Vaccination
German factory races to churn out COVID-19 syringes
The battle against COVID-19 has delivered not just a vaccine at record speed but also a spike in demand for the billions of syringes needed to administer it.
Dec 20, 2020
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News tagged with syringe
Vaccination
India syringe maker boosts production to meet virus vaccine demand
India's biggest syringe manufacturer is ramping up production to churn out a billion units, anticipating a surge in demand as the global race to find a coronavirus vaccine heats up.
Sep 9, 2020
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Vaccination
Plan in place to increase production of prefilled syringes for future COVID-19 vaccine
A deal for hundreds of millions of syringes that could be used to quickly administer a possible vaccine against COVID-19 has been reached between the U.S. government and a private company.
May 14, 2020
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Surgery
Simple fix freed this boy's tongue trapped in bottle
(HealthDay)— When a 7-year-old's tongue got stuck in a juice bottle, one savvy doctor used an old trick to release it.
Nov 1, 2019
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Addiction
Needle and syringe programmes cost-effectively prevent hepatitis C transmission
Providing clean injecting equipment through needle and syringe programmes is a highly cost-effective way of preventing hepatitis C (HCV) transmission among people who inject drugs and could save millions of pounds in infection ...
Jan 23, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
Syringe exchange program played key role in controlling HIV outbreak
A study by researchers investigating the 2015 HIV outbreak in Scott County, Indiana, found that a syringe services program is an important tool to control and prevent HIV outbreaks among people who inject drugs in a nonurban ...
Jun 14, 2018
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Health
In a city ravaged by heroin, a needle exchange stalls
As she pressed down on the plunger of an empty syringe, a drop of blood oozed from the crooked tip of its needle—a test, Denise Brown said, that she uses on unpackaged syringes she now buys on the street.
Oct 31, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Narcotics diversion results in outbreak of serratia marcescens bacteria
An illegal diversion of opioids by a hospital nurse tampering with syringes was responsible for a cluster outbreak of Serratia marcescens, a gram-negative bacteria, according to research published online today in Infection ...
Jul 6, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study suggests hyaluronic acid filler remnants safe to reuse
(HealthDay)—Remnants of hyaluronic acid fillers that have been opened and stored can be reused safely, with no signs of aerobic or anaerobic bacterial or fungal growth in non-aseptic conditions, according to a study published ...
Jun 12, 2017
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Other
Company to pay up to $7.8M over contaminated syringes
Federal prosecutors say a drug and medical device manufacturer has agreed to pay up to $7.8 million for selling contaminated syringes.
May 19, 2016
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