by John Nycz | Nov 5, 2020 | Diagnostics, Rapid Antibody Testing, Uncategorized
Kroger Expands Rapid Antibody Testing To All Pharmacies This November Kroger will be providing COVID-19 diagnostic tests to help inform patients if they have previously been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. They will be available at all Kroger...
by John Nycz | Oct 13, 2020 | Green Cleaning, Infection Control, Uncategorized
Cleaner. Leaner. Greener. UGA: Red & Black Pioneered the “Green Cleaning” Initiative In 2005 the University of Georgia (UGA) launched a campus-wide sustainability initiative. The overall results have been overwhelming. Among those initiatives was Green Cleaning....
by John Nycz | Sep 24, 2020 | Diagnostics, Rapid Antibody Testing, Uncategorized
McMinnville TN— September 24, 2020 — Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first serology (antibody) point-of-care (POC) test for COVID-19. Point-of-Care Delivers More Timely and Convenient Results...
by John Nycz | Aug 31, 2020 | Diagnostics, Rapid Antibody Testing, Uncategorized
Rapid Antibody Tests Will Be key in Vaccine Efficacy Validation “The study of the immune responses of antibodies is not only critically important for determining protection, but also for diagnosing positive and negative cases.” Edward Ryan, MD Director of...
by John Nycz | Aug 14, 2020 | Infection Control, Uncategorized
The downside risk of repeatedly disinfecting everything. “Regular use” of the most common disinfectants were associated with an increased risk of COPD of between 24% and 32%. Per the EPA, in the US, researchers estimate that 5% of childhood cancer and...
by John Nycz | Jul 24, 2020 | Infection Control, Uncategorized
And just when you think you’ve thought of everything … A 2018 Infection Control Today article shed light on how easy it is to forget to remember everything! Summit Health in Pennsylvania has 175 item checklist to run against when environmental...
by John Nycz | Jul 11, 2020 | Infection Control
Carolyn Machamer, a cell biologist who specializes in corona viruses, discusses the latest research on the virus that causes COVID-19 Carolyn Machamer is a professor of cell biology with a lab at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and she has been...
by John Nycz | May 28, 2020 | Diagnostics, Healthcare Legislation
Diagnostic Testing for Public Health Labs Act of 2020 & Rapid Testing for Communities Act of 2020 From Diagnostic Testing for Public Health Labs Act of 2020 Targets entities: hospital; a primary care facility; a clinic; physician; or another type health...
by John Nycz | May 22, 2020 | Diagnostics
“66% of surveyed healthcare workers reported shortages of respirator masks at their workplace” Healthcare Workers Report Shortages into May A Washington Post-Ipsos poll found 66% of surveyed healthcare workers reported shortages of respirator masks at...
by John Nycz | May 16, 2020 | Diagnostics
“To date, no human reinfections have been observed.” Will COVID-19 Produce a Durable Immune Response? The latest from CDC researchers and physicians as published May 11, 2020 in JAMA. In spite of no known reinfections, the body of evidence is still...
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