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Improving health literacy in mitigating COVID
Mariano Votta, responsible for EU Affairs at Cittadinanzattiva & Director at Active Citizenship Network discusses the important role of health literacy during COVID-19.
Evidence collected...
Understanding how T cells fight chronic infections
Researchers from the University of Basel have discovered how immune cells can fight chronic infections over long periods of time.
When the body is subjected...
Air disinfection technology to reduce infection transmission
AirPurity’s innovative and adaptive air disinfection technology can eliminate dangerous hospital-acquired infections efficiently and cost-effectively.
Hospital-acquired infections pose a significant risk to patients and an...
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...
NICE recommends three treatments for COVID-19
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended three treatments for COVID-19 that are cost-effective.
Everyone with COVID-19 at the highest risk...
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...
Health Europa Quarterly Issue 24
Welcome to Health Europa Quarterly Issue 24. In this issue, you will find insight into the nursing workforce crisis, ethnic inequalities in maternal healthcare, the...
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...
Reimagining drug delivery and diagnostics
BioNxt Solutions’ Hugh Rogers explains how the company is driving forward innovation in drug delivery methods and diagnostics technology.
Canadian-headquartered life sciences company, BioNxt Solutions,...
The overlooked factor of disinfectant products
Infection prevention & control (IPC) is an evidence-based practice with conversations regarding topics like surface disinfection products, hand hygiene and patient isolation.
IPC thought leaders...
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)...
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...
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...
New tuberculosis treatment framework launched by WHO
A new framework to improve tuberculosis treatment is being launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) to reduce the burden of the disease.
WHO’s framework...
New malaria vaccination could be deployed by 2023
A new malaria vaccination, developed by the University of Oxford, could be launched in 2023 after trials find it to be 80% effective.
The new...
Diagnostic technology is central to tackling pandemics
“Supporting more widespread use of rapid diagnostic technology should be a central aim of efforts to tackle the next hidden pandemic” according to LumiraDx and the...
The COVID-19 pandemic and vulnerable adults: “Powerless, voiceless and choiceless”
Lorna Rothery spoke to Dr Carolyn Wilson-Nash following her study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable adults and family caregivers.
A new...
Severe COVID-19 symptoms lead to long-term immune damage
Patients who experienced severe COVID-19 symptoms are likely to suffer long-term effects on their immune system, according to research from Linköping University.
A study conducted...
Broadening research on long COVID syndrome
Understanding long COVID syndrome is vital for ensuring those affected can receive the best possible care. Aranka Ballering, first author of a study that...
Portable air cleaners: A ‘fad’ or a long-term solution?
Commercial HVAC experts, Shiva Air, discuss this relatively new technology, why they feel it is here to stay, and what to look out for...
