The Red Cross on Monday stressed the need to ensure that all masks used in Chinese hospitals fighting the novel coronavirus outbreak are high quality, warning that donating sub-standard gear was more problematic than helpful.
Feb 3, 2020
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has just declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
Jan 31, 2020
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(HealthDay)—The dreaded coronavirus in China has many reaching for face masks across the globe.
Jan 30, 2020
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As fears of a deadly virus sweep the globe, panicked members of the public are depending on a flimsy first line of defence—surgical masks that are coveted, but in short supply and of limited use.
Jan 28, 2020
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Australia has just suffered a severe flu season, with 299,211 laboratory-confirmed cases, at last count, and 662 deaths. This might be a sign of what's to come for the UK and US as the virus spreads to the northern hemisphere.
Oct 17, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Nurses and doctors commonly report problems as a result of surgical smoke exposure, but they do not take effective protective measures, according to a study published online June 27 in the Journal of Clinical ...
Jul 11, 2016
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Accumulated evidence does not indicate superiority of N95 respirators over surgical masks in protecting health care workers from contracting acute respiratory infections from patients, according to a systematic review in ...
Mar 7, 2016
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As South Korea scrambles to control an outbreak of the killer MERS virus, its fearful citizens have donned surgical masks en masse—but the jury is out on whether they actually protect against the invisible enemy lurking ...
Jun 18, 2015
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Chicago (May 10, 2013): Ambient background noise—whether it is the sound of loud surgical equipment, talkative team members, or music—is a patient and surgical safety factor that can affect auditory processing among surgeons ...
May 10, 2013
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People may more likely be exposed to the flu through airborne virus than previously thought, according to new research from the University of Maryland School of Public Health. The study also found that when flu patients wear ...
Mar 7, 2013
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