Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jet-air dryers should not be used in hospital toilets
Jet-air hand dryers in hospital toilets spread more germs than disposable paper towels and should not be used, say researchers.
Sep 7, 2018
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Biomedical technology
Human feces and urine contain a motherlode of health data: 'Smart toilets' detect daily fluctuations, serious disease
A disease-detecting toilet capable of a range of monitoring and surveillance activities could soon be reality, and while the device may test for everything from how fast your urine flows to reporting on your vital signs, ...
Health
Can you catch germs from a public toilet seat?
We've all been there, you're desperate for the loo, and frantically hunting for a toilet, only to find when you get there, that the seat is covered with "droplets" from the previous user. So what should you do – carry on ...
Jun 22, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Automatic doors: Simple technology that could help stop coronavirus spreading
New research the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that SARS CoV 2, which causes the disease known as COVID-19 coronavirus, is more stable on plastic and stainless steel than on cardboard or copper: "The longest viability ...
Apr 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How risky is using a public restroom during the COVID-19 pandemic? Minnesota experts weigh in
Luggable Loos. SheWees, GoGirls and Tinkle Belles.
Jul 15, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research links personality traits to toilet paper stockpiling
People who feel more threatened by COVID-19 and rank highly on scales of emotionality and conscientiousness were most likely to stockpile toilet paper in March 2020, according to a new study published June 12, 2020 in the ...
Jun 12, 2020
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We should talk more about toilets
The United Nations designated 19 November as World Toilet Day to raise awareness that 4.2 billion people live without access to safe sanitation, including in Indonesia.
Nov 24, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The psychology of mass panic and collective calm
Making sense of things in a seemingly nonsensical world.
Apr 9, 2020
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Health
Green lasers reveal you should close the toilet lid before you flush
Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have confirmed what the germ-phobic among us have long suspected: The flush of a commercial toilet releases a Vesuvius-like cloud of tiny droplets and aerosol particles that ...
Dec 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Psychology explains why coronavirus drives us to panic buy—and how to stop
In an address on Wednesday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison expressed his dismay at the hordes of "panic buyers" sweeping supermarket shelves clean across the country:
Mar 20, 2020
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