 

Ongoing investment into HIV testing means that hundreds more people have been diagnosed with HIV in only six months.   In April 2022, the NHS dedicated...
NHS offers second monkeypox vaccination for eligible people

NHS offers second monkeypox vaccination for eligible people

The NHS will now offer a second monkeypox vaccination to everyone who is eligible in an effort to provide long-term protection against the virus. Around...
40 million children are dangerously susceptible to the measles virus

40 million children are dangerously susceptible to the measles virus

New data from WHO and the CDC confirms that almost 40 million children worldwide are becoming dangerously susceptible to the measles virus. The measles virus...
Air quality in healthcare: can HEPA devices help beat infections?

Air quality in healthcare: can HEPA devices help beat infections?

The importance of air quality and portable HEPA devices is discussed by infection prevention specialists GAMA Healthcare. After the outbreak of COVID-19, there has been...
The impacts of monkeypox on women

The impacts of monkeypox on women

An international collaboration of clinicians has published a new case study on the impacts of monkeypox infection on women during the 2022 outbreak.   The study,...
COVID-19 virus can reactivate myalgic encephalomyelitis

COVID-19 virus can reactivate myalgic encephalomyelitis

According to researchers from Linköping University COVID-19 can reactivate viruses that had become latent in cells, particularly in people with myalgic encephalomyelitis. Severe, long-term fatigue,...
Preventing nervous system damage after COVID-19

Preventing nervous system damage after COVID-19 

Researchers from the University of Basel have identified new biomarkers that can prevent nervous system damage after exposure to COVID-19. Coronavirus does not infect nerve...

Lack of computer access linked to poor adolescent mental health during COVID 

University of Cambridge researchers have found that lack of computer access was linked to poorer young people and adolescent mental health during COVID-19 lockdowns.  The...
Increasing children’s vaccines with effective vaccine strategies

Increasing children’s vaccines with effective vaccine strategies

A new study has found that increasing children’s vaccines in sub-Saharan Africa could reduce the chance of fatal disease infection. A research team from the...
COVID-19

Towards the next Council conclusions: are we doing enough for adult immunisation?

Ahead of a meeting between EU health ministers on vaccination policy in November this year, Mariano Votta and Daniela Quaggia from the Active Citizenship...

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